Harry Statham

Who is Harry Statham?

Harry Statham is an American basketball coach. He is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Basketball Hall of Fame. His 1,068 wins during his 47 seasons at McKendree University of Lebanon, Illinois, are unmatched by any other men's basketball coach at a four-year college or university in the United States. Only two other coaches at a four-year school with 1,000 or more wins are Pat Summitt, former coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols and Danny Miles, coach of the Oregon Institute of Technology. In the junior college ranks, Gene Bess of Three Rivers Community College had 1,169 wins entering the 2013-14 season.

On March 7, 2012, Statham was named as one of the coaches on the NAIA 75th Anniversary All-Star Team.