Gene Harmon

Who is Gene Harmon?

Milo Gene Harmon is a former American college basketball player.

At 6 ft 6 in, Harmon played small forward for Coach Eddie Sutton at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska from 1971 to 1974. He was the leading scorer all 3 years he played on the varsity team, and was a member of Eddie Sutton's first NCAA tournament team in 1974. He left the school as the 4th leading scorer in Creighton University history with a total of 1,369 points and is currently the 15th leading scorer of all-time. By NCAA rule, freshman were not allowed to compete at the varsity level, so his stats totals only include his sophomore through senior seasons.

Harmon ended his college career by scoring 22 points against the University of Louisville to secure a 3rd place finish in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA tournament in 1974 at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In a combined total of three NCAA tournament games in 1974, Creighton went 2–1 with victories over the University of Texas and University of Louisville, but lost to the University of Kansas in the round of 16. Harmon averaged 20 points during the tournament and did not miss a single free throw. He was named to the 1974 Midwest All-Regional Team.