Ira Harge
Center, Basketball Player
1941 –
Who is Ira Harge?
Ira Lee Harge is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'9" center from the University of New Mexico, Harge was selected with the 4th pick in the 2nd round in the 1964 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Harge played six seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers, Oakland Oaks, Washington Caps, Carolina Cougars, Floridians, and Utah Stars, playing on the Pittsburgh Pipers team that won the 1968 ABA Championship and winning the 1969 ABA Championship with the Oakland Oaks. Harge maintained a double double average over the course of his ABA career and ranks tenth on the ABA's all-time list for total rebounds.
Harge's son Joe is currently head coach of the men's basketball team at New Mexico Highlands University.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1941
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of New Mexico
- Lived in
- Mississippi
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on July 23, 2013
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