Dick Harp 1956-64

KU Record 121-82, .596, 8 Seasons

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·         Harp spent 8 seasons as Allen's assistant and took over the head spot when Allen retired.

·         Harp played basketball at KU, lettering from 1938-40 and was starting guard on the 1940 KU team that lost to Indiana in the NCAA finals.

·         Harp led the Jayhawks to two conference titles and two NCAA tournament berths. In 1957, he led the Jayhawks to the finals, where KU lost to North Carolina 54-53 in triple overtime.

·         Both Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Bridges became All-Americans under Harp.

·         After leaving KU, Harp served as the director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for 13 years.

·         Harp is one of only five people to have played and coached in an NCAA title game.

·         Harp returned to coaching between 1986-1989 under Dean Smith, another former KU player and assistant under Allen. While at UNC, Harp became acquatinted with a UNC assistant named Roy Williams.

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