Harris to stay on as FAMU men's basketball head coach

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. — Florida A&M men's basketball coach Eugene Harris wants more time to turnaround the program after three losing seasons, and it appears that he will get it, at least to the end of his current five-year contract. The Rattlers finished the season with a 9-22 record, the worst since Harris took over the program three years ago. FAMU was eliminated from the MEAC tournament by Bethune-Cookman University on Tuesday night, after coming in as the No. 10 seed with a 5-11 conference record.
























FAMU retains Eugene Harris as men's basketball coach with career record 34-60 (20-29 MEAC) and home game attendance average at all-time low of 1,539.

Fans have been calling for Harris' ouster since the team's 0-10 start, but with FAMU's athletic budget in the red, buying out the remainder of $150,000-a-year contract apparently isn't an option. The outcry reached a fever pitch last week when signs were placed around campus urging that Harris' firing. Rumors also have been circulating that some of his players might not return. But FAMU president James Ammons said he is honoring the university's contract with Harris.


"Coach Harris is our coach," Ammons said during a telephone interview Wednesday. "We are as disappointed as he is."

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