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Tony Harvey
Current position
Title	Assistant coach
Biographical details
Born	South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1988	Cameron
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1992	Benton Harbor HS (assistant)
1992–1994	Southern (assistant)
1994–1996	McNeese State (assistant)
1996	Compton (associate HC)
1996–1999	Eastern Michigan (assistant)
1999–2004	Missouri (associate HC)
2008–2012	Texas Southern
2017–2020	UIC (assistant)
2020–2021	Eastern Michigan (assistant)
2023–2024	DePaul (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	58–72 (.446)
Tournaments	0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	SWAC Coach of the Year (2011);

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Tony Harvey is an American basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach for the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team. He served as the head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers from 2008 to 2012.

Early life

Born in South Bend, Indiana, Harvey was raised in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 1983.^[1] He attended Louisiana Tech University for one year before he earned an associate degree from the North Dakota State College of Science, where he also played on the basketball team.^[1] Harvey completed the final two years of his college career at Cameron University, where he was an all-conference player and graduated in 1988.^[2]^[3]

Coaching career

Harvey began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater Benton Harbor High School from 1989 to 1992.^[1] He served as an assistant coach for the Southern Jaguars from 1992 to 1994, and the McNeese State Cowboys from 1994 to 1996.^[1] Harvey had a short stint as the associate head coach at Compton College in 1996 before he was appointed as an assistant coach for the Eastern Michigan Eagles from 1996 to 1999.^[2] He was influential in the development of future National Basketball Association (NBA) players Earl Boykins and Derrick Dial while in that role.^[1] On April 14, 1999, Harvey joined the Missouri Tigers as the first assistant coach to join Quin Snyder's staff.^[2] He established a system that helped the Missouri Tigers produce some of the top ranked recruitment classes nationally.^[1] He left the Missouri Tigers in 2004 amidst allegations of NCAA rules violations that he was later cleared of by an NCAA committee.^[4] After his departure from Missouri, Harvey worked as a basketball director for MAC Sports and Entertainment and operated clinics.^[4]

On April 13, 2008, Harvey was appointed head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers.^[4] He led the team to a 7–25 record during his first season but improved to 17–16 and a second-place finish in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) tournament the following season.^[5] The Texas Southern Tigers achieved a 19–13 record during the 2010–11 season, won the SWAC tournament, and earned a bid to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament as their first postseason appearance since 2003; Harvey was named as the SWAC Coach of the Year.^[5] The Tigers went 15–18 and lost to the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in the SWAC title game.^[5] On July 2, 2012, Harvey resigned as head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers.^[6] He achieved a 58–72 record during his tenure.^[5]

On September 5, 2017, Harvey joined the UIC Flames men's basketball team as an assistant coach.^[7] On September 1, 2020, Harvey returned to the Eastern Michigan Eagles as an assistant coach.^[8]

On July 24, 2023, Harvey was named as an assistant coach for the DePaul Blue Demons.^[9]

Personal life

Harvey is the son of Lou Harvey, who served as a coach of the girls' basketball team at Benton Harbor High School.^[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Texas Southern Tigers (SWAC) (2008–2012)
2008–09	Texas Southern	7–25	7–11	T–7th
2009–10	Texas Southern	17–16	11–7	5th
2010–11	Texas Southern	19–13	16–2	1st	NIT First Round
2011–12	Texas Southern	15–18	12–6	3rd
Texas Southern:		58–72 (.446)	46–26 (.639)
Total:		58–72 (.446)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Tony Harvey". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tony Harvey Named Assistant Basketball Coach". University of Missouri. June 21, 1999. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ "Missouri assistant denies giving money". The Oklahoman. May 13, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tony Harvey named head coach at Texas Southern". The Herald-Palladium. April 13, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Turner, Ronnie (July 5, 2012). "TSU basketball coach Harvey steps down". Chron. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ "Tony Harvey Resigns As Texas Southern Head Coach". HBCU Sports. July 3, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ "Men's basketball adds coaching staff". UIC Today. September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball Names Tony Harvey as Assistant Coach". Eastern Michigan Athletics. September 1, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ "Tony Harvey Named Assistant Coach". DePaul University Athletics. July 24, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[tsua-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Tony Harvey". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[missouri-2] "Tony Harvey Named Assistant Basketball Coach". University of Missouri. June 21, 1999. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[3] "Missouri assistant denies giving money". The Oklahoman. May 13, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[thp-4] "Tony Harvey named head coach at Texas Southern". The Herald-Palladium. April 13, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[turner-5] Turner, Ronnie (July 5, 2012). "TSU basketball coach Harvey steps down". Chron. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[6] "Tony Harvey Resigns As Texas Southern Head Coach". HBCU Sports. July 3, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[7] "Men's basketball adds coaching staff". UIC Today. September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[8] "Men's Basketball Names Tony Harvey as Assistant Coach". Eastern Michigan Athletics. September 1, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[9] "Tony Harvey Named Assistant Coach". DePaul University Athletics. July 24, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

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-'''Tony Harvey''' is an American [[basketball]] coach who is an assistant coach for the [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team]]. He served as the head coach of the [[Texas Southern Tigers basketball|Texas Southern Tigers]] from 2008 to 2012.
+'''Tony Harvey''' is an American [[basketball]] coach who was most recently an assistant coach for the [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team]]. He served as the head coach of the [[Texas Southern Tigers basketball|Texas Southern Tigers]] from 2008 to 2012.
 ==Early life==
-Born in [[South Bend, Indiana]], Harvey was raised in [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]], and graduated from [[Benton Harbor High School]] in 1983.<ref name=tsua>{{cite web |title=Tony Harvey |url=https://tsusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-harvey/17 |website=Texas Southern University Athletics |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> He attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] for one year before he earned an associate's degree from the [[North Dakota State College of Science]], where he also played on the basketball team.<ref name=tsua /> Harvey completed the final two years of his college career at [[Cameron University]], where he was an all-conference player and graduated in 1988.<ref name=missouri /><ref>{{cite web |title=Missouri assistant denies giving money |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/1902544/missouri-assistant-denies-giving-money |website=The Oklahoman |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=May 13, 2004}}</ref>
+Born in [[South Bend, Indiana]], Harvey was raised in [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]], and graduated from [[Benton Harbor High School]] in 1983.<ref name=tsua>{{cite web |title=Tony Harvey |url=https://tsusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-harvey/17 |website=Texas Southern University Athletics |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> He attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] for one year before he earned an associate degree from the [[North Dakota State College of Science]], where he also played on the basketball team.<ref name=tsua /> Harvey completed the final two years of his college career at [[Cameron University]], where he was an all-conference player and graduated in 1988.<ref name=missouri /><ref>{{cite web |title=Missouri assistant denies giving money |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/1902544/missouri-assistant-denies-giving-money |website=The Oklahoman |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=May 13, 2004}}</ref>
 ==Coaching career==
 Harvey began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater Benton Harbor High School from 1989 to 1992.<ref name=tsua /> He served as an assistant coach for the [[Southern Jaguars basketball|Southern Jaguars]] from 1992 to 1994, and the [[McNeese State Cowboys basketball|McNeese State Cowboys]] from 1994 to 1996.<ref name=tsua /> Harvey had a short stint as the associate head coach at [[Compton College]] in 1996 before he was appointed as an assistant coach for the [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan Eagles]] from 1996 to 1999.<ref name=missouri /> He was influential in the development of future [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) players [[Earl Boykins]] and [[Derrick Dial]] while in that role.<ref name=tsua /> On April 14, 1999, Harvey joined the [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|Missouri Tigers]] as the first assistant coach to join [[Quin Snyder]]'s staff.<ref name=missouri>{{cite web |title=Tony Harvey Named Assistant Basketball Coach |url=https://mutigers.com/story.aspx?filename=Tony_Harvey_Named_Assistant_Basketball_Coach&file_date=6/21/1999 |website=University of Missouri |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=June 21, 1999}}</ref> He established a system that helped the Missouri Tigers produce some of the top ranked recruitment classes nationally.<ref name=tsua /> He left the Missouri Tigers in 2004 amidst allegations of NCAA rules violations that he was later cleared of by an NCAA committee.<ref name=thp>{{cite web |title=Tony Harvey named head coach at Texas Southern |url=https://www.heraldpalladium.com/localnews/tony-harvey-named-head-coach-at-texas-southern/article_f2508ee6-1ef8-52f2-b7a5-a46ed48c825b.html |website=The Herald-Palladium |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=April 13, 2008}}</ref> After his departure from Missouri, Harvey worked as a basketball director for MAC Sports and Entertainment and operated clinics.<ref name=thp />
-On April 13, 2008, Harvey was appointed head coach of the [[Texas Southern Tigers basketball|Texas Southern Tigers]].<ref name=thp /> He led the team to a 7–25 record during his first season but improved to 17–16 and a second place finish in the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]] (SWAC) tournament the following season.<ref name=turner>{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Ronnie |title=TSU basketball coach Harvey steps down |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/TSU-basketball-coach-Harvey-steps-down-3682635.php |website=Chron |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=July 5, 2012}}</ref> The Texas Southern Tigers achieved a 19–13 record during the 2010–11 season, won the SWAC tournament, and earned a bid to the [[2011 National Invitation Tournament]] as their first postseason appearance since 2003; Harvey was named as the SWAC Coach of the Year.<ref name=turner /> The Tigers went 15–18 and lost to the [[Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball|Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils]] in the SWAC title game.<ref name=turner /> On July 2, 2012, Harvey resigned as head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Harvey Resigns As Texas Southern Head Coach |url=https://hbcusports.com/2012/07/03/tony-harvey-resigns-as-texas-southern-head-coach/ |website=HBCU Sports |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=July 3, 2012}}</ref> He achieved a 58–72 record during his tenure.<ref name=turner />
+On April 13, 2008, Harvey was appointed head coach of the [[Texas Southern Tigers basketball|Texas Southern Tigers]].<ref name=thp /> He led the team to a 7–25 record during his first season but improved to 17–16 and a second-place finish in the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]] (SWAC) tournament the following season.<ref name=turner>{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Ronnie |title=TSU basketball coach Harvey steps down |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/TSU-basketball-coach-Harvey-steps-down-3682635.php |website=Chron |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=July 5, 2012}}</ref> The Texas Southern Tigers achieved a 19–13 record during the 2010–11 season, won the SWAC tournament, and earned a bid to the [[2011 National Invitation Tournament]] as their first postseason appearance since 2003; Harvey was named as the SWAC Coach of the Year.<ref name=turner /> The Tigers went 15–18 and lost to the [[Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball|Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils]] in the SWAC title game.<ref name=turner /> On July 2, 2012, Harvey resigned as head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Harvey Resigns As Texas Southern Head Coach |url=https://hbcusports.com/2012/07/03/tony-harvey-resigns-as-texas-southern-head-coach/ |website=HBCU Sports |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=July 3, 2012}}</ref> He achieved a 58–72 record during his tenure.<ref name=turner />
-On September 5, 2017, Harvey joined the [[UIC Flames men's basketball|UIC Flames men's basketball team]] as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men’s basketball adds coaching staff |url=https://today.uic.edu/mens-basketball-adds-coaching-staff-2 |website=UIC Today |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=September 5, 2017}}</ref> On September 1, 2020, Harvey returned to the Eastern Michigan Eagles as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men’s Basketball Names Tony Harvey as Assistant Coach |url=https://emueagles.com/news/2020/9/1/mens-basketball-names-tony-harvey-an-assistant-coach.aspx |website=Eastern Michigan Athletics |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
+On September 5, 2017, Harvey joined the [[UIC Flames men's basketball|UIC Flames men's basketball team]] as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's basketball adds coaching staff |url=https://today.uic.edu/mens-basketball-adds-coaching-staff-2 |website=UIC Today |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=September 5, 2017}}</ref> On September 1, 2020, Harvey returned to the Eastern Michigan Eagles as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball Names Tony Harvey as Assistant Coach |url=https://emueagles.com/news/2020/9/1/mens-basketball-names-tony-harvey-an-assistant-coach.aspx |website=Eastern Michigan Athletics |access-date=January 5, 2021 |date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
+On July 24, 2023, Harvey was named as an assistant coach for the [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul Blue Demons]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Harvey Named Assistant Coach |url=https://depaulbluedemons.com/news/2023/7/24/mens-basketball-tony-harvey-named-assistant-coach.aspx |website=DePaul University Athletics |access-date=November 19, 2023 |date=July 24, 2023}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-Harvey is the son of Lou Harvey, who served as a coach of the girl's basketball team at Benton Harbor High School.<ref name=thp />
+Harvey is the son of Lou Harvey, who served as a coach of the girls' basketball team at Benton Harbor High School.<ref name=thp />
+==Head coaching record==
+{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type=coach | conference= |postseason=}}
+{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
+|name=[[Texas Southern Tigers basketball|Texas Southern Tigers]]
+|startyear=2008
+|conference=[[Southwest Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
+|endyear=2012
+|}}
+{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship =
+ | season       = [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]]
+ | name         = Texas Southern
+ | overall      = 7–25
+ | conference   = 7–11
+ | confstanding = T–7th
+ | postseason   =
+}}
+{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship =
+ | season       = [[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]]
+ | name         = Texas Southern
+ | overall      = 17–16
+ | conference   = 11–7
+ | confstanding = 5th
+ | postseason   =
+}}
+{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship = conference
+ | season       = [[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
+ | name         = [[2010–11 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team|Texas Southern]]
+ | overall      = 19–13
+ | conference   = 16–2
+ | confstanding = 1st
+ | postseason   = [[2011 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]
+}}
+{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship =
+ | season       = [[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2011–12]]
+ | name         = Texas Southern
+ | overall      = 15–18
+ | conference   = 12–6
+ | confstanding = 3rd
+ | postseason   =
+}}
+{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
+ | name       = Texas Southern
+ | overall    = {{Winning percentage|58|72|record=y}}
+ | confrecord = {{Winning percentage|46|26|record=y}}
+|}}
+{{CBB Yearly Record End
+ |overall     = {{Winning percentage|58|72|record=y}}
+|}}
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