Harris Selected for 2026 WBCA Next Generation Institute
February 05, 2026 | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA – East Carolina women's basketball assistant coach Jason Harris has been selected as a participant in the 2026 WBCA Next Generation Institute.
The Institute is a high-level education program for experienced assistant coaches who aspire to become collegiate head coaches.
Now in its fourth year, the curriculum of the WBCA Next Generation Institute focuses on the CEO attributes needed to lead a program and be a problem-solver in today's ever-changing landscape of higher education and the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics, the organization said in a release.
To be eligible for selection to participate in the program, a person must be a current WBCA member, must have at least five years' experience as a coach, and must be nominated by a current WBCA member. The Institute is held in conjunction with the WBCA Convention, which this year takes place April 2-5 in Phoenix.
Harris is in his second season on the staff in Greenville, having previously served a stint with the Atlantic Collegiate Academy. Harris had made several collegiate stops previously, including Austin Peay and NCCU after a successful tenure in the prep ranks.
In 2006, Harris established Premier Sports Performance Academy with his father, Coach Mike Harris. Jason served as the Chief Executive Officer and head coach for the under-17 elite team for over a decade. During this time, Harris supported over 100 student-athletes who would go on to earn NCAA scholarships including Ashely Owusu (WNBA/Israel), Jennie Simms (WNBA/Israel), Lindsey Abed (Hartford/Spain), Danielle Burns (Fordham), Kristine Mial (ECU) and Akunna Konkwo (Boston College).
Harris graduated from Fordham University in 2001 with a degree in sociology. He was a four-year letter winner and two-year captain for the Rams, where he was named one of Dick Vitale's Top-Five Long Distance Shooters in the nation in 2000, A 2001 A-10 All-Defensive Team honoree and four-time A-10 Player of the week. He holds Fordham's record for Three pointers in a career (274), and Game (10), as well as steals in a game (9). After Fordham, Harris played professionally in France following his career with the Rams. In 2023, Harris was inducted into the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame.
