Ja'Darius Harris Joins Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball head coach Evan Bradds announced Tuesday the hire of Ja'Darius 'JD' Harris as an assistant coach for the Bruin program.
 
Harris worked with Bradds as a member of Jon Scheyer's staff at Duke during the 2025-26 season.
 
"It is tremendous to have JD join our coaching staff," Bradds said. "He brings credibility as a high-level college player and we see the game similarly. JD makes instant connections with players and shares my vision for pouring into Belmont to make our players the best they can be."


Before embarking on his coaching career, Harris played professionally in Lithuania.
 
A native of Trenton, Tennessee, Harris earned All-MEAC honors as a guard for North Carolina Central. He averaged 14.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 0.9 steals per game as a senior.
 
Harris posted 29 double figure games, including at Kansas.
 
He was also named to the 2024 HBCU All-Star Game on CBS Sports Network.
 
The 6-2 guard began his playing career at UT Martin, where he competed against Belmont during Ohio Valley Conference play in the 2019-20 season.
 
He received his bachelor's degree in social sciences from North Carolina Central in 2024 and was enrolled in a master's degree program at Duke.

Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture for the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 21 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 16 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga and Kansas) and 19 or more games in 21 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and San Diego State). Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last six years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of its existence. Belmont is the only NCAA Division I institution in America whose men's and women's basketball programs have won 20 or more games in 11 consecutive seasons.
 
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