<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> MILWAUKEE, July 1 -- Larry Harris has been named general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced today. A 15-year veteran of the Bucks basketball staff, Harris served as assistant general manager the past two seasons prior to Sunday's appointment as 'acting general manager' following the resignation of Ernie Grunfeld. The agreement is for four years. Harris, 40, continues an association with the Bucks organization that began in 1988, when he joined the team as a scout/video coordinator under his father, Del Harris, the Bucks Head Coach from 1987-91. Larry Harris was named the team's director of scouting in 1996, and promoted to director of player personnel in 1998. In 2001, he was named assistant general manager. "Larry Harris is the best person to lead our basketball staff," Bucks President Herb Kohl said. "Larry has the experience, the work ethic, and the respect of everyone in our organization. His relationships within the league and his fine reputation will serve us well." During his tenure with the Bucks, Harris has been involved in every aspect of the team's basketball operations, including the scouting of NBA, international and college games, analyzing video, and working with the NBA's salary cap. "After spending 15 seasons in player personnel, I am ready to meet this challenge and I am grateful to Senator Kohl for this opportunity," Harris said. "Over the past four years, I have worked with one of the best general managers in the NBA, and my responsibilities and abilities have increased. I'm confident we will all work together to position the team well for the coming season and the future." A 1985 honors graduate of Eastern New Mexico University, Harris graduated with a major in mathematics, and was a four-year member of the Greyhound basketball team (team captain as a senior). Larry and his wife, JoLayne, have two children, Zachary and Janaya. </div> woohoo. exciting. not
