Hall of Fame

Jessie L. Harris

  • Class
  • Induction
    2011
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball
  • Mississippi Valley State
  • Jessie L. Harris was the pioneering head coach of the women’s basketball program at Mississippi Valley State University (a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, SWAC) where, during his 27-year tenure, he amassed 380 victories, earned three SWAC championships, and was named SWAC Coach of the Year in 1982, 1987 and 1988.
  • In recognition of his outstanding contributions to SWAC women’s athletics and his leadership in building the program, Harris was inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame in 2011.