Chenel Harris is in her second season an assistant coach with the Robert Morris University women's basketball team.
"Chenel brings a lot to our staff. She was an excellent Division I player at Kent State and came highly recommended by a pair of outstanding coaches in Bob Lindsay and Lori Bodnar," said head coach Sal Buscaglia. "Chenel gained some very good experience working with the Women's Basketball Coaching Association. She comes from a basketball background with her dad working in Canadian basketball for many years. She brings a great deal of enthusiasm and a love of the game."
Harris most recently served as the So You Want To Be A Coach intern with the WBCA where she helped develop the program which is designed to help college women's basketball players get ready for a career in coaching. Not only was she an intern in the program, Harris also completed the program in 2011 before rejoining the WBCA staff as an intern.
As an undergrad, Harris was a four-year letterwinner and a three-year starter for the Golden Flashes. A forward, she was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Honorable Mention team as well as the MAC All-Freshman team. She finished second on the team in scoring (10.9 points per game) and rebounding (6.2).
Harris eventually joined the 500-career rebound club at Kent State finishing with 573 rebounds and tallying 901 career points. She started 88 of the 120 games in which she played.
Harris graduated from Kent State in 2010 earning a bachelor's degree in business management. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Harris currently resides in Moon Township, Pa.
