Robbie Harman enters his fifth season at Davenport in 2021-22 after spending one at Oklahoma City University, two as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan, and one at Minnesota Crookston. Harman has been a part of a 20-win team in four of the past seven seasons.
Harman, the team's defensive coordinator, is in charge of recruiting, scouting opponents, academic assistance, the team's social media efforts, and the alumni/fan newsletter. During his first four seasons, Davenport has accomplished a great deal including..
- Leading the GLIAC in both steals per game (9.3) and turnovers forced per game (16.3)
- A 10-win improvement from year one to year two at the Division II level
- School's first regular season GLIAC Championship in any sport
- Two wins over ranked opponents (No. 7 Ashland in 2019 & No. 8 Ferris State in 2020)
- Program's first-ever ranking among the top 25 in Division II
- Finished 2018-19 ranked No. 12 and rose as high as No. 8
- Coached a professional basketball player in Dyllon Hudson-Emory (Canada)
As a player at Central Michigan, Harman played four years of both basketball and baseball. On the hardwood, Harman reached the 1,000-point mark (1,058) and was part of two Mac West Division Championships (2008-09 and 2009-10). Harman led the NCAA in three-pointers made per game in 2010 with 3.5 to go with 105 made total, a single-season program record at the time. Those 105 were also part of a career record of 233. He was named Second-Team All-MAC in 2010 as well. Once Harman graduated, he went on to play professionally in the Netherlands where he earned all-league honors. On the diamond, Harman was part of a MAC Championship team in 2010. Once he was a GA for CMU, the Chippewas won the MAC in 2014-15 (NIT appearance), appeared in the CIT in 2015-16 and recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons.
In 2016-17 with Oklahoma City, the Stars (21-11) were very successful...
- Preseason ranking - No. 18, first preseason national ranking since 2008
- Ranked as high as No. 5, first time in the top 10 since 2008
- Spent nine weeks ranked in the country's top 10
- 18-consecutive weeks ranked in the top 25
- 13-1 was the program's best start in 10 years
- Achieved 20 wins for the first time since 2007-08
- Coached three all-conference players including the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
- Qualified for the NAIA National Tournament
- Two of his players went on to play professionally
A native of Traverse City, Harman graduated from Central Michigan in 2011 with a bachelor’s of applied arts degree in sport management.
Coach Paddock said, "Coach Harman has been a fantastic addition to our staff! He was a tremendously successful player at Central Michigan and that has carried over to his coaching career here at Davenport. Coach Harman has a unique coaching fire about him that exudes confidence and toughness in our team through his efforts as our defensive coordinator. These characteristics that he brings to our program played a major role in helping us capture our first GLIAC Championship in 2019!"
