Former Duke guard Harrell dies at 50
Wednesday,
July
2
(updated
2:06 pm)
DURHAM (AP) - A point guard who helped lead Duke to the 1978 NCAA championship game has died.
The school said John Harrell died Monday. He was 50. No cause of death was reported.
Harrell transferred to Duke from North Carolina Central and played for the Blue Devils from 1977 to 1979, helping them to a 48-15 record and a 17-7 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
He averaged 5.1 points in 1977-78 season, when Duke won the ACC tournament and advanced to the NCAA title game and lost to Kentucky.
