Virginia Tech head men’s basketball coach James Johnson has announced the hiring of Robert Harris as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations for the Hokies.

Harris comes to Virginia Tech from Charlottesville High School, where he spent last year as the Athletic Director. His duties at CHS involved a wide array of responsibilities involving the school’s students, including working with the school’s sports programs.

Prior to his time in Charlottesville, Harris spent 12 seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. At SU, Harris led the Hornets to two second-place finishes and two third-place finishes in the Dixie (and later USA South) Conference. He earned 2003 Dixie Conference Coach of the Year honors and was a member of the NCAA South Region ranking committee. In that capacity, Harris represented the USA South Conference to the NCAA and had a hand in selecting the national tournament championship field.

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