Clemson head coach Brad Brownell has filled one of the vacancies on his coaching staff.

College of Charleston assistant coach Chris Harriman is joining Clemson’s staff, The Clemson Insider has confirmed.

The 2025-26 season marked Harriman’s second at College of Charleston under head coach Chris Mack, who has now accepted the head coaching job at South Florida.

A longtime Division I assistant, Harriman brings more than 20 years of extensive experience from the Big Ten, Pac-12, Mountain West, Atlantic 10 and Colonial Athletic, along with a proven track record of success, to Brownell’s Clemson program.

Harriman came to Charleston after spending the 2023-24 season at Saint Louis University. Prior to that, he spent four seasons at the University of California and served as associate head coach at the University of New Mexico for four years (2015-19). He also spent three years at the University of Nebraska (2012-2015) after beginning his coaching career at Saint Louis from 2008-12.

Harriman is widely regarded for his international recruiting prowess and global knowledge of the game. He has successfully landed numerous key international recruits and has successfully recruited players that have gone on to earn accolades such as A-10 Player of the Year, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and Pac 12 First Team All-Conference.

Harriman was named one of the “Top 5 Division I Assistants” by CBS Sports. National basketball insider Jeff Goodman also recognized him as one of the top three international recruiters in Division I college basketball.

Before his coaching career, Harriman was a standout guard for Augusta State in Georgia. He also played four years professionally in Australia’s National Basketball league for the Illawarra Hawks, Sydney Kings, and the Hunter Valley Pirates.

Harriman now joins Brownell’s Clemson staff, which had a couple of vacancies after Dick Bender’s retirement and Billy Donlon taking the head coaching job at Eastern Michigan.

–College of Charleston Athletics contributed to this story