Harold was a dunking machine and All-American at Inglewood High School where his exploits became nationally known. At Inglewood he averaged 27 points as a junior and 28 points as a senior, being dubbed “Baby Jordan” coming from for his incredible leading ability. He had a brilliant three-year career at USC where he averaged 23.5 ppg and 5 rebounds per game, scoring over 2000 points in becoming the all-time Trojan scoring leader. He was Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and 1992 Pac-10 Player of the Year. He brought the Trojans to its highest national showing, including a number two NCAA overall seed in 1992 (he averaged a school record 26.3 ppg and was Pac-10 Player of the Year).

The 6-5 lefty collegiate All-American was the 1992 “Sports Illustrated” College Player of the Year. The first-round draft pick of Miami (12th overall) had his NBA career shortened to five seasons by a severe knee injury (he was a two-time NBA dunking champion before the injury). He was selected for the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, the USC Athletics Hall of Fame and his #23 jersey was retired by the Trojans in 2012.