In the early 1990's, Charles Harrison was on his way to becoming an outstanding guard in the John Thompson era. Today, he's forgotten by many who never got to see his skills.

An All-Met guard out of Archbishop Carroll HS averaging 26 points a game, Harrison started all 32 games as a freshman, finishing second on the team in scoring behind Alonzo Mourning and ahead of Dikembe Mutombo. Harrison was named to the Big East all-rookie team with an 11.7 points per game and a season high 20 versus Connecticut.

His sophomore year looked even more promising, opening with 29 in the season opener in Hawaii, 16 against Providence, and 17 to Syracuse on Jan. 15, 1992. Two days later, just before the start of second semester classes, Georgetown announced he was transferring.

"Charlie has decided that attending a junior college would permit him to step away from basketball and enable him to strengthen his GPA," read a statement from head coach John Thompson. "Although Charles is still eligible, it is correct for him to take time away from basketball to strengthen himself academically."

The announcement was not well received from Harrison's extended family, who told the Washington Post that the transfer was a result of conflicts with coach Thompson. For his part, Harrison refuted the claims. "Every coach yells," he told the Post. "My grandmother didn't know the situation. She meant well. She thought she was taking up for me."

In lieu of junior college, Harrison transferred to Wake Forest. Coach Dave Odom said that Harrison needed time "to catch up academically" before joining the team. In response, Harrison's father, Charles Sr. told the Post "He didn't have academic problems, or else he wouldn't be at Wake Forest, would he?"

Harrison averaged 7.5 points per game over two seasons at Wake Forest, playing alongside All-America guard Randolph Childress as the Demon Deacons advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1992-93 and the second round of the NCAA's in Harrison's senior year.

Harrison returned to the Washington area, and lived there until his death in 2020.