In many ways, Lonnie Harrell was the prototypical Georgetown transfer of the 1990's - talented but inconsistent, his streetball skills were a poor fit for the slower tempo favored by John Thompson in the pre-Allen Iverson era.

A three sport athlete at Washington's Eastern HS, Harrell's 20 point per game average earned him a basketball scholarship at Georgetown, joining the Hoyas in the 1991-92 season. Harrell started slowly, with just 19 minutes of play in his first nine Big East games, but ended the season in double figures in five of the final 10 games of the season.

More of the same followed in 1993-94. While Harrell could take over a game (with 24 points and seven rebounds versus Miami as a career high), he spent more time on the bench amidst a rotation of reserve forwards behind senior Robert Churchwell. Harrell failed to score in four of his final five games of the season, finishing with a 4.9 points average, the same as his freshman year.

Harrell transferred to Northeastern, leading the Huskies with a 16.6 points per game average over his final two seasons. He saw action in four NBA training camps over five seasons but did make a roster, later playing in Venezuela and enjoying a run as the "Prime Directive" in various streetball promotions.