Dwight Hardy

Dwight Hardy
No. 7 – Trabzonspor
Position Point guard
League Turkish Basketball League
EuroChallenge
Personal information
Born December 2, 1987
Bronx, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 195.8 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school John F. Kennedy
(Bronx, New York)
College Indian Hills CC (2007–2009)
St. John's (2009–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Pro career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Pistoia Basket
2012–2013 Sidigas Avellino
2013 Sigma Barcellona
2013–2014 Virtus Bologna
2014–present Trabzonspor
Career highlights and awards
  • Legadue Basket MVP (2012)
  • First-team All-Big East (2011)

Dwight Hardy (born December 2, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Trabzonspor of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).

High school

Hardy attended John F. Kennedy in Bronx, New York.

College career

Hardy played college basketball at Indian Hills Community College, and with the St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team. Dwight's senior season with St. John's gathered him consideration for the Big East Conference's player of the year award in the 2011 season. Hardy led his team to a surprising season, with wins over Duke, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, and Georgetown.

St. John's head coach Steve Lavin has praised Hardy, calling him one of the best shooters he has ever coached.[1] In March 2011, Hardy was one of the 20 finalists selected for the coveted Wooden Award.[2]

Professional career

After a successful first season in Italy, averaging 22 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists per game for Pistoia Basket, and receiving Italian 2nd Division MVP honors, Hardy signed with Sidigas Avellino in the Italian 1st Division.[3] In January 2013, he parted ways with them.[4] In March 2013, he signed with the Italian 2nd Division club Sigma Barcellona for the reminder of the season.[5]

On June 22, 2013, Hardy signed with the Italian 1st Division club Virtus Bologna.[6] In June 2014, he signed with Trabzonspor Basketball of the Turkish League for the 2014–15 season.[7]

References

  1. ↑ High expectations surround Red Storm
  2. ↑ Dwight Hardy Named Finalist For 2011 Wooden Award
  3. ↑ Dwight Hardy receives visa, joins Sidigas Avellino in Italy
  4. ↑ "Dwight Hardy on his way to leave Avellino". Sportando.net. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sigma Barcellona signs Dwight Hardy". Sportando.net. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Virtus Bologna officially signs Dwight Hardy". Sportando.net. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dwight Hardy added by Trabzonspor". court-side.com. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.

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