Jason Hart (basketball)

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jason Keema Hart (born April 29, 1978) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is currently an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky.

College career

From 1996 to 2000, he attended New York's Syracuse University, where he became the first freshman in the Big East Conference's history to lead it in minutes played.[1] Later on, he earned other accolades as an NCAA player, such as becoming his college's all-time leader in steals[1] and second place among assist leaders.[1] As a senior, Hart made the Big East's All-First Team.[2] He was also selected to the Syracuse All-Century Basketball team.[3]

NBA career

Hart began his career with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2000–01 season, but he only saw action in one game, scoring two points.[4]

Starting the 2001–02 season in the newly created NBDL with the Asheville Altitude,[5] he was called in December by the San Antonio Spurs, appearing in 10 games.[5] He played in the Greek A1 League with Makedonikos BC in 2002–03, returning to the Spurs for the 2003–04 season, where he played in 53 games, averaging 3.3 points.[4]

Hart was signed by the Bobcats as a free agent before the 2004–05 season,[4] and made the first steal in Bobcats history in their first game. Previously, in a 126-125 losing effort in their first preseason game, Hart made a three-point shot as time expired to send the game against the Washington Wizards into a second overtime period en route to 19 points.

In the 2004–05 season, Hart set career highs in many categories including: points per game (9.5), assists per game (5.0), and rebounds per game (2.7).[4] He finished third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio, with 3.6 assists for every turnover. After the season, Hart was traded to the Sacramento Kings.[6]

On March 2, 2007, Hart was waived by the Kings.[7] He was signed a few days later by the Los Angeles Clippers.[8] On July 13, 2007, Hart signed with the Utah Jazz.[9] Originally serving as the backup to Deron Williams, an injury forced him to sit for 8 games.[10] Ronnie Price's solid play during that time nearly removed him from the rotation.

On July 23, 2008, Hart was traded back to the Clippers in exchange for Brevin Knight.[11]

On February 27, 2009, Hart was waived by the Clippers.[12]

On March 3, 2009, Hart was signed by the Nuggets for the remainder of the season.[4]

On September 28, 2009, Hart signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[2] He was traded to the Phoenix Suns on December 29, 2009, for Alando Tucker and cash.[13] The Suns immediately waived him.[13] On February 5, 2010, Hart signed a ten-day contract with the New Orleans Hornets.[14] Hart's final NBA game was on February 10, 2010, in a 93–85 win over the Boston Celtics. In his final game, Hart recorded two assists and one rebound.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Hart coached AAU basketball in Los Angeles and served as head coach at Taft High School in LA.[15] On May 12, 2012, Hart was hired as an assistant coach at Pepperdine, under head coach Marty Wilson.[16] In 2013, he joined Andy Enfield's staff at the University of Southern California.[17] In 2021, he was named the head coach of the NBA G League Ignite, a developmental team for players coming out of high school that played against other teams in the NBA G League.[18] In March of 2024, NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced that the G League Ignite program would be shut down after the season citing "the changing basketball landscape, including the NCAA's Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy and the advent of collectives and the transfer portal" as the main factors.[19] With the program ending, Hart was out of a job. However, on April 22, he was hired as an assistant coach under Mark Pope at the University of Kentucky.[20]

Personal

Jason Hart was born in Los Angeles, California. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Brandi Hart. They have two sons - Jason Jr. and Justin. Hart's cousin is 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball player Brandon Triche.[21]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Template:Nbay Milwaukee 1 0 10.0 1.000 .000 .000 .0 1.0 .0 .0 2.0
Template:Nbay San Antonio 10 0 9.2 .526 .000 1.000 1.3 1.2 .7 .1 2.6
Template:Nbay San Antonio 53 5 12.5 .447 .222 .767 1.5 1.5 .5 .1 3.3
Template:Nbay Charlotte 74 27 25.5 .449 .368 .785 2.7 5.0 1.3 .2 9.5
Template:Nbay Sacramento 66 0 12.4 .389 .290 .661 1.1 1.1 .5 .1 3.3
Template:Nbay Sacramento 13 0 7.7 .500 .500 .909 1.2 .8 .2 .0 3.3
Template:Nbay L.A. Clippers 23 22 32.4 .438 .174 .889 3.6 4.0 1.8 .0 9.0
Template:Nbay Utah 57 0 10.6 .322 .355 .844 1.0 1.5 .5 .1 2.9
Template:Nbay L.A. Clippers 28 2 11.1 .298 .000 .789 1.5 1.5 .4 .1 2.3
Template:Nbay Denver 11 0 3.3 .500 .000 .750 .4 .5 .0 .0 1.2
Template:Nbay Minnesota 1 0 5.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0
Template:Nbay New Orleans 4 0 4.3 1.000 .000 .000 .5 1.3 .3 .3 .5
Career 341 56 15.5 .417 .315 .788 1.7 2.3 .7 .1 4.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004 San Antonio 7 0 8.9 .550 .000 .000 .4 .1 .7 .0 3.1
2006 Sacramento 5 0 10.4 .308 .000 1.000 .4 .6 .6 .0 2.0
2008 Utah 2 0 3.0 .500 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
2009 Denver 9 0 2.1 .500 .000 .000 .3 .6 .2 .1 .2
Career 23 0 6.0 .459 .000 1.000 .3 .4 .4 .0 1.6

See also

References

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  21. ↑ Syracuse University Athletics - 2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

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