Jason Hart (basketball)

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Jason Hart
Kentucky Wildcats
Position Assistant coach
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1978-04-29) April 29, 1978 (age 46)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
College Syracuse (1996–2000)
NBA draft 2000: 2nd round, 49th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2000–2010
Position Point guard
Number1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2001 Milwaukee Bucks
2001–2002 Asheville Altitude
2001–2002 San Antonio Spurs
2002–2003 Makedonikos
2003–2004 San Antonio Spurs
2004–2005 Charlotte Bobcats
2005–2007 Sacramento Kings
2006–2007 Los Angeles Clippers
2007–2008 Utah Jazz
2008–2009 Los Angeles Clippers
2008–2009 Denver Nuggets
2009–2010 Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2010 New Orleans Hornets
As coach:
2011–2012 Taft HS
2012–2013 Pepperdine (assistant)
2013–2021 USC (assistant/associate head coach)
2021–2024 NBA G League Ignite
2024–present Kentucky (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big East (2000)
  • Third-team All-Big East (1999)
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,623 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds 567 (1.7 rpg)
Assists 774 (2.3 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

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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 joined the NBA 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. On May 12, 2012, Hart was hired as an assistant coach at Pepperdine, under head coach Marty Wilson. [15] In 2013, he joined Andy Enfield's staff at the University of Southern California. [16] 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 plays against other teams in the NBA G League. [17] 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. [18] With the program ending, Hart was now unemployed. On April 22, Hart was hired as an assistant coach for Mark Pope's University of Kentucky Wildcats. [19]

Personal

Jason Hart was born in Los Angeles, California. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Brandi Hart. They live with their two sons Jason Jr. and Justin. Hart's cousin is 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball player Brandon Triche. [20]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2000–01 Milwaukee 1010.01.000.000.000.01.0.0.02.0
2001–02 San Antonio 1009.2.526.0001.0001.31.2.7.12.6
2003–04 San Antonio 53512.5.447.222.7671.51.5.5.13.3
2004–05 Charlotte 742725.5.449.368.7852.75.01.3.29.5
2005–06 Sacramento 66012.4.389.290.6611.11.1.5.13.3
2006–07 Sacramento 1307.7.500.500.9091.2.8.2.03.3
2006–07 L.A. Clippers 232232.4.438.174.8893.64.01.8.09.0
2007–08 Utah 57010.6.322.355.8441.01.5.5.12.9
2008–09 L.A. Clippers 28211.1.298.000.7891.51.5.4.12.3
2008–09 Denver 1103.3.500.000.750.4.5.0.01.2
2009–10 Minnesota 105.0.000.000.000.01.01.0.0.0
2009–10 New Orleans 404.31.000.000.000.51.3.3.3.5
Career3415615.5.417.315.7881.72.3.7.14.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004 San Antonio 708.9.550.000.000.4.1.7.03.1
2006 Sacramento 5010.4.308.0001.000.4.6.6.02.0
2008 Utah 203.0.500.000.000.0.0.0.01.0
2009 Denver 902.1.500.000.000.3.6.2.1.2
Career2306.0.459.0001.000.3.4.4.01.6

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  6. ↑ "Bobcats acquire Voskuhl, trade Hart". UPI. August 2, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ Kings waive seldom-used backup guard Hart, March 1, 2007
  8. ↑ Clippers sign Jason Hart, cut Will Conroy, March 5, 2007
  9. ↑ Jazz sign Hart
  10. ↑ Buckley, Tim (February 1, 2008). "Jazz's Hart says he has bulging disc in back". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  11. ↑ Clippers send Knight to Jazz, get reunited with Hart
  12. ↑ Clippers waive Jason Hart
  13. 1 2 "Suns Trade Tucker to 'wolves for Hart". Sportsnet. December 29, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Hornets sign Hart to 10-day as injury insurance". February 5, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Pepperdine hires former Syracuse standout, NBA guard Jason Hart as assistant". NBCSports.com. 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  16. ↑ Boys' basketball: Ex-Taft Coach Jason Hart is headed to USC
  17. ↑ "Jason Hart Named Head Coach of NBA G League Ignite". OurSports Central. August 12, 2021.
  18. ↑ "NBA G League Ignite to conclude its final season". nba.com. March 21, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Jason Hart Named Assistant Coach of Kentucky Men's Basketball". ukathletics.com. April 22, 2024.
  20. ↑ Syracuse University Athletics - 2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
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