'17 Dwight Hardy
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- Year:
- 2017
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- Position:
- Guard
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- Team:
- Men's Basketball
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- IHCC Years:
- 2007-09
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- Career Highlights:
- NJCAA All-American • 2x NJCAA All-Region XI First-Team • Set IHCC record for single season and career 3's • St. John's University • Wooden Award Finalist • Pro career in Turkey, Italy
A highlight of Dwight's IHCC career was the performance the sharp-shooting guard had in the national tournament as a freshman, averaging nearly 30 points in four games. Coming to Indian Hills from the Bronx, N.Y., Hardy was a two-time first-team All-Region choice and an Honorable Mention All-American after his first season. He remains the all-time IHCC leader in 3-pointers in a season (102) and career (173) and also in career 3-point percentage (.434), and when he graduated he was seventh on the all-time scoring list while starting all but one game during his two seasons as a Warrior. At St. John's University in New York, playing in the Big East Conference, Hardy averaged 10.5 points as a junior and upped that number to 18.3 as a senior, when he was named to the league's all-conference first team and was one of 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, given to the nation's most outstanding player. After averaging 14.6 points for his career at SJU, Hardy embarked on a professional career and is still playing in a league in Turkey where he was named to the All-Star team this year. He received MVP honors while competing in Italy in 2013, averaging more than 22 points a game for Pistoia Basket.