Jason Hart (basketball)
| Utah Jazz | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 29, 1978 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Inglewood |
| College | Syracuse |
| NBA draft | 2000: 2nd round, 49th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jason Hart (born April 29 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard for the NBA's Utah Jazz.
College career
From 1997 to 2000, he attended Syracuse University, where he became the first freshman in the Big East Conference's history to lead the conference in minutes played. Later on, he earned other accolades as an NCAA player, such as becoming his college's all-time leader in steals and second place among assist leaders. As a senior, Hart made the Big East's All-First Team. He was also selected to the Syracuse All-Century Basketball team.
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.
He was traded before the 2001-02 season to the San Antonio Spurs. Nagged by injuries, he once again saw little action, playing in only ten games for the Spurs that season. He played in Greece with Makedonikos in 2002-03, returning to the Spurs for the 2003-04 season, where he participated in 53 games, averaging 3.3 points.
Hart was signed by the Bobcats as a free agent before the 2004-05 season. In a 128-126 losing effort in the second pre-season game, Hart made a three-point shot as time expired to send the game against the Washington Wizards into a second overtime 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). 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.
On March 2, 2007, Hart was waived by the Kings.[1] He was signed a few days later by the Los Angeles Clippers.[2] On July 13, 2007, Hart signed with the Utah Jazz.[3]
Notes
- ^ Kings waive seldom-used backup guard Hart, March 1, 2007
- ^ Clippers sign Jason Hart, cut Will Conroy, Mar. 5, 2007
- ^ Jazz sign Hart