Jason Hart

infobox NBA Player


number = 6
name = Jason Hart
position = Point guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3
weight_lbs = 185
league = NBA
team = Los Angeles Clippers
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|4|29
birth_place = Los Angeles, California
highschool = Inglewood
college = Syracuse
draft = 2nd round, 49th overall
draft_year = 2000
draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks
career_start = 2000
career_end =
former_teams = Milwaukee Bucks (2000–2001)
San Antonio Spurs (2001–2002; 2003–2004)
Makedonikos BC (2002–2003)
Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2005)
Sacramento Kings (2005–2007)
Los Angeles Clippers (2007)
Utah Jazz (2007–2008)
awards =

Jason Hart (born April 29 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers.

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.

Starting the 2001-02 season in the newly created NBDL with the Asheville Altitude, he was called in December by the San Antonio Spurs, appearing in 10 games. He played in the Greek A1 League with Makedonikos BC 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, and made the first steal in Bobcats history in their first game. Previously, in a 128-126 losing effort in their 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. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2785122 Kings waive seldom-used backup guard Hart] , March 1, 2007] He was signed a few days later by the Los Angeles Clippers. [ [http://www.insidehoops.com/hart-conroy-clippers-030507.shtml Clippers sign Jason Hart, cut Will Conroy] , Mar. 5, 2007] On July 13, 2007, Hart signed with the Utah Jazz. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2936326 Jazz sign Hart] ] Although originally the backup to Deron Williams, an injury that forced him to sit for 8 games, and other backup Ronnie Price's solid play during that time, has now nearly removed him from the rotation.

On July 23, 2008, Hart was traded back to the Clippers in exchange for Brevin Knight. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3502505 Clippers send Knight to Jazz, get reunited with Hart] ]

NBA career statistics

"Last updated July 3, 2008"

Regular season

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align="left" | 2000–01
align="left" | Milwaukee
1 || 0 || 10.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
-
align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | San Antonio
10 || 0 || 9.2 || .526 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || 1.2 || .7 || .1 || 2.6
-
align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | San Antonio
53 || 5 || 12.5 || .447 || .222 || .767 || 1.5 || 1.5 || .5 || .1 || 3.3
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Charlotte
74 || 27 || 25.5 || .449 || .368 || .785 || 2.7 || 5.0 || 1.3 || .2 || 9.5
-
align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Sacramento
66 || 0 || 12.4 || .389 || .290 || .661 || 1.1 || 1.1 || .5 || .1 || 3.3
-
align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Sacramento
13 || 0 || 7.7 || .500 || .500 || .909 || 1.2 || .8 || .2 || .0 || 3.3
-
align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | LA Clippers
23 || 22 || 32.4 || .438 || .174 || .889 || 3.6 || 4.0 || 1.8 || .0 || 9.0
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Utah
57 || 0 || 10.6 || .322 || .355 || .844 || 1.0 || 1.5 || .5 || .1 || 2.9
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
297 || 54 || 16.6 || .423 || .325 || .788 || 1.7 || 2.4 || .8 || .1 || 5.2
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Playoffs

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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | San Antonio
7 || 0 || 8.9 || .550 || .000 || .000 || .4 || .1 || .7 || .0 || 3.1
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Sacramento
5 || 0 || 10.4 || .308 || .000 || 1.000 || .4 || .6 || .6 || .0 || 2.0
-
align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Utah
2 || 0 || 3.0 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
-
align="left" | Career
align="left" |
14 || 0 || 8.5 || .457 || .000 || 1.000 || .4 || .3 || .6 || .0 || 2.4
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Notes

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jason_hart/ NBA.com Profile - Jason Hart]
* [http://www.orangehoops.org/JHart.htm OrangeHoops Profile]