Tavaras Hardy

Tavaras Hardy is an American college basketball coach, and current head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team.[1][2]

Tavaras Hardy
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLoyola (MD)
ConferencePatriot
Record26–38
Biographical details
Born (1980-02-09) February 9, 1980
Joliet, Illinois
Playing career
1998–2002Northwestern
2002–2003Namika Lahti
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2013Northwestern (assistant)
2013–2016Georgetown (assistant)
2016–2018Georgia Tech (assistant)
2018–presentLoyola (MD)
Head coaching record
Overall26–38

Playing career

Hardy was a two-time All-Big Ten selection while playing at Northwestern from 1998 to 2002 and ranks in the top 10 in blocks, games played, and games started for the Wildcats.[3][1]

After graduation, Hardy played one season of professional basketball for Namika Lahti in Finland before returning to the United States to work in wealth management at JPMorgan Chase.[4]

Coaching career

In 2007, Hardy returned to his alma mater to become an assistant coach under Bill Carmody, where he rose to the position of associate head coach in 2011.[5] After Carmody was fired by Northwestern, Hardy remained on staff under Chris Collins for one season before moving on to Georgetown to work as an assistant under John Thompson III in 2013.[6][4]

After three seasons with the Hoyas, Hardy joined Georgia Tech as an assistant coach under Josh Pastner.[7] After two seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Hardy was named the 21st head men's basketball coach at Loyola (MD), succeeding G. G. Smith on March 28, 2018.[1]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Loyola Greyhounds (Patriot League) (2018–present)
2018–19 Loyola 11–217–11T–7th
2019–20 Loyola 15–177–11T–8th
Loyola: 26–38 (.406)14–22 (.389)
Total:26–38 (.406)

References
  1. "Tavaras Hardy Named Head Men's Basketball Coach At Loyola University Maryland".
  2. Markus, Don. "New Loyola men's basketball coach Tavaras Hardy is 'tremendous fit' for Greyhounds".
  3. "Tavaras Hardy College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. "Tavaras Hardy Bio - GUHOYAS.COM - Georgetown University Official Athletic Site Men's Basketball - GUHOYAS.COM, Georgetown University Official Athletic Site".
  5. "Tavaras Hardy Promoted to Associate Head Coach". Northwestern University.
  6. Walfish, Josh. "Men's Basketball: Tavaras Hardy stays on Northwestern staff". dailynorthwestern.com.
  7. "Tavaras Hardy Bio - RamblinWreck.com".
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