Ian Lockhart

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| name = Ian Lockhart

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 240

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|25}}

| birth_place = Nassau, The Bahamas

| death_date =

| death_place =

| high_school = Christian Academy (Nassau, The Bahamas)

| college = Tennessee (1986–1990)

| draft_year = 1990

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| career_position = Power forward

| career_number = 51

| years1 = {{nbay|1990|start}}

| team1 = Phoenix Suns

| highlights =

| bbr = lockhia01

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Ian DeWitt Lockhart (born June 25, 1967, in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamian former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) and 240 lb (109 kg) he played as a center and power forward.

College career

Lockhart played college basketball for the University of Tennessee Volunteers in the Southeastern Conference of the NCAA Division I{{cite news |author1=Ron Bliss |title=Change in starting five due at Tennessee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97998776/change-in-starting-five-due-at-tennessee/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Kingsport Times-News |date=16 January 1989 |pages=1B, 3B}} from 1986 to 1990.{{cite news |author1=Mike Strange |title=Lockhart gowing up sooner than Vols had expected |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97999118/lockhart-gowing-up-sooner-than-vols-had/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel |date=3 January 1988 |page=C10}}{{cite news |author1=Jimmy Hyams |title=UT's Lockhard saved his best for last |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97998851/uts-lockhard-saved-his-best-for-last/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel |date=1 March 1990 |page=C3}}{{cite news |author1=Ron Bliss |title=Disappearing act' will keep Lockhart from reaping honors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97999064/disappearing-act-will-keep-lockhart-fro/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Kingsport Times-News |date=2 March 1990 |pages=1B, 3B}}

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 1990 NBA draft he was signed by the Phoenix Suns in September 1990;[http://www.nba.com/media/suns/Transactions.pdf#page=4 "Suns transactions."]Phoenix Suns. Retrieved on June 10, 2015.{{cite news |author1=Lee Shappell |title=Blanton, Lockhart make strong bids |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97999200/blanton-lockhart-make-strong-bids/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Arizona Republic |date=9 October 1990 |page=D3}}{{cite news |author1=Marcia Hammond |title=Lockhart a long shot to stay after long journey to Phoenix |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97999323/lockhart-a-long-shot-to-stay-after-long/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Arizona Republic |date=18 October 1990 |page=C7}} however, he only played 2 minutes in a solitary November 1990 appearance, scoring 4 points. He remains the only player in NBA history to shoot 100% from both the field and the free throw line.

Released by the Suns, he moved to Puerto Rico to play in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He would play in the country for 15 seasons, including 11 consecutive seasons from 1990 to 2002, most notably for the Piratas de Quebradillas.[http://bsnpr.com/jugadores/jugador.asp?id=914&e=6 "Player statistics - Lockhart Collie, Ian."]Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Retrieved on June 10, 2015.{{in lang|es}} In 2000, Lockhart won the BSN Most Valuable Player award.{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/nota/terrysequitaunaespinitaconelmvp-1299630/?li_source=LI&li_medium=article-bottom-rail| title=Terry se quita una espinita con el MVP | author=Joel Ortiz Rivera| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=August 28, 2018| accessdate=August 29, 2018}}

Playing concurrently in Europe, Lockhart spent time in the French, Greek, Spanish, and Italian leagues.

In the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, he played for Virtus Roma, Mabo Pistoia—with whom he led the league in rebounding in 1997–98, Lineltex Imola, Roseto and Teramo Basket. He also played in Greece for Pagrati, Near East and Ampelokipoi Athens.

References

External links

[http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/1100/ NBA profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401124428/http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/1100/ |date=April 1, 2016 }} Retrieved on June 10, 2015
[http://web.legabasket.it/player/LOC-IAN-67/lockhart_ian Lega Basket Serie A profile] Retrieved on June 10, 2015 {{in lang|it}}
[http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200006/Joueurs/A04027/Lockhart-Ian?saison=2006 Ligue Nationale de Basket profile] Retrieved on June 10, 2015 {{in lang|fr}}
[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ian-Lockhart/Summary/49472 RealGM profile] Retrieved on June 10, 2015

Category:1967 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ampelokipoi B.C. players

Category:Andrea Costa Imola players

Category:Bahamian expatriate basketball people in the United States

Category:Bahamian men's basketball players

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Category:Cholet Basket players

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Category:Lega Basket Serie A players

Category:NBA players from the Bahamas

Category:Near East B.C. players