Tavaras Hardy
{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1980)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|9}}
| birth_place = Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
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| player_years1 = 1998–2002
| player_team1 = Northwestern
| player_years2 = 2002–2003
| player_team2 = Namika Lahti
| coach_years1 = 2007–2013
| coach_team1 = Northwestern (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 2013–2016
| coach_team2 = Georgetown (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2016–2018
| coach_team3 = Georgia Tech (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 2018–2024
| coach_team4 = Loyola (MD)
| overall_record = {{winpct|66|110|record=y}}
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Tavaras Hardy (born February 9, 1980) is an American college basketball coach, most recently as head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team.{{cite web|url=http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032818aab.html|title=Tavaras Hardy Named Head Men's Basketball Coach At Loyola University Maryland|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/bs-sp-tavaras-hardy-loyola-0328-story.html|title=New Loyola men's basketball coach Tavaras Hardy is 'tremendous fit' for Greyhounds|first=Don|last=Markus|publisher=}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tavaras-hardy-1.html|title=Tavaras Hardy College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tavaras_hardy_848329.html|title=Tavaras Hardy Bio - GUHOYAS.COM - Georgetown University Official Athletic Site Men's Basketball - GUHOYAS.COM, Georgetown University Official Athletic Site|publisher=}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://nusports.com/news/2011/5/19/Tavaras_Hardy_Promoted_to_Associate_Head_Coach.aspx|title=Tavaras Hardy Promoted to Associate Head Coach|website=Northwestern University}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2013/04/05/sports/mensbasketball/tavaras-hardy-stays-on-northwestern-basketball-staff/|title=Men's Basketball: Tavaras Hardy stays on Northwestern staff|first=Josh|last=Walfish|website=dailynorthwestern.com}}
After three seasons with the Hoyas, Hardy joined Georgia Tech as an assistant coach under Josh Pastner.{{cite web|url=http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tavaras_hardy_1014411.html|title=Tavaras Hardy Bio - RamblinWreck.com|publisher=}} 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. His third campaign at Loyola ended with the Greyhounds advancing to its first Patriot League Championship Game in an 85–72 loss at Colgate on March 14, 2021 despite entering the tournament as the No. 9 seed.[https://loyolagreyhounds.com/news/2021/3/5/navy-hosts-mens-basketball-saturday-in-patriot-league-quarterfinals.aspx "Navy Hosts Men's Basketball Saturday In Patriot League Quarterfinals," Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Friday, March 5, 2021.] Retrieved March 24, 2021[https://loyolagreyhounds.com/news/2021/3/14/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-season-closes-sunday-in-patriot-league-title-game-at-colgate.aspx "Men’s Basketball Season Closes Sunday In Patriot League Title Game At Colgate," Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Sunday, March 14, 2021.] Retrieved March 24, 2021 He announced his resignation on March 8, 2024 after six seasons of leading the Greyhounds to a 66–110 overall record. His most notable achievement at Loyola was recruiting and coaching Santi Aldama who was the first player in program history to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft.[https://loyolagreyhounds.com/news/2024/3/8/mens-basketball-loyola-announces-mens-basketball-coaching-change.aspx "Loyola Announces Men’s Basketball Coaching Change," Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Friday, March 8, 2024.] Retrieved March 8, 2024.
During the 2024-2025 season, he served as the assistant coach for the St. Timothy's School varsity basketball team,https://www.stt.org/team-detail?fromId=261562&Team=150932&SeasonLabel=2024%20-%202025&siteId=1434 helping lead St. Timothy's to their first IAAM 'A' Conference playoff win in school history.
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Loyola Greyhounds
| conference = Patriot League
| startyear = 2018
| endyear = 2024
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Loyola
| overall = 11–21
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Loyola
| overall = 15–17
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Loyola
| overall = 6–11
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding = 3rd (South)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Loyola
| overall = 14–16
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 6th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Loyola
| overall = 13–20
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 8th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Loyola
| overall = 7–25
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = 10th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Loyola
| overall = {{winpct|66|110|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|38|66|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|66|110|record=y}}
| legend = no
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References
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External links
- [https://guhoyas.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tavaras-hardy/76 Georgetown Hoyas profile]
- [https://ramblinwreck.com/coach/tavaras-hardy/ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets profile]
- [https://loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tavaras-hardy/3337 Loyola Greyhounds profile]
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