Amauri Jeremiah Hardy (born April 30, 1998) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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and the

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High school career

Hardy began his high school career

Southfield High School Southfield High School is a public high school located in Southfield, Michigan, United States. The school was founded in 1951. It serves grades 9-12 for the Southfield Public Schools. Notable alumni * Bill Adler (c/o 1969), writer and hip-hop ac ...

, where he averaged 12 points per game as a freshman. He averaged 19 points per game as a sophomore but was limited to four games because of an MCL injury. Following his sophomore season, Hardy transferred to

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. He averaged 21 points, four rebounds, six assists and six steals per game as a junior, helping the team reach the Class A state championship game. On January 20, 2017, Hardy scored 46 points in a 63–58 overtime loss to

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. As a senior, Hardy averaged 29 points, seven rebounds, six assists and six steals per game, helping the team finish 11–9. He was a finalist for the

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award. On December 9, 2016, Hardy initially committed to playing college basketball for

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over

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and

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. However, he reopened his recruitment after coach

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left to take the job at

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, and committed to

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in April 2017.

College career

Hardy averaged 5 points and 1.6 assists per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, Hardy averaged 13.1 points, 3.5 assists and 3 rebounds per game. On November 9, 2019, he scored a career-high 27 points in a 60–56 overtime loss to

Kansas State Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

. Hardy averaged 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game as a junior, earning Third Team All-

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honors. He graduated and opted to transfer to

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, choosing the Ducks over

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. As a senior, Hardy averaged 3.9 points and 2.2 assists per game. He made 13 starts while Will Richardson recovered from a thumb injury. Following the season, Hardy declared for the

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and signed with an agent.

Professional career

NBA G League Ignite (2021–2022)

In September 2021, Hardy signed with the

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, becoming the first college player to join the team. He was suspended for breaking a team rule at the end of November.

Texas Legends (2022–2023)

On November 3, 2022, Hardy was named to the opening night roster for the

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Maroussi (2023)

On October 20, 2023, Hardy signed with

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of the

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, but appeared in only one game.

Iowa Wolves (2024–present)

On February 5, 2024, Hardy joined the

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Hardy's younger brother, Jaden was a second round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft to the Mavericks. His father, Ramsey, competed for Tuskegee at the college level.

References

External links

Oregon Ducks bioUNLV Runnin' Rebels bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hardy, Amauri 1998 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Greece Basketball players from Detroit Iowa Wolves players Maroussi B.C. players NBA G League Ignite players North Farmington High School alumni Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Point guards Southfield High School alumni Texas Legends players UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players