DeVon Michael Hardin (born August 7, 1986) is an American former professional

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, Hardin was selected in the 2008 NBA draft as the 50th overall pick by the

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High school career

Hardin played at

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. He averaged 12.9 ppg, 11.4 rpg and 4.4 bpg as a senior, earning first-team All-Metro honors from the San Francisco Chronicle. Considered a three-star recruit by

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, Hardin was listed as the No. 23 power forward and the No. 89 player in the nation in 2004.

College career

Hardin attended the

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, where he played all of his four collegiate seasons for the Golden Bears and

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. He declared for the 2007 NBA draft, but withdrew his name shortly before the event.

Professional career

Hardin was selected 50th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the

, but suffered a stress fracture in his left tibia and was unable to participate in training camp. In January 2009, he joined Greek first division club

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, as a replacement for

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. Hardin had recently been released by Turkish team Mersin BB, after failing to properly recover from the stress fracture. Hardin's draft rights, along with

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and Joe Smith, were traded to the

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on February 17, 2009. However, the trade was rescinded a day later, after Chandler failed his physical with the Thunder. He played for the

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in the Orlando Pro Summer League in

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. On August 1, 2010 Hardin signed with Elitzur Yavne in the

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. For the 2011 season he began with Minsk 2006 in Belarus, then he signed with Marinos in Puerto la Cruz Venezuela. On October 20, 2014 he was signed by Brazilian club Paulistano.Paulistano signs DeVon Hardin
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of the

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for the

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Transactions

*June 26, 2008: Selected by the

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in the second round (50th overall) of the 2008 NBA draft. *August 6, 2008: Signed by Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. (

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). *September 12, 2008: Released by Mersin. *January 18, 2009: Signed by

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(B Ethniki). *December 1, 2009: Signed by

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(

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). *December 18, 2009: Waived by Tulsa due to injury. *December 19, 2009: Re-acquired by Tulsa. *September 15, 2010: Signed by Elitzur Yavne (

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). *March 1, 2011: Signed by Gaziantep BB (

) from Elitzur Yavne. *October 4, 2011: Signed by BC Minsk-2006 (

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) from Gaziantep. *December 24, 2011: Released by BC Minsk-2006. *December 28, 2011: Signed by

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( LNB Argentina). *January 24, 2012: Released by Olimpico. *January 25, 2012: Signed by

Marinos de Anzoátegui Marinos B.B.C., also referred to as Marinos de Anzoátegui, is a professional basketball club based in the port city of Puerto la Cruz, located in the Venezuelan Anzoátegui State. The team currently plays in Venezuela's Liga Profesional de Balonc ...

( LPB Venezuela). *March 8, 2012: Released by Marinos. *March 22, 2012: Signed by

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(

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). *April 25, 2012: Signed by Hong Kong Bulls ( NBL China). *June 15, 2012: Released by Hong Kong. *November 2, 2012: Selected in the second round (23rd overall) of the 2012 NBA Development League Draft by the

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. *January 2013: Waived by

*August, 2013: Signed by Basquete Cearense ( NBB Brazil). *October, 2014: Signed by Paulistano ( NBB Brazil).

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