Tavaras Hardy is an American college basketball coach, and current head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Hardy was a two-time All-

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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. After graduation, Hardy played one season of professional basketball for

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before returning to the United States to work in wealth management at

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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. 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

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in 2013. After three seasons with the Hoyas, Hardy joined Georgia Tech as an assistant coach under

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. 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."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

Head coaching record

References

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