William Da Corean Hatcher (born August 8, 1984) is an American professional

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player who last played for Iraklis of the

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. He is a 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall point guard– shooting guard.

High school career

Hatcher played high school basketball at

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in Flint, Michigan. In his senior year of high school, he was an All-State Honorable Mention selection. He was also twice an All-First Team Conference selection and team captain.

College career

After high school, Hatcher played

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with the

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, from 2002 to 2006. In his senior season (2005–06) at Miami, Ohio, Hatcher was selected to the All-

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First team. He was also named the MAC's Eastern Division player of the week twice, and was also voted as the MAC's "Best All-Around Guard".

Professional career

Hatcher's professional career began in 2006. He signed his first contract to play in Germany, with the German club

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of the German 2nd Division. After that, Hatcher played in Romania, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Israel, Greece, France, Belgium, and Serbia. On October 8, 2015, he signed a contract with his former team PAOK. On August 1, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team

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. On June 11, 2017, Hatcher signed with Italian club

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. On August 6, 2018, Hatcher returned to the Greek team PAOK Thessaloniki for a third stint. The following season, he moved to

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. On November 27, 2020 he joined Iraklis of the

Personal life

Hatcher's cousin, Charlie Bell,25 William Hatcher.
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, with the

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, and he also played in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks,

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, and the Golden State Warriors.

High school career

College career

Professional career

Personal life

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