DeVon Hardin facts for kids
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| Power forward / center | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 7, 1986 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| High school | Newark Memorial (Newark, California) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | California (2004–2008) |
| NBA Draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Pro career | 2008–2015 |
| Career history | |
| 2009 | Aigaleo |
| 2009 | Henan Jiyuan |
| 2009–2010 | Tulsa 66ers |
| 2010–2011 | Elitzur Yavne |
| 2011 | Gaziantep BB |
| 2011 | BC Minsk-2006 |
| 2011–2012 | Ciclista Olímpico |
| 2012 | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
| 2012 | Al Rayyan |
| 2012 | Hong Kong Bulls |
| 2012–2013 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2013–2014 | Basquete Cearense |
| 2014–2015 | Paulistano |
| 2015 | Barako Bull Energy |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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DeVon Michael Hardin, born on August 7, 1986, is an American who used to play professional basketball. He was a tall player, standing 6 feet 11 inches (about 211 cm) and weighing 235 pounds (about 107 kg). DeVon played as a power forward and center. In 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics picked him as the 50th player in the 2008 NBA draft.
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High School Basketball Journey
DeVon Hardin played basketball at Newark Memorial High School in Newark, California. During his senior year, he was a star player. He scored about 13 points, grabbed over 11 rebounds, and blocked more than 4 shots per game. Because of his great performance, he was named to the first-team All-Metro by the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. Experts considered him one of the top power forwards in the country.
College Years at California
After high school, DeVon went to the University of California, Berkeley. He played all four of his college basketball seasons for the Golden Bears team. He studied social welfare while in college. In 2007, he thought about joining the 2007 NBA draft, but he decided to wait and withdrew his name before the draft happened.
Professional Basketball Career
DeVon Hardin was chosen as the 50th player in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Unfortunately, he got a leg injury, a stress fracture in his left shin bone. This injury kept him from joining the team's training camp.
In January 2009, DeVon joined a Greek basketball team called Aigaleo. Before that, he had been with a Turkish team, Mersin BB, but they released him because his injury was not healing well.
DeVon's draft rights were part of a trade to the New Orleans Hornets in February 2009. However, the trade was canceled a day later. This happened because another player involved in the trade did not pass his physical exam.
In 2010, DeVon played for the Philadelphia 76ers in a summer league. Later that year, he signed with Elitzur Yavne, a team in Israel's second basketball division.
In 2011, DeVon played for teams in different countries. He started with Minsk 2006 in Belarus. Then, he signed with Marinos in Venezuela.
Later in his career, on October 20, 2014, he joined a Brazilian team called Paulistano. He even won the Brazilian All-Star Slam Dunk contest in 2014, showing off his amazing jumping skills!
His last known professional team was Barako Bull Energy in the Philippines. He signed with them on April 5, 2015, to play in the PBA Governors' Cup.
Career Moves and Teams
DeVon Hardin played for many different teams during his professional career. Here is a list of some of his team changes:
- June 26, 2008: Picked by the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA draft.
- August 6, 2008: Signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. in Turkey.
- September 12, 2008: Released by Mersin.
- January 18, 2009: Signed with Egaleo BC in Greece.
- December 1, 2009: Signed with the Tulsa 66ers in the NBA Development League.
- December 18, 2009: Released by Tulsa due to injury.
- December 19, 2009: Rejoined the Tulsa 66ers.
- September 15, 2010: Signed with Elitzur Yavne in Israel.
- March 1, 2011: Signed with Gaziantep BB in Turkey.
- October 4, 2011: Signed with BC Minsk-2006 in Belarus.
- December 24, 2011: Released by BC Minsk-2006.
- December 28, 2011: Signed with Ciclista Olímpico in Argentina.
- January 24, 2012: Released by Olimpico.
- January 25, 2012: Signed with Marinos de Anzoátegui in Venezuela.
- March 8, 2012: Released by Marinos.
- March 22, 2012: Signed with Al Rayyan in Qatar.
- April 25, 2012: Signed with Hong Kong Bulls in China.
- June 15, 2012: Released by Hong Kong.
- November 2, 2012: Picked by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA Development League draft.
- January 2013: Released by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
- August 2013: Signed with Basquete Cearense in Brazil.
- October 2014: Signed with Paulistano in Brazil.
See also
In Spanish: DeVon Hardin para niños
