Tim Hardaway facts for kids
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Hardaway at a Summer 2015 youth clinic
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| Born | September 1, 1966 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| High school | Carver (Chicago, Illinois) | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| College | UTEP (1985–1989) | |||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1989–2003 | |||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2005–2006, 2014–2018 | |||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||
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| 1989–1996 | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Miami Heat | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||
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| 2005–2006 | Florida Pit Bulls | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) | |||||||||||||
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| Points | 15,373 (17.7 ppg) | |||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,855 (3.3 rpg) | |||||||||||||
| Assists | 7,095 (8.2 apg) | |||||||||||||
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Timothy Duane Hardaway Sr. (born September 1, 1966) is a former professional basketball player from the United States. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for several teams. These included the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, and Indiana Pacers.
Tim Hardaway was a five-time NBA All-Star player. He was also named to the All-NBA Team five times. In 2000, he won a gold medal with the U.S. national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was famous for his special crossover dribble move, which was called the "UTEP two-step". In 2022, Tim Hardaway was honored by being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
He is also the father of current NBA player Tim Hardaway Jr..
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Early Life and College Basketball
Tim Hardaway was born in Chicago, Illinois. He finished high school at Carver Area High School in 1985.
Playing for the UTEP Miners
Hardaway played college basketball for the UTEP Miners. His coach was Don Haskins, who later became a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Hardaway was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Sun Bowl Invitational Tournament in 1987 and 1988. He helped his team reach the NCAA Tournaments from 1986 to 1989. In 1989, he won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award. This award goes to the best college player who is six feet tall or shorter. While playing for the Miners, Hardaway created his famous "UTEP two-step" crossover dribble.
Professional NBA Career
Golden State Warriors (1989–1996)
The Golden State Warriors picked Tim Hardaway as the 14th player in the 1989 NBA draft. In his first season, he wore jersey number 5. After another player left, he got his favorite number 10. Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin formed a famous group called Run TMC. This name was a play on their first names and a popular rap group.
Hardaway was key to the Warriors' fast-paced offense. He showed off his great passing and one-on-one skills. Richmond was good at driving to the basket, and Mullin was an excellent shooter.
Playoff Success and Injuries
The Warriors made the playoffs in Hardaway's second season (1990–91). They beat the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. Then they faced the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson. The Warriors won one game but lost the series in five games. Hardaway played very well, averaging 26.8 points and 12.8 assists per game in that series.
In the 1991–92 season, Hardaway scored a career-high 23.4 points per game. However, the Warriors lost in the first round of the playoffs. The next season, he averaged a career-high 10.6 assists per game, along with 21.5 points. But the Warriors did not make the playoffs that year.
As a Warrior, Hardaway was chosen for the NBA All-Star Game three years in a row. A knee injury kept him from playing the entire 1993–94 season. He reached 5,000 points and 2,500 assists faster than almost any other NBA player. Hardaway played for the Warriors until the middle of the 1995–96 NBA season. He was then traded to the Miami Heat.
Miami Heat (1996–2001)
After joining the Miami Heat, Hardaway started 28 games. He averaged 17.2 points and 10 assists per game. The Heat made the playoffs but lost to the Chicago Bulls in the first round.
The next season (1996–97) was a big success for Hardaway and the Heat. He finished fourth in voting for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. He was also chosen for the All-NBA First Team. The Heat won a team record of 61 games that season.
Hardaway played in 81 games, averaging 20.3 points and 8.6 assists. He also made 203 three-point shots, which was fourth best in the league. He played in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game. In the playoffs, Hardaway averaged 26 points per game. The Heat beat the Orlando Magic and then the New York Knicks. Hardaway scored 38 points in the final game against the Knicks. Miami then lost to the defending champion Chicago Bulls.
Later Years with the Heat
In the 1997–98 season, Hardaway averaged 18.9 points and 8.3 assists. He was again chosen for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game. The Heat won 55 games but lost to the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. In the shorter 1998–99 season, he averaged 17.4 points and 7.3 assists. Miami won their division again but lost to the Knicks in the playoffs.
Hardaway's scoring went down in the 1999–2000 season. Other players like Alonzo Mourning and Jamal Mashburn took on more of the scoring. Hardaway averaged 13.4 points and 7.4 assists. He also shot his best percentage from three-point range. Miami beat the Detroit Pistons in the playoffs but lost to the Knicks again.
That summer, Hardaway and Mourning won a gold medal for the U.S.A. team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Before the 2000–01 season, Mourning got sick and missed most of the season. Hardaway increased his scoring to 14.9 points per game. Miami won 50 games but lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Later NBA Teams (2001–2003)
After the 2000–01 season, Hardaway was traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He was mostly a reserve player, coming off the bench. He averaged almost ten points per game. During that season, he was traded again to the Denver Nuggets.
With the Nuggets, he started all 14 games he played. He then retired and became a basketball analyst for ESPN. On March 27, 2003, Hardaway signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers. He played his last NBA games with them.
Coaching Career
Detroit Pistons (2014–2018)
On August 7, 2014, Tim Hardaway became an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons. He coached there until 2018.
Achievements and Records
Hardaway was named the WAC Player of the Year in 1989. He reached 5,000 points and 2,500 assists faster than almost any other NBA player. Only Oscar Robertson did it quicker. Hardaway did it in 262 games.
He held the record for most assists in Miami Heat history for a long time. Dwyane Wade passed his total on January 16, 2010.
Hardaway shares the record for the second most steals in an NBA playoffs game, with 8 steals. He did this twice: in 1991 against the Los Angeles Lakers and in 1992 against the Seattle SuperSonics. In the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons, Hardaway became one of only a few NBA players to average 20 points and 10 assists in a season.
He holds the Miami Heat's all-time record for most 3-point shots made, with 806. His jersey number 10 was retired by the Miami Heat on October 28, 2009. On April 2, 2022, Hardaway was announced as one of the new members to be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
National Team Career
Hardaway was chosen to play for the "Dream Team II" in the 1994 FIBA World Championship. However, he could not play due to a knee injury.
He was also selected for the 1998 FIBA World Championship team. But due to an NBA lockout, the team was replaced by other players.
In 2000, he played in the Sydney Olympics. He helped the U.S. team win a gold medal.
In 2006, Hardaway was a player and head coach for the Florida Pit Bulls in the ABA. In September 2009, he played in the NBA Asia Challenge, which were exhibition games against teams from Korea and the Philippines.
Personal Life
Tim Hardaway and his wife Yolanda live in Michigan. They have a son, Tim Jr., and two daughters, Nia and Nina. Tim Jr. was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2013. He currently plays for the Denver Nuggets.
Tim Hardaway has worked to learn more about LGBT issues. In April 2013, when Jason Collins became the first openly gay male player in a major American team sport, Collins said Hardaway called him to show support. In July 2013, Hardaway was the first person to sign a petition to allow same-sex marriage in his home state of Florida.
Images for kids
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Tim Hardaway at a youth clinic in 2015.
See also
In Spanish: Tim Hardaway para niños
