Jarrett Albert Hart (born 4 November 1980 in

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) is a British professional

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. He is a 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in) tall

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. He is currently playing with Keravnos Strovolos in

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. Although born in

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he was raised in

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where he was a teammate of current

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guard Joe Johnson at Little Rock Central High School.

College career

Hart graduated from

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in 2004 after using his last two years of collegiate eligibility at the school. He played in 53 games over two seasons with the team, and averaged 10.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists as an integral part of the Wildcat rotation as a senior.

Professional career

Hart began his career in 2004. He briefly played in

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before signing with Maccabi Givat Shmuel of the

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. After that, he spent time in Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, and Greece before spending the 2007–08 and 2008-09 seasons with Keravnos Strovolos of

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. He helped the team to the 2007-08 Cypriot Championship and a berth in the 2008-09 EuroChallenge. In the 2008-09 season, he was named to the All-League first team and led the team back to the championship series of the Cypriot League, although they came up short, losing 3-1 to

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British national team

Hart is also a member of the

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. He first played with the team at

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and was the team leader in points, rebounds, and assists in a first-round near upset of

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.Great Britain v. Spain boxscore
at eurobasket2009.org

References

1980 births Living people British men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players AEK B.C. players Maccabi Givat Shmuel players Guards (basketball) 21st-century British sportsmen {{UK-basketball-bio-stub