Jason Keema Hart (born April 29, 1978) is an American

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coach and former professional player who is currently an assistant coach for the

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College career

From 1996 to 2000, he attended

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, where he became the first freshman in the

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's history to lead it in minutes played. Later on, he earned other accolades as an

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player, such as becoming his college's all-time leader in steals and second place among assist leaders. As a senior, Hart made the Big East's All-First Team. He was also selected to the Syracuse All-Century Basketball team.

NBA career

Hart began his career with the

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in the 2000–01 season, but he only saw action in one game, scoring two points. Starting the 2001–02 season in the newly created NBDL with the Asheville Altitude, he was called in December by the

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, appearing in 10 games. He played in the Greek A1 League with

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in 2002–03, returning to the Spurs for the 2003–04 season, where he played in 53 games, averaging 3.3 points. Hart was signed by the Bobcats as a free agent before the 2004–05 season, and made the first steal in Bobcats history in their first game. Previously, in a 126-125 losing effort in their first preseason game, Hart made a three-point shot as time expired to send the game against the

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into a second overtime period en route to 19 points. In the 2004–05 season, Hart set career highs in many categories including: points per game (9.5), assists per game (5.0), and rebounds per game (2.7). He finished third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio, with 3.6 assists for every turnover. After the season, Hart was traded to the

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. On March 2, 2007, Hart was waived by the Kings. He was signed a few days later by the

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. On July 13, 2007, Hart signed with the

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. Originally serving as the backup to

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, an injury forced him to sit for 8 games. Ronnie Price's solid play during that time nearly removed him from the rotation. On July 23, 2008, Hart was traded back to the Clippers in exchange for

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. On February 27, 2009, Hart was waived by the Clippers. On March 3, 2009, Hart was signed by the Nuggets for the remainder of the season. On September 28, 2009, Hart signed with the

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on December 29, 2009, for

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and cash. The Suns immediately waived him. On February 5, 2010, Hart signed a ten-day contract with the

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. Hart's final NBA game was on February 10, 2010, in a 93–85 win over the Boston Celtics. In his final game, Hart recorded two assists and one rebound.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Hart coached AAU basketball in Los Angeles and served as head coach at Taft High School in LA. On May 12, 2012, Hart was hired as an assistant coach at Pepperdine, under head coach Marty Wilson. In 2013, he joined

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's staff at the

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. In 2021, he was named the head coach of the

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, a developmental team for players coming out of high school that played against other teams in the

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. In March of 2024, NBA G League President

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announced that the G League Ignite program would be shut down after the season citing "the changing basketball landscape, including the NCAA's Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy and the advent of collectives and the transfer portal" as the main factors. With the program ending, Hart was out of a job. However, on April 22, he was hired as an assistant coach under

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at the

Personal

Jason Hart was born in

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. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Brandi Hart. They have two sons - Jason Jr. and Justin. Hart's cousin is 2011–12

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NBA career statistics

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Playoffs

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References

External links

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NBA.com Profile - Jason Hart

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Coaching career

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NBA career statistics

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Playoffs

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