{{short description|American basketball player (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Dwight Hardy | image = Dwight Hardy Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball vs Galatasaray Men's Basketball TSL 20180304 (2).jpg | position = Shooting guard | caption = Hardy with Galatasaray in 2018 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 195.8 | team = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|02}} | birth_place = Bronx, New York, U.S. | nationality = American / Congolese | high_school = John F. Kennedy<br />(Bronx, New York) | college = *Indian Hills CC (2007–2009) *St. John's (2009–2011) | draft_year = 2011 | career_start = 2011 | career_end = 2021 | years1 = 2011–2012 | team1 = Pistoia | years2 = 2012–2013 | team2 = Sidigas Avellino | years3 = 2013 | team3 = Sigma Barcellona | years4 = 2013–2014 | team4 = Virtus Bologna | years5 = 2014–2017 | team5 = Trabzonspor | years6 = 2017–2018 | team6 = Galatasaray | years7 = 2018–2019 | team7 = Limoges CSP | years8 = 2019–2020 | team8 = Bahçeşehir Koleji | years18 = 2020–2021 | team18 = OGM Ormanspor | highlights = * Turkish League All-Star (2016) * Italian Second Division MVP (2012) * Italian Second Division Top Scorer (2012) * First-team All-Big East (2011) * Big East Most Improved Player (2011) }}
'''Dwight Junior Hardy''' (born December 2, 1986)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Dwight-Hardy/International/6469|title = Dwight Hardy International Stats, St. John\'s, News, Rumors, NCAA stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2015.roundID_10369.teamID_97817.playerID_95896.html| title = FIBA Basketball Archive {{!}} FIBA.com}} </ref> is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for OGM Ormanspor of the Basketball Super League.
He also holds a Congolese passport.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/st-johns-red-storm-mens-basketball/2012/12/5/3732692/dwight-hardy-italy-visa-congo-sidigas-avellino|title=Hardy finally gets visa, joins Italian team|work=Rumble In The Garden|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629211620/https://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/st-johns-red-storm-mens-basketball/2012/12/5/3732692/dwight-hardy-italy-visa-congo-sidigas-avellino|archive-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref>
==College career== St. John's head coach Steve Lavin praised Hardy, calling him one of the best shooters he has ever coached.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/new-york/ncb/columns/story?columnist=darcy_kieran&id=5781338 High expectations surround Red Storm]</ref> In March 2011, Hardy was one of the 20 finalists selected for the coveted Wooden Award.<ref>[http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031411aae.html Dwight Hardy Named Finalist For 2011 Wooden Award]</ref>
==Professional career== After a successful first season in Italy, averaging 22 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists per game for Pistoia Basket, and receiving Italian 2nd Division MVP honors, Hardy signed with Sidigas Avellino in the Italian 1st Division.<ref>[http://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/st-johns-red-storm-mens-basketball/2012/12/5/3732692/dwight-hardy-italy-visa-congo-sidigas-avellino Dwight Hardy receives visa, joins Sidigas Avellino in Italy]</ref> In January 2013, he parted ways with them.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dwight Hardy on his way to leave Avellino|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/49827/dwight-hardy-on-his-way-to-leave-avellino.html|accessdate=July 22, 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net|date=January 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305185441/http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/49827/dwight-hardy-on-his-way-to-leave-avellino.html|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> In March 2013, he signed with the Italian 2nd Division club Sigma Barcellona for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sigma Barcellona signs Dwight Hardy|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/legadue/52239/sigma-barcellona-signs-dwight-hardy.html|accessdate=July 22, 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net|date=March 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132339/http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/legadue/52239/sigma-barcellona-signs-dwight-hardy.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
On June 22, 2013, Hardy signed with the Italian 1st Division club Virtus Bologna.<ref>{{cite web|title=Virtus Bologna officially signs Dwight Hardy|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/60012/virtus-bologna-officially-signs-dwight-hardy.html|publisher=Sportando.net|accessdate=July 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181643/http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/60012/virtus-bologna-officially-signs-dwight-hardy.html|archive-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref> In June 2014, he signed with Trabzonspor Basketball of the Turkish League for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dwight Hardy added by Trabzonspor|url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/dwight-hardy-added-by-trabzonspor/|accessdate=June 22, 2014|work=court-side.com|date=June 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181553/http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/dwight-hardy-added-by-trabzonspor/|archive-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref>
On July 16, 2020, he has signed with OGM Ormanspor of the Basketball Super League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=88566|title=Hardy'nin BSL'deki yeni takımı: Ormanspor|last=|first=|date=July 16, 2020|website=|publisher=Basketfaul|language=Turkish|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724012920/https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=88566|archive-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=HAR-DWI-86 Italian League profile] {{in lang|it}} * [http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hardy_dwight00.html St. John's Red Storm bio] * {{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09redstorm.html |title=From the Bronx to St. John's, With a Few Stops |newspaper=New York Times |date=March 8, 2011 |first=Mark |last=Viera }} *[https://www.tblstat.net/player/2589 TBLStat.net profile] *{{Sports links}}
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