{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Will Hatcher | image = | image_size = | caption = Hatcher with PAOK in January 2016. | position = Point guard / shooting guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 188 | league = | team = retired | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|8|8}} | birth_place = Flint, Michigan, U.S. | high_school = Carman-Ainsworth<br />(Flint, Michigan) | college = Miami (Ohio) (2002–2006) | draft_year = 2006 | career_start = 2006 | career_end = 2021 | years1 = 2006–2007 | team1 = Dragons Rhöndorf | years2 = 2007–2008 | team2 = CSU Atlassib Sibiu | years3 = 2008–2011 | team3 = BK Děčín | years4 = 2011–2012 | team4 = Keravnos | years5 = 2012 | team5 = Hapoel Gilboa Galil | years6 = 2012–2013 | team6 = PAOK Thessaloniki | years7 = 2013–2014 | team7 = STB Le Havre | years8 = 2014–2015 | team8 = Spirou Charleroi | years9 = 2015–2016 | team9 = PAOK Thessaloniki | years10 = 2016–2017 | team10 = Partizan | years11 = 2017–2018 | team11 = Dinamo Sassari | years12 = 2018–2019 | team12 = PAOK Thessaloniki | years13 = 2019–2020 | team13 = Peristeri | years14 = 2020–2021 | team14 = Iraklis Thessaloniki | highlights = * BCL Star Lineup Second Best Team (2017) * Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2019) * Romanian League All-Star (2008) * Cypriot Cup winner (2012) * First-team All-MAC (2006) | medaltemplates = }} '''William Da Corean Hatcher''' (born August 8, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He played as a 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall point guard–shooting guard.
==High school career== Hatcher played high school basketball at Carman-Ainsworth High School in Flint, Michigan. In his senior year of high school, he was an All-State Honorable Mention selection. He was also twice an All-First Team Conference selection and team captain.
==College career== After high school, Hatcher played college basketball at Miami University with the Miami RedHawks, from 2002 to 2006. In his senior season (2005–06) at Miami, Ohio, Hatcher was selected to the All-MAC Conference First team. He was also named the MAC's Eastern Division player of the week twice, and was also voted as the MAC's "Best All-Around Guard".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hatcher_william00.html |title=25 William Hatcher. |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-date=2017-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702022626/http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hatcher_william00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Professional career== Hatcher's professional career began in 2006. He signed his first contract to play in Germany, with the German club Dragons Rhöndorf of the German 2nd Division. After that, Hatcher played in Romania, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Israel, Greece, France,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/basketball/pro-a/2013-2014/nanterre-refait-le-coup-a-strasbourg-78-74_sto3952412/story.shtml|title=Nanterre refait le coup à Strasbourg (78-74).|date=5 October 2013|work=Eurosport}}</ref> Belgium, and Serbia.
On October 8, 2015, he signed a contract with his former team PAOK.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151012070422/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6e8lj4s7943ujxi3/paok-bring-hatcher-back-for-a-second-stint PAOK bring Hatcher back for a second stint.]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paokbc.gr/en/news/news/4503|title=PAOK brings back William Hatcher - News -PAOK BC Official Web Site.|publisher=}}</ref> On August 1, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team Partizan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vil Hačer je peto pojačanje crno-belih ovog leta|url=http://kkpartizan.rs/sr/vest/1890/vil-hacer-je-peto-pojacanje-crno-belih-ovog-leta|accessdate=7 October 2016|work=kkpartizan.rs|date=1 August 2016|language=Serbian}}</ref>
On June 11, 2017, Hatcher signed with Italian club Dinamo Sassari.<ref>{{cite news|title=IN CABINA DI REGIA ARRIVA WILLIAM HATCHER|url=http://www.dinamobasket.com/it/blog/cabina-di-regia-arriva-william-hatcher|accessdate=June 11, 2017|work=dinamobasket.com|date=June 11, 2017|language=Italian|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801170539/http://www.dinamobasket.com/it/blog/cabina-di-regia-arriva-william-hatcher|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On August 6, 2018, Hatcher returned to the Greek team PAOK Thessaloniki for a third stint.<ref>{{cite web |title=William Hatcher signs with PAOK Thessaloniki |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/greece/284819/william-hatcher-signs-with-paok-thessaloniki.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 6, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The following season, he moved to Peristeri.
On November 27, 2020 he joined Iraklis of the Greek Basket League.<ref>{{cite web |title= Iraklis land Wiliam Hatcher |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/655372/Iraklis-land-Wiliam-Hatcher |website=Eurobasket.com |accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Hatcher's cousin, Charlie Bell,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hatcher_william00.html |title=25 William Hatcher. |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-date=2017-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702022626/http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hatcher_william00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> also played college basketball at Michigan State, with the Michigan State Spartans, and he also played in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Golden State Warriors.
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==External links== * [http://www.williamhatcher25.com/ Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115144654/http://www.williamhatcher25.com/ |date=2020-01-15 }} * [http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hatcher_william00.html Will Hatcher] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702022626/http://www.miamiredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hatcher_william00.html |date=2017-07-02 }} Miami RedHawks profile * [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/William-Hatcher-28029/stats/ Will Hatcher] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818192543/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/William-Hatcher-28029/stats/ |date=2017-08-18 }} at draftexpress.com * [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Wiliam_Hatcher/52520 Will Hatcher] at eurobasket.com * [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?pcode=005958 Will Hatcher] at eurocupbasketball.com * [http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idteam=0000000C&idplayer=000006FC&mode=1&idchampionship=38100B0B Will Hatcher] at esake.gr {{in lang|el}} * [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/William-Hatcher/Summary/11567 Will Hatcher] at realgm.com
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