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Tavaras Hardy is an American college basketball coach, and current head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team.[1][2]

Tavaras Hardy

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Loyola (MD)
Conference	Patriot
Record	46–65 (.414)
Biographical details
Born	(1980-02-09) February 9, 1980 (age 42) Joliet, Illinois
Playing career
1998–2002	Northwestern
2002–2003	Namika Lahti
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2013	Northwestern (assistant)
2013–2016	Georgetown (assistant)
2016–2018	Georgia Tech (assistant)
2018–present	Loyola (MD)
Head coaching record
Overall	46–65 (.414)

Playing career

Hardy was a two-time All-Big Ten selection while playing at Northwestern from 1998 to 2002 and ranks in the top 10 in blocks, games played, and games started for the Wildcats.[3][1]

After graduation, Hardy played one season of professional basketball for Namika Lahti in Finland before returning to the United States to work in wealth management at JPMorgan Chase.[4]

Coaching career

In 2007, Hardy returned to his alma mater to become an assistant coach under Bill Carmody, where he rose to the position of associate head coach in 2011.[5] After Carmody was fired by Northwestern, Hardy remained on staff under Chris Collins for one season before moving on to Georgetown to work as an assistant under John Thompson III in 2013.[6][4]

After three seasons with the Hoyas, Hardy joined Georgia Tech as an assistant coach under Josh Pastner.[7] After two seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Hardy was named the 21st head men's basketball coach at Loyola (MD), succeeding G. G. Smith on March 28, 2018.[1] His third campaign at Loyola ended with the Greyhounds advancing to its first Patriot League Championship Game in an 85–72 loss at Colgate on March 14, 2021 despite entering the tournament as the No. 9 seed.[8][9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Loyola Greyhounds (Patriot League) (2018–present)
2018–19	Loyola	11–21	7–11	9th
2019–20	Loyola	15–17	7–11	9th
2020–21	Loyola	6–11	4–10	9th
2021–22	Loyola	14–16	8–10	6th
Loyola:		46–65 (.414)	26–42 (.382)
Total:		46–65 (.414)

References

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