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Najee Hardaway
24 Najee Hardaway
  • Height:
    6'2"
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Shaker Hts., Ohio
  • High School:
    Shaker Heights
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Africana Studies, Education
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    4.6
  • fg %
    62.3
  • 3pt %
    16.7
  • ft %
    64.3
  • reb/g
    2.6
  • a/g
    1.5
Bio

2019-20: Continued to earn expanded roles, and went on to start 12 games … Played in 27 games overall and averaged 4.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per night … Made first collegiate start at Ohio Wesleyan (Jan. 4) and finished with six points, three rebounds, and five assists … One of three sophomores who logged new career highs in scoring at Hiram (Jan. 25) … Scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting … Key in NCAC Tournament quarterfinal win over Allegheny (Feb. 25) with 12 points, four rebounds, and five assists off the bench … Went 6-for-7 from the floor against the Gators … Logged a career-high 10 rebounds against Wittenberg (Feb. 29) in the championship game of the NCAC Tournament, helping Wooster extend its Div. III record for consecutive NCAA Tourney berths to 18.

2018-19: Made the most of opportunities … Entered six games, secured four rebounds, and scored three points … Made collegiate debut versus DePauw (Jan. 5) and knocked down a 3-pointer … Worked way into the mix down the stretch, and earned a spot on the Scots’ NCAA Tournament roster … Played two minutes during the Scots’ first-round win over Baruch (March 1).

Prior to Wooster: Two-time honorable mention all-conference selection while prepping for Danny Young at Shaker Heights High School … Helped team to a district title as a senior.

Personal: Born April 3, 2000 … Son of Steve and Ayesha Hardaway … Mother is a Wooster alumna and was a cheerleader … Majoring in Africana studies and education.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 19 at Oberlin W, 57-53
Feb 22 DePauw L, 88-87
Feb 25 Allegheny W, 92-66
Feb 28 vs. Denison W, 74-62
Feb 29 at Wittenberg W, 87-63
Mar 6 Grove City L, 67-62
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 16
Games started 12 9
Minutes 408 248
Minutes per game 15.1 15.5
FG 48-77 28-47
FG Pct 62.3 59.6
3PT 2-12 1-8
3PT Pct 16.7 12.5
FT 27-42 14-23
FT Pct 64.3 60.9
Off rebounds 19 12
Def rebounds 52 29
Total rebounds 71 41
Rebounds per game 2.6 2.6
Personal fouls 57 38
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 41 27
Turnovers 27 17
Assist to turnover ratio 1.5 1.6
Steals 15 8
Blocks 5 4
Points 125 71
Points per game 4.6 4.4
Points per 40 min 12.3 11.5
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 12 Medaille W, 110-100 - 4 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 20 Hiram W, 98-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Wilmington W, 86-65 - 11 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 27 Mount Union L, 81-67 - 16 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 4 at Allegheny W, 62-61 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 7 Wabash W, 79-74 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 vs. St. John Fisher W, 81-80 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 vs. Brockport W, 94-90 - 10 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 28 Keene St. W, 93-76 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 29 Whitworth W, 87-82 - 23 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 9
Jan 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 65-60 1 18 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 8 at Kenyon W, 83-61 1 20 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 7
Jan 11 at DePauw W, 70-68 1 25 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 15 Oberlin W, 94-92 1 17 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 18 Wittenberg W, 98-86 1 19 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 5
Jan 22 at Denison L, 72-71 1 17 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 25 at Hiram W, 98-76 1 30 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 13
Jan 29 Allegheny L, 89-84 1 19 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 5
Feb 1 at Wabash L, 68-67 - 18 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 6
Feb 5 Kenyon W, 76-57 - 10 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Feb 8 Ohio Wesleyan W, 80-71 - 12 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 12 Denison W, 93-72 - 12 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 6
Feb 15 at Wittenberg L, 88-81 1 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Feb 19 at Oberlin W, 57-53 - 9 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 22 DePauw L, 88-87 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 Allegheny W, 92-66 - 20 6-7 85.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 12
Feb 28 vs. Denison W, 74-62 1 20 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 3
Feb 29 at Wittenberg W, 87-63 1 23 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 6 Grove City L, 67-62 1 29 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 16
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 12 Medaille W, 110-100 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 Hiram W, 98-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Wilmington W, 86-65 - 11 2 2 4 1 1 1 0
Nov 27 Mount Union L, 81-67 - 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 at Allegheny W, 62-61 - 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 7 Wabash W, 79-74 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 vs. St. John Fisher W, 81-80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 vs. Brockport W, 94-90 - 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Dec 28 Keene St. W, 93-76 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 29 Whitworth W, 87-82 - 23 1 3 4 1 2 3 0
Jan 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 65-60 1 18 2 1 3 4 2 0 0
Jan 8 at Kenyon W, 83-61 1 20 1 4 5 3 0 0 0
Jan 11 at DePauw W, 70-68 1 25 2 2 4 1 3 0 0
Jan 15 Oberlin W, 94-92 1 17 2 2 4 2 0 1 0
Jan 18 Wittenberg W, 98-86 1 19 0 6 6 4 2 4 0
Jan 22 at Denison L, 72-71 1 17 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
Jan 25 at Hiram W, 98-76 1 30 1 2 3 2 1 1 0
Jan 29 Allegheny L, 89-84 1 19 2 1 3 2 0 0 0
Feb 1 at Wabash L, 68-67 - 18 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Feb 5 Kenyon W, 76-57 - 10 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
Feb 8 Ohio Wesleyan W, 80-71 - 12 1 2 3 1 0 0 1
Feb 12 Denison W, 93-72 - 12 0 2 2 3 1 1 2
Feb 15 at Wittenberg L, 88-81 1 11 0 1 1 1 2 0 1
Feb 19 at Oberlin W, 57-53 - 9 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 22 DePauw L, 88-87 - 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 25 Allegheny W, 92-66 - 20 1 3 4 5 1 0 0
Feb 28 vs. Denison W, 74-62 1 20 1 5 6 3 0 1 0
Feb 29 at Wittenberg W, 87-63 1 23 2 8 10 2 2 0 0
Mar 6 Grove City L, 67-62 1 29 0 1 1 2 3 2 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 12 Medaille W, 110-100 - 0 0 -
Nov 20 Hiram W, 98-70 - - - -
Nov 23 Wilmington W, 86-65 - 1 - 1.0
Nov 27 Mount Union L, 81-67 - 1 - -
Dec 4 at Allegheny W, 62-61 - 2 - -
Dec 7 Wabash W, 79-74 - - - -
Dec 15 vs. St. John Fisher W, 81-80 - 0 0 -
Dec 16 vs. Brockport W, 94-90 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 28 Keene St. W, 93-76 - 0 0 -
Dec 29 Whitworth W, 87-82 - 3 0 0.5
Jan 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 65-60 1 5 1 2.0
Jan 8 at Kenyon W, 83-61 1 4 0 -
Jan 11 at DePauw W, 70-68 1 4 0 0.3
Jan 15 Oberlin W, 94-92 1 2 0 -
Jan 18 Wittenberg W, 98-86 1 3 - 2.0
Jan 22 at Denison L, 72-71 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 25 at Hiram W, 98-76 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 29 Allegheny L, 89-84 1 1 0 -
Feb 1 at Wabash L, 68-67 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 5 Kenyon W, 76-57 - 1 0 -
Feb 8 Ohio Wesleyan W, 80-71 - 2 0 -
Feb 12 Denison W, 93-72 - 1 0 3.0
Feb 15 at Wittenberg L, 88-81 1 5 1 0.5
Feb 19 at Oberlin W, 57-53 - 0 0 0.0
Feb 22 DePauw L, 88-87 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 25 Allegheny W, 92-66 - 3 0 5.0
Feb 28 vs. Denison W, 74-62 1 2 0 -
Feb 29 at Wittenberg W, 87-63 1 4 - 1.0
Mar 6 Grove City L, 67-62 1 4 0 0.7
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 6 2.5 0.2-0.2 0.2-0.2 0.0-0.0 0.5
2019-20 27 15.1 1.8-2.9 0.1-0.4 1.0-1.6 4.6
2020-21 7 25.0 3.9-8.0 1.1-2.9 3.0-4.1 11.9
2021-22 28 30.8 4.0-9.1 0.9-2.9 2.1-2.8 11.0
2022-23 27 31.5 4.3-9.7 1.0-3.5 2.7-3.5 12.3
Total 95 24.3 3.2-6.9 0.7-2.2 1.9-2.6 8.9

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 6 - 15 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
2019-20 27 12 408 48-77 62.3 2-12 16.7 27-42 64.3 125
2020-21 7 7 175 27-56 48.2 8-20 40.0 21-29 72.4 83
2021-22 28 28 861 111-256 43.4 26-81 32.1 60-77 77.9 308
2022-23 27 27 850 115-262 43.9 28-94 29.8 73-95 76.8 331
Total 95 74 2309 302-652 46.3 65-208 31.3 181-243 74.5 850

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 6 15 2.5 2.7-2.7 2.7-2.7 100.0 0.0-0.0 8.0
2019-20 27 408 15.1 4.7-7.5 0.2-1.2 16.7 2.6-4.1 12.3
2020-21 7 175 25.0 6.2-12.8 1.8-4.6 40.0 4.8-6.6 19.0
2021-22 28 861 30.8 5.2-11.9 1.2-3.8 32.1 2.8-3.6 14.3
2022-23 27 850 31.5 5.4-12.3 1.3-4.4 29.8 3.4-4.5 15.6
Total 95 2309 24.3 5.2-11.3 1.1-3.6 31.3 3.1-4.2 14.7

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 6 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
2019-20 27 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.2
2020-21 7 1.3 2.7 4.0 3.4 3.0 1.1 0.0
2021-22 28 1.0 3.1 4.1 2.7 2.6 1.1 0.2
2022-23 27 0.8 3.5 4.3 3.4 2.3 1.1 0.1
Total 95 0.8 2.7 3.5 2.4 1.9 0.9 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 6 - 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
2019-20 27 12 19 52 71 41 27 15 5
2020-21 7 7 9 19 28 24 21 8 0
2021-22 28 28 28 88 116 76 73 31 5
2022-23 27 27 21 94 115 91 63 31 4
Total 95 74 78 256 334 232 185 85 14

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 6 2.7 8.0 10.7 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0
2019-20 27 1.9 5.1 7.0 4.0 2.6 1.5 0.5
2020-21 7 2.1 4.3 6.4 5.5 4.8 1.8 0.0
2021-22 28 1.3 4.1 5.4 3.5 3.4 1.4 0.2
2022-23 27 1.0 4.4 5.4 4.3 3.0 1.5 0.2
Total 95 1.4 4.4 5.8 4.0 3.2 1.5 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 27 15.1 1.8-2.9 0.1-0.4 1.0-1.6 4.6
Conference 16 15.5 1.8-2.9 0.1-0.5 0.9-1.4 4.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 14 14.5 2.0-3.0 0.1-0.6 1.2-1.9 5.4
Away 10 17.5 1.8-3.1 0.0-0.3 0.9-1.3 4.5
Neutral 3 10.0 0.7-1.3 0.0-0.0 0.3-1.0 1.7
Result            
Wins 19 14.4 1.8-3.0 0.0-0.4 0.9-1.5 4.5
Losses 8 16.9 1.8-2.5 0.2-0.5 1.1-1.8 4.9
Month            
November 3 10.3 0.7-1.7 0.0-0.3 1.3-1.3 2.7
December 5 8.2 0.8-1.4 0.0-0.2 1.0-1.6 2.6
January 8 20.6 2.2-3.6 0.1-0.6 1.0-1.2 5.6
February 10 14.2 1.8-2.9 0.0-0.4 0.7-1.6 4.3
March 1 29.0 6.0-7.0 1.0-1.0 3.0-4.0 16.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 27 12 408 48-77 62.3 2-12 16.7 27-42 64.3 125
Conference 16 9 248 28-47 59.6 1-8 12.5 14-23 60.9 71
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 14 4 203 28-42 66.7 2-9 22.2 17-26 65.4 75
Away 10 7 175 18-31 58.1 0-3 0.0 9-13 69.2 45
Neutral 3 1 30 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 5
Result                    
Wins 19 7 273 34-57 59.6 0-8 0.0 18-28 64.3 86
Losses 8 5 135 14-20 70.0 2-4 50.0 9-14 64.3 39
Month                    
November 3 - 31 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
December 5 - 41 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 5-8 62.5 13
January 8 8 165 18-29 62.1 1-5 20.0 8-10 80.0 45
February 10 3 142 18-29 62.1 0-4 0.0 7-16 43.8 43
March 1 1 29 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 16

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 27 408 15.1 4.7-7.5 0.2-1.2 16.7 2.6-4.1 12.3
Conference 16 248 15.5 4.5-7.6 0.2-1.3 12.5 2.3-3.7 11.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 14 203 14.5 5.5-8.3 0.4-1.8 22.2 3.3-5.1 14.8
Away 10 175 17.5 4.1-7.1 0.0-0.7 0.0 2.1-3.0 10.3
Neutral 3 30 10.0 2.7-5.3 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-4.0 6.7
Result                
Wins 19 273 14.4 5.0-8.4 0.0-1.2 0.0 2.6-4.1 12.6
Losses 8 135 16.9 4.1-5.9 0.6-1.2 50.0 2.7-4.1 11.6
Month                
November 3 31 10.3 2.6-6.5 0.0-1.3 0.0 5.2-5.2 10.3
December 5 41 8.2 3.9-6.8 0.0-1.0 0.0 4.9-7.8 12.7
January 8 165 20.6 4.4-7.0 0.2-1.2 20.0 1.9-2.4 10.9
February 10 142 14.2 5.1-8.2 0.0-1.1 0.0 2.0-4.5 12.1
March 1 29 29.0 8.3-9.7 1.4-1.4 100.0 4.1-5.5 22.1

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 27 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.2
Conference 16 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.7 1.1 0.5 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 0.6 1.9 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.9 0.2
Away 10 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.6 1.5 0.1 0.1
Neutral 3 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
Result                
Wins 19 0.7 2.3 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.2
Losses 8 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.1
Month                
November 3 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0
December 5 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2
January 8 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.5 1.3 0.8 0.0
February 10 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.4
March 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 27 12 19 52 71 41 27 15 5
Conference 16 9 12 29 41 27 17 8 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 14 4 9 26 35 22 11 13 3
Away 10 7 9 21 30 16 15 1 1
Neutral 3 1 1 5 6 3 1 1 1
Result                  
Wins 19 7 14 44 58 30 15 13 4
Losses 8 5 5 8 13 11 12 2 1
Month                  
November 3 - 2 3 5 1 1 1 0
December 5 - 1 3 4 2 3 3 1
January 8 8 11 19 30 20 10 6 0
February 10 3 5 26 31 16 10 3 4
March 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 27 1.9 5.1 7.0 4.0 2.6 1.5 0.5
Conference 16 1.9 4.7 6.6 4.4 2.7 1.3 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 1.8 5.1 6.9 4.3 2.2 2.6 0.6
Away 10 2.1 4.8 6.9 3.7 3.4 0.2 0.2
Neutral 3 1.3 6.7 8.0 4.0 1.3 1.3 1.3
Result                
Wins 19 2.1 6.4 8.5 4.4 2.2 1.9 0.6
Losses 8 1.5 2.4 3.9 3.3 3.6 0.6 0.3
Month                
November 3 2.6 3.9 6.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0
December 5 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.0 2.9 2.9 1.0
January 8 2.7 4.6 7.3 4.8 2.4 1.5 0.0
February 10 1.4 7.3 8.7 4.5 2.8 0.8 1.1
March 1 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.8 4.1 2.8 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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