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Josh Hart is a professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft as the 30th overall pick by the Utah Jazz before being traded on draft night to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Hart played college basketball for Villanova. As a sophomore, Hart was named the Big East tournament most outstanding player. He was named a third-team All-American as a junior, when he helped lead the Wildcats to a national championship in 2016. As a senior in 2017, he was a consensus first-team All-American. He played two seasons for the Lakers before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019 in a package for Anthony Davis. Hart played three seasons with the Pelicans and was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2022. He was traded to the New York Knicks in 2023.
Coming into his senior season, Hart’s Wildcats were projected to win the Big East by the coaches and he was named Preseason Player of the Year. He was named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team on November 2, 2016.
In November Hart scored a then-career high 30 points vs Wake Forest in a 96–77 win at the Charleston Classic. On December 10th, Hart scored a career-high 37 points along with 11 rebounds and four assists in a 74–66 win over Notre Dame to push No. 1 Villanova to a 10–0 record.
On March 11th, 2017, in the regular season finale versus the Creighton Bluejays Hart scored 29 points in a 74–60 win. Unlike the previous season, Hart’s Villanova career would end in disappointment, when Bronson Koenig outgunned Hart and the other Wildcats while leading the Wisconsin Badgers to a 65–62 victory in the 2nd round in the Tournament. On January 19th, 2022, Hart’s number 3 jersey was retired by the Wildcats.
The featured 8 x 10 Photo has been signed in silver by Villanova Wildcats Legend Josh Hart. The Photo includes an official James Spence Authentication (JSA) hologram and matching COA for authenticity purposes. The signing of this item was witnessed by JSA.
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