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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Tim Hardaway
Career at a glance
Tim Hardaway played 13 NBA regular seasons between 1989 and 2003, appearing in 867 games and averaging 17.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game. He played for 5 teams: Golden State (6 seasons between 1989 and 1996, 422 games), Miami (1995–01, 367 games), Dallas (2001–02, 54 games), Denver (2001–02, 14 games), Indiana (2002–03, 10 games). His best scoring season was 1991–92 with Golden State: 23.4 points per game over 81 games.
In the playoffs he appeared in 9 postseason runs (56 games, 16.8 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 15,400 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total). Among the 404 players with at least 200 NBA games profiled on whynba, Hardaway ranks No. 10 in assists per game.
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Tim Hardaway
Timothy Duane Hardaway Sr. (born September 1, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. Hardaway played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers. He was a five-time NBA All-Star and a five-time All-NBA Team member. Hardaway won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was known for his crossover dribble which was dubbed the "UTEPtwo-step" by television analysts. In 2022 Hardaway was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
He is the father of NBA player Tim Hardaway Jr.
- Born
- September 1, 1966 (age 60) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Listed weight
- 195 lb (88 kg)
- Position
- Point guard
- High school
- Carver (Chicago, Illinois)
- College
- UTEP (1985–1989)
- NBA draft
- 1989: 1st round, 14th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1989–2003
Career highlights and awards
- 5× NBA All-Star (1991–1993, 1997, 1998)
- All-NBA First Team (1997)
- 3× All-NBA Second Team (1992, 1998, 1999)
- All-NBA Third Team (1993)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990)
- No. 10 retired by Miami Heat
- ABA All Star-Game (2006)
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1989)
- WAC Player of the Year (1989)
- WAC Tournament MVP (1989)
- First-team All-WAC (1989)
- Second-team All-WAC (1988)
- No. 10 retired by UTEP Miners
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Golden State | 79 | 78 | 33.7 | .471 | .274 | .764 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 2.1 | .2 | 14.7 |
| 1990–91 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 39.2 | .476 | .385 | .803 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 2.6 | .1 | 22.9 |
| 1991–92 | Golden State | 81 | 81 | 41.1 | .461 | .338 | .766 | 3.8 | 10.0 | 2.0 | .2 | 23.4 |
| 1992–93 | Golden State | 66 | 66 | 39.5 | .447 | .330 | .744 | 4.0 | 10.6 | 1.8 | .2 | 21.5 |
| 1994–95 | Golden State | 62 | 62 | 37.4 | .427 | .378 | .760 | 3.1 | 9.3 | 1.4 | .2 | 20.1 |
| 1995–96 | Golden State | 52 | 18 | 28.6 | .421 | .366 | .769 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 1.4 | .2 | 14.1 |
| 1995–96 | Miami | 28 | 28 | 37.4 | .425 | .361 | .821 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 1.0 | .2 | 17.2 |
| 1996–97 | Miami | 81 | 81 | 38.7 | .415 | .344 | .799 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 1.9 | .1 | 20.3 |
| 1997–98 | Miami | 81 | 81 | 37.4 | .431 | .351 | .781 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 1.7 | .2 | 18.9 |
| 1998–99 | Miami | 48 | 48 | 36.9 | .400 | .360 | .812 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 17.4 |
| 1999–00 | Miami | 52 | 52 | 32.2 | .386 | .367 | .827 | 2.9 | 7.4 | .9 | .1 | 13.4 |
| 2000–01 | Miami | 77 | 77 | 33.9 | .392 | .366 | .801 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 14.9 |
| 2001–02 | Dallas | 54 | 2 | 23.6 | .362 | .341 | .833 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .4 | .1 | 9.6 |
| 2001–02 | Denver | 14 | 14 | 23.2 | .373 | .373 | .632 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.6 |
| 2002–03 | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 12.7 | .367 | .355 | .500 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .9 | .0 | 4.9 |
| Career | 867 | 770 | 35.3 | .431 | .355 | .782 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 1.6 | .1 | 17.7 | |
| All-Star | 5 | 0 | 16.8 | .386 | .381 | .786 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Golden State | 9 | 9 | 44.0 | .486 | .354 | .789 | 3.7 | 11.2 | 3.1 | .8 | 25.2 |
| 1992 | Golden State | 4 | 4 | 44.0 | .400 | .345 | .649 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 3.3 | .0 | 24.5 |
| 1996 | Miami | 3 | 3 | 36.7 | .465 | .364 | .714 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 17.7 |
| 1997 | Miami | 17 | 17 | 41.2 | .359 | .313 | .795 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 1.6 | .1 | 18.7 |
| 1998 | Miami | 5 | 5 | 44.4 | .447 | .436 | .784 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 1.2 | .0 | 26.0 |
| 1999 | Miami | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | .268 | .200 | .625 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.0 |
| 2000 | Miami | 7 | 7 | 26.0 | .294 | .206 | .700 | 2.1 | 4.7 | .7 | .0 | 7.7 |
| 2001 | Miami | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | .222 | .333 | .000 | 1.0 | 4.5 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| 2003 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 11.8 | .333 | .300 | .000 | .5 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 56 | 52 | 36.6 | .393 | .320 | .751 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 1.6 | .2 | 16.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | UTEP | 28 | – | 15.5 | .521 | – | .651 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .9 | .1 | 4.1 |
| 1986–87 | UTEP | 31 | 30 | 29.7 | .490 | .250 | .663 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | .2 | 10.0 |
| 1987–88 | UTEP | 32 | 29 | 32.4 | .449 | .340 | .754 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 2.4 | .3 | 13.6 |
| 1988–89 | UTEP | 33 | 33 | 35.8 | .501 | .366 | .741 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | .2 | 22.0 |
| Career | 124 | 92 | 28.8 | .484 | .352 | .718 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 | .2 | 12.8 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Position
- Point guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1989
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 14
Height, Weight, Position, Country, Draft year, Draft pick: blank in the NBA.com profile, filled from the Wikipedia infobox credited in the About section above.
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