Josh posterino basketball professional#

'I might not hit the winning three but I'm going to be the one that goes and gets a rebound when we need it and goes on the floor for a loose ball, anything to win.' He got to know future Villanova teammate Kris Jenkins while playing AAU basketball in the Washington area. 'It's about doing the things that the coaches want me to do,' he said after committing. After considering Rutgers and Penn State, Hart signed a letter of intent with Villanova in November 2012. He was a first-team All-Met selection by The Washington Post and 's 82nd-ranked prospect in the class of 2013. As a senior, Hart averaged 24.3 points, 13.4 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game in leading the team to a 22–9 record. However, he was nearly kicked out of school due to poor grades until several students and parents petitioned the school to give him a second chance. He briefly attended Wheaton before transferring to Sidwell Friends School, where as a junior he averaged 20.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. While he excelled in basketball from a young age, Hart didn't get any interest from private schools and enrolled at Wheaton High School. Growing up, Hart gravitated toward basketball and earned a reputation as a high-energy player. He is also the great-nephew of the baseball catcher Elston Howard. He has two siblings, Moses Joseph Hart and Aimee Hart. Hart was born on March 6, 1995, in Silver Spring, Maryland, to Moses and Pat Hart.

3.3 Portland Trail Blazers (2022–present).

He played two seasons for the Lakers before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019 in a package for Anthony Davis. As a senior in 2017, he was a consensus first-team All-American. 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 sophomore, Hart was named the Big East Tournament most outstanding player. Hart played college basketball for Villanova. He was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz with the 30th overall pick before being traded on draft night to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Josh posterino basketball professional#

Josh Hart (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2017).Consensus first-team All-American ( 2017).