Jason Hart Signed by Spurs
October 31, 2003 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C., October 31, 2003 â The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have signed free agent guard Jason Hart, increasing the number of former National Basketball Development League players on NBA rosters to 11.
Hart, who spent the 2003-04 preseason with the Seattle Sonics, played for the Spurs during the 2001-02 season. Hart averaged 2.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 10 games with San Antonio that year. He was also a member of the NBDL Asheville Altitude during that season, averaging 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 25.3 minutes over 12 games. Hart spent the 2002-03 season with Makedonikos of Greece, averaging 15.0 points and a team high 4.4 assists while leading the team to the Greek League Final Four. The Milwaukee Bucks selected Hart (49th overall) in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft. He spent the entire 2000-01 season with the Bucks, but only saw action in one game.
Hart will be in uniform on Saturday, when the Spurs host the New York Knicks at the SBC Center at 7:30 p.m. He is the second former D-Leaguer on the Spurs roster. Former Fayetteville Patriot guard Devin Brown is currently on the Spurs injured list.
The NBDL, the NBA's minor league, includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), North Charleston Lowgators (S.C.), Huntsville Flight (Ala.), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Columbus Riverdragons (Ga.) and Asheville Altitude (N.C.).
The league offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Eighteen (18) players have been called up the NBA on 22 separate occasions. Four former NBDL coaches and six referees have also been called up to the NBA since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The NBDL is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
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