Justin Hare

6-2, 195, Senior, Guard
Cleveland, Tenn. (Bradley Central HS)

One of the most experienced and accomplished players in the Atlantic Sun Conference and at the mid-major level ... Preseason All-Atlantic Sun First Team as voted upon by coaches ... Also Preseason All-Atlantic Sun by Lindy’s, Athlon and CollegeHoopsNet.com

2006-07: Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP ... First Team All-Atlantic Sun ... Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (1/1/07) ... Atlantic Sun Conference MVP, CollegeInsider.com ... Saint Mary’s (CA) All-Tournament Team ... Preseason First Team All-Atlantic Sun ... Second Team Academic All-American ... Academic All-District ... Academic All-Conference ... Led team and was eighth in Atlantic Sun in scoring at 14.3 ppg ... Recorded 26 double figure scoring games and led Belmont in scoring a team-high 16 times ... Seven 20+ point scoring games ... 10 points in NCAA Tournament game vs. Georgetown (3/15/07) ... 17 points and five rebounds in Atlantic Sun Championship at ETSU (3/3/07) ... 17 points at North Florida (2/24/07) ... 16 points and nine rebounds vs. Gardner-Webb (2/15/07) ... 16 points, including 10-for-10 from the free throw line at Mercer (2/3/07) ... 20 points on seven field goal attempts vs. Kennesaw State (1/27/07) ... 20 points vs. ETSU (1/25/07) ... Season-high 23 points, including five three-pointers and six assists vs. Stetson (1/9/07) ... Eclipsed 1,000 career points at Saint Mary’s (CA) (12/29/06) ... 22 points, including game-winning shot with 1.1 seconds left vs. Rice (12/28/06) ... 20 points on seven field goal attempts at UALR (12/13/06) ... 19 points vs. IUPUI (12/4/06) ... Season-high 23 points on 7-for-10 shooting at IUPUI (11/18/06) ... 20 points in season opener vs. UNC-Wilmington (11/13/06).

2005-06: Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP … Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team … Academic All-District … Academic All-Conference … Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (11/21/05) ... midmajority.com Baller of the Day (1/27/06) ... Chevrolet Player of the Game (3/16/06) … Started 29 of 31 games … Led Belmont and tied for ninth in the Atlantic Sun in scoring at 15.6 ppg … Recorded 25 double figure scoring games and led Belmont in scoring a team-high 13 times … Eclipsed 20 points six times … Ranked second in the team in assists with 90 … Also second on the Bruins and among the league leaders in field goals (164) and three-point field goals (53) … Third on team in rebounds (124) and steals (34) … One of the most consistent offensive players in the conference … Elevates level of play during late-game pressure situations … Led team in scoring in NCAA Tournament game vs. UCLA (3/16/06) … Scored career-high 32 points in Atlantic Sun Championship win over rival Lipscomb (3/4/06) … Had game-high 24 points in Atlantic Sun Quarterfinal win over Campbell (3/2/06) … Recorded second career double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds in Senior Day victory over ETSU (2/26/06) … Overcame bloody nose to score game-high 24 points in televised victory over Florida Atlantic (1/27/06) … Registered first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds at Lipscomb (1/20/06) ... Scored game-high 22 points in 27 minutes in victory at Jacksonville (1/9/06) … Scored 18 points and grabbed career-high seven rebounds at Wright State (12/17/05) … Hit dramatic three-pointer to force overtime in win at ETSU (12/01/05) … Scored then career-high 30 points on 9-for-10 shooting in opening win over Wright State (11/19/05).

2004-05: Made appearances in 30 games … Averaged 10.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game … Tabbed Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year … Three-time A-Sun Player of the Week (12/13/04, 12/27/04, 2/7/05) … Second on Bruin squad in scoring … Hit game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds left to lift Belmont over Mercer 65-63 (2/13/05) … Mr. Clutch; made shot that either won game or forced overtime six times … Made collegiate debut against St. Mary's on November 11, adding six points, a season-high three steals, and a team-high five rebounds … Netted a career-high 23 points at Florida Atlantic on January 31 … Played a career-high 33 minutes versus Gardner-Webb on February 17 … Grabbed a season-high eight assists against Navy on December 6 … Pulled down six rebounds on three occasions … Drained three of four attempts from behind the arc and shot 77.8 percent from the floor for 20 points at Tennessee on December 20 … Led Bruins in scoring six times.

Prior to Belmont: Earned All-State honors for the second straight year after leading Bradley Central High School to the Tennessee Class AAA State Semifinals and a 31-4 record … Marked Bradley Central's third straight appearance at the State Tournament with their best showing coming in 2003, falling in the finals … Finished second in scoring all-time at Bradley Central, pouring in over 1900 career points … Served as team captain each of the last two seasons … Averaged 21.0 points per game while chipping in over six rebounds and four assists per contest while shooting over .400 from the three-point line as a senior … Nearly matched that production as a junior, scoring 20.0 points per game … Named Chattanooga Area Player of the Year each of the last two seasons … Prepped for coach Kent Smith at Bradley Central.

Personal: Majoring in Exercise Science and Health Promotion … Plans to attend medical school upon graduation ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Has two siblings, Jessica and Josh … His brother Josh was a member of the Samford University basketball team … Son of Lidelle and Jolene Hare … Father played basketball at Berry College … Born Justin Brett Hare on March 21, 1985 in Rome, Ga … Favorite basketball players are Larry Bird and Steve Nash.

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