Tim Hardaway Jr.

Scout.com rated him as the 36th-best shooting guard in his class.

He was not top-ranked by Rivals.com.

Hardaway has played summer Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for both the South Florida Heat and Chicago's Mac Irvin Fire, where he teamed with 7 ft Meyers Leonard and McDonald's All-American Jereme Richmond.

Timothy Duane Hardaway Jr. (born March 16, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He was a first team All-City selection in 2009 and 2010 after being a third team selection in 2008.

During his 2009–10 senior season, he averaged 31.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

In the Florida state championships against Pine Crest School, he posted 42 points against Brandon Knight who had 36.

As a freshman during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, he earned four Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week awards, including three in the final four weeks during which he averaged over 20 points a game to help the 2010–11 team to climb up to fourth in the 2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season standings.

He was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection and a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman team selection following the season.

He established the Michigan freshman record for single-season three-point shots made.

ESPN rated him as the 93rd-best player and 28th-best shooting guard in the class of 2010.

Hardaway joined the team that had just lost Manny Harris who had declared for the 2010 NBA draft, and he began his season in the starting lineup for the 2010–11 Wolverines on November 13 against.

Although Hardaway led the team in scoring in his first career game and the season opener with 19 points, he was soon in a shooting slump that saw him shoot 4-for-30 on his field goals in late November games against Syracuse and UTEP.

These games marked the beginning of a slump during which he went 13 consecutive games without achieving a 50% field goal accuracy and 19 games without exceeding that number.

Hardaway earned four Big Ten Freshman of the week awards.

On December 27, the Big Ten Conference named Hardaway co-freshman of the week along with Jared Sullinger.

On December 23, 2010, against, the team tied its December 13, 2008, single-game school record of 16 three-point field goals made, and Hardaway was one of three Wolverines to make 4 three-point shots.

It was Hardaway's first 20-point game.

On February 14, Hardaway earned his second Big Ten Conference Freshman of the week recognition for his first career double-double on February 9 against Northwestern (17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds) and a career-high 26 points on February 12 against Indiana.

The following week, Hardaway earned a third Big Ten Conference Freshman of the week award as he became the first Michigan freshman to score 30 points in a game in eight years.

His thirty points came in a 75–72 February 19 overtime victory over Iowa.

He had also scored 10 points and added 5 assists in a 54–52 loss to Illinois.

He was a 2011 Collegeinsider.com Freshmen All-America selection and participated as a member of Team USA in the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

As a sophomore for the 2011–12 team, he earned the 2011–12 All-Big Ten 3rd team recognition.

He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and declared for the NBA draft after his junior season for the national runner-up 2012–13 team.

He earned 2012–13 All-Big Ten (1st team: coaches and 2nd team: media) recognition.

Hardaway is the son of Yolanda and former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway.

He was born in Alameda, California, while his father was a member of the Golden State Warriors.

Hardaway graduated from Miami Palmetto High School in the Pinecrest neighborhood of Miami-Dade County, Florida.

As a freshman, he played high school football for a year before focusing on basketball.

As he focused on basketball, he had a tumultuous relationship with his father, who acted like a second coach.

His first college recruitment contact was by University of Michigan, communicating by mail during his second year.

During his junior year, Michigan head coach John Beilein invited him on an unofficial visit to watch Michigan play No. 4 Duke on December 6 to see unranked Michigan pull an upset.

The 81–73 victory was an important win for the program.

Following his junior season, Hardaway began training with Ed Downs, with whom he would work every summer until he became an NBA draftee.

In the summer before his senior season, he attended Beilein's Elite Camp in Ann Arbor, Michigan, receiving an offer that he accepted.

At the time, Hardaway was unranked in the Rivals.com Top-150 and his only other offers were from Minnesota and Kansas State.

Hardaway was selected with the 24th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.

He has had two stints with the Knicks and has also played for the Atlanta Hawks.

He is the son of Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway.