Will Hatcher

Will Hatcher
No. 25 – PAOK Thessaloniki
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Greek League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984
Flint, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Carman-Ainsworth
(Flint, Michigan)
College Miami (Ohio) (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2007 Dragons Rhöndorf
2007–2008 CSU Atlassib Sibiu
2008–2011 BK Děčín
2011–2012 Keravnos
2012 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2012–2013 PAOK
2013–2014 STB Le Havre
2014–2015 Spirou Charleroi
2015–2016 PAOK
2016–2017 Partizan
2017–2018 Dinamo Sassari
2018–present PAOK
Career highlights and awards

William Da Corean Hatcher (born August 8, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He is a 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall point guard–shooting guard.

High school career

Hatcher played high school basketball at Carman-Ainsworth High School in Flint, Michigan. In his senior year of high school, he was an All-State Honorable Mention selection. He was also twice an All-First Team Conference selection and team captain.

College career

After high school, Hatcher played college basketball at Miami University with the Miami RedHawks, from 2002 to 2006. In his senior season (2005–06) at Miami, Ohio, Hatcher was selected to the All-MAC Conference First team. He was also named the MAC's Eastern Division player of the week twice, and was also voted as the MAC's "Best All-Around Guard".[1]

Professional career

Hatcher's professional career began in 2006. He signed his first contract to play in Germany, with the German club Dragons Rhöndorf of the German 2nd Division. After that, Hatcher played in Romania, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Israel, Greece, France,[2] Belgium, and Serbia.

On October 8, 2015, he signed a contract with his former team PAOK.[3][4] On August 1, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team Partizan.[5]

On June 11, 2017, Hatcher signed with Italian club Dinamo Sassari.[6]

On August 6, 2018, Hatcher returned to the Greek team PAOK Thessaloniki for a third stint.[7]

Personal life

Hatcher's cousin, Charlie Bell,[8] also played college basketball at Michigan State, with the Michigan State Spartans, and he also played in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Golden State Warriors.

References

  1. ↑ 25 William Hatcher.
  2. ↑ "Nanterre refait le coup à Strasbourg (78-74)". Eurosport. 5 October 2013.
  3. ↑ PAOK bring Hatcher back for a second stint.
  4. ↑ "PAOK brings back William Hatcher - News -PAOK BC Official Web Site".
  5. ↑ "Vil Hačer je peto pojačanje crno-belih ovog leta". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "IN CABINA DI REGIA ARRIVA WILLIAM HATCHER". dinamobasket.com (in Italian). June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "William Hatcher signs with PAOK Thessaloniki". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ 25 William Hatcher.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.