Men's Basketball

JoeyHart

  • position Guard
  • height 6-5
  • Weight 203
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Linton, Ind.

2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
Played in seven games during his freshman campaign, including two SEC contests … Made collegiate debut vs. New Mexico State … Hit a 3 in win vs. Marshall for first career points scored.

HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 23.6 points and shot better than 40% from 3-point range while helping Linton-Stockton High School to the Class 2A State Finals as a senior … While playing on the Under Armour grassroots circuit prior to his senior season, the three-star prospect shot 45% from deep, averaging 19.8 points per contest.

PERSONAL
Born May 6 in Vincennes, Indiana … Parents are Brooke and Joey Hart … Has three siblings, Toby, Jack and Rylee … Father played basketball at Coastal Carolina … Favorite show to binge watch is Breaking Bad … Lists going to the state finals as his most memorable moment as a basketball player … His father and grandfather are his life’s greatest influences … Off the court he likes to play video games and fish … Superpower he most wishes he had is the ability to fly … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Must take a nap as his pregame superstition … Lists LeBron James as his favorite player and Tyler Herro as his favorite former Wildcat … Chose UK over Rutgers and UCF.

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