University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Hardy, P.J.
Jersey Number 15
P.J. Hardy
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lake Charles, La.
- High School:
- St. Louis Catholic
Bio
2019-20 (Senior): Battled injuries during the season and appeared in 22 games with 13 starts ... averaged 10.9 points per game, going 77-for-207 (.372) from the floor and 55-for-153 (.359) from the 3-point line ... went 31-for-43 (.721) from the free throw line while grabbing 1.8 rebounds and averaging 1.6 assists ... averaged 12.6 points in Sun Belt Conference play going 41-for-113 (.363) from behind the arc ... tied a career-high with 24 points in the regular-season finale against Coastal Carolina (3/3), going 8-for-14 from the floor and 5-for-10 from behind the 3-point arc ... tied career-best with six 3-pointers against Arkansas State (2/26), scoring 19 points and finishing 6-for-12 from long distance with a season-high two steals ... made season-debut at Wyoming (11/21) scoring two points in 19 minutes before scoring five points against Detroit Mercy (11/25) in the MGM Resorts Main Event ... ended the two-day event against UC Irvine (11/26) scoring 18 points on 6 of 14 aim from the floor and 4-for-8 from long distance ... scored 10 points in 17 minutes in a victory over Southeastern Louisiana (12/3) ... missed seven games to an ankle injury in mid-December and returned to the lineup against UT Arlington (1/16) scoring 10 points in his first start of the season ... scored 16 points at Texas State (2/1) before posting back-to-back, 40-minute games against Georgia State (2/6) and Georgia Southern (2/8) ... scored 13 points in a comeback win over GSU before adding 16 points against Georgia Southern ... had 15 points at Troy (2/15), including a 6-for-6 performance from the free throw line.
2018-19 (Junior): Took over a starting role in the lineup after a season-ending injury to Malik Marquetti in the non-conference finale at Southeastern Louisiana and finished the season as one of the top perimeter shooters in the Sun Belt Conference ... played in all 32 games for Louisiana with 15 of his 17 career starts coming in league play ... averaged 6.9 points on the season, shooting 36 percent (73-for-201) from the floor, 34 percent (52-for-153) from behind the 3-point line and 77 percent (24-for-31) from the free throw line ... grabbed 2.3 rebounds per contest, dished out 1.1 assists and had 0.9 steals per game ... averaged 10.0 points per game in Sun Belt Conference play after averaging 2.8 points during the first 13 games ... shot 39 percent (60-for-156) from the floor, 37 percent (45-for-121) from long distance and 79 percent (15-for-19) from the charity stripe in Sun Belt Conference games ... ranked sixth in Sun Belt Conference games in 3-point field goal percentage (.372) and 3-pointers made per game (2.5) ... opened the season 1-for-10 from the floor in his first six games before coming off the bench to score 12 points and help lead Louisiana to a 77-73 overtime victory at New Orleans (11/28) ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds and connected on a pair of 3-pointers as the Ragin' Cajuns rallied from a 14-point deficit ... earned his first career start in his hometown in Louisiana's non-conference game against McNeese (12/18), scoring three points, including his only bucket of the night just after the opening tip ... overcame a 3-for-23 early-season performance from behind the 3-point line as he scored all nine points against Southeastern Louisiana (12/30) from behind the arc, including his final bucket with 18.2 seconds left – the Cajuns' only 3-pointer in the second half – that gave Louisiana a 71-69 lead ... opened SBC play against Arkansas State (1/3) with 11 points ... scored in double figures in four straight games during the month of January, averaging 14.3 points during the span ... scored 12 points with three assists and two steals in an 87-85 win at Georgia Southern (1/12) ... scored a career-high 24 points the following week at ULM (1/16), finishing 9-for-14 from the floor and 6-for-10 from behind the 3-point line ... played a combined 77 of 80 minutes in games against South Alabama (1/24) and Troy (1/26), averaging 15.5 points ... played 38 minutes against South Alabama, going 4-for-11 from the floor, 4-for-9 from long range and 6-for-7 from the stripe ... broke a 77-all tie with 2:20 remaining as he buried a 3-pointer before his steal on the Jaguars' ensuing possession would lead to a 3-pointer by Cedric Russell that would mark the largest lead of the night by either team ... scored 13 points in 39 minutes of play against Troy finishing 5-for-14 from the floor with three 3-pointers ... scored 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers in an 83-76 win over ULM (2/16) ... ended the regular-season with three straight double-digit games, beginning with a 16-point performance against Appalachian State (3/3) ... went 6-for-12 from the floor and 4-for-10 from behind the arc ... averaged 16.0 points on 55 percent (11-for-20) shooting in the Cajuns' two-game road sweep at Little Rock (3/7) and Arkansas State (3/9) ... went a combined 10-for-17 (.589) from behind the 3-point line draining five 3-pointers in both contests ... opened with a 5-for-10 effort from the floor, including 5-for-9 from long range, to finish with 15 points in a come-from-behind win at Little Rock ... capped off the regular-season with 17 points in a career-best 42 minutes, going 6-for-10 from the floor and 5-for-8 from behind the arc, in a overtime win at Arkansas State.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Made 26 appearances on the season, averaging 8.9 minutes per game ... averaged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game for the Ragin' Cajuns while going 18-for-52 (.346) from the floor ... reached double figures in the home opener against Louisiana College (11/14), recording career-highs in points (19), assists (5), rebounds (4) and steals (3) ... went 7-for-11 from the floor and was 5-for-8 from behind the 3-point line ... came off the bench to score nine points against Loyola (12/6), going 3-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-4 from long distance ... played eight minutes at South Alabama (2/24), scoring eight points and going 5-for-6 from the free throw line ... sank a pair of 3-pointers in games against ULM (1/13) and Arkansas State (3/1).
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in all 33 games for the Ragin' Cajuns as a freshman and finishing as the team leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.441) ... was third on the team in both 3-point field goal attempts (102) and 3-pointers made (45) ... averaged 5.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in his inaugural campaign for the Ragin' Cajuns ... shot .444 percent (60-for-135) from the floor and 45-for-102 from behind the 3-point line ... led the Sun Belt Conference in 3-point shooting for much of the season ... went a combined 9-for-13 from the floor and 7-for-10 from behind the 3-point line in victories over Loyola (12/7) and Louisiana Tech (12/10) ... scored a season-high 16 points against Loyola, finishing 6-for-8 from the floor and 4 of 5 from behind the arc ... came back with 11 points, going 3-for-5 from long range, and three rebounds against Louisiana Tech ... scored 12 points, finishing 3-for-5 from behind the 3-point line, against Delaware State (11/21) ... scored 12 points, all from long distance, against Pepperdine (12/20) ... added 14 points in Sun Belt Conference games against ULM (1/7) and UT Arlington (1/23).
High School: The District 4-3A MVP and a Class 3A All-State selection as a senior at St. Louis Catholic High School after averaging 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 6.0 steals as a senior ... helped lead the Saints to a 25-5 record as a senior for head coach Rick LeBato ... part of a team that claimed a pair of district championships and a made pair of appearances in the LHSAA Boy's Top 28 Tournament ... named the Most Outstanding Player of Southwest Louisiana ... a three-time all-district selection ... played in the Louisiana High School All-Star Game ... also lettered in baseball and track.
Personal: Born June 4, 1998 in Lake Charles ... the son of Sharon Ruffin-Hardy and Patrick Hardy, Jr. ... has two brothers, Kevin and Bailey ... older brother, Kevin, was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at McNeese State from 2011-15 ... majoring in secondary education.
2018-19 (Junior): Took over a starting role in the lineup after a season-ending injury to Malik Marquetti in the non-conference finale at Southeastern Louisiana and finished the season as one of the top perimeter shooters in the Sun Belt Conference ... played in all 32 games for Louisiana with 15 of his 17 career starts coming in league play ... averaged 6.9 points on the season, shooting 36 percent (73-for-201) from the floor, 34 percent (52-for-153) from behind the 3-point line and 77 percent (24-for-31) from the free throw line ... grabbed 2.3 rebounds per contest, dished out 1.1 assists and had 0.9 steals per game ... averaged 10.0 points per game in Sun Belt Conference play after averaging 2.8 points during the first 13 games ... shot 39 percent (60-for-156) from the floor, 37 percent (45-for-121) from long distance and 79 percent (15-for-19) from the charity stripe in Sun Belt Conference games ... ranked sixth in Sun Belt Conference games in 3-point field goal percentage (.372) and 3-pointers made per game (2.5) ... opened the season 1-for-10 from the floor in his first six games before coming off the bench to score 12 points and help lead Louisiana to a 77-73 overtime victory at New Orleans (11/28) ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds and connected on a pair of 3-pointers as the Ragin' Cajuns rallied from a 14-point deficit ... earned his first career start in his hometown in Louisiana's non-conference game against McNeese (12/18), scoring three points, including his only bucket of the night just after the opening tip ... overcame a 3-for-23 early-season performance from behind the 3-point line as he scored all nine points against Southeastern Louisiana (12/30) from behind the arc, including his final bucket with 18.2 seconds left – the Cajuns' only 3-pointer in the second half – that gave Louisiana a 71-69 lead ... opened SBC play against Arkansas State (1/3) with 11 points ... scored in double figures in four straight games during the month of January, averaging 14.3 points during the span ... scored 12 points with three assists and two steals in an 87-85 win at Georgia Southern (1/12) ... scored a career-high 24 points the following week at ULM (1/16), finishing 9-for-14 from the floor and 6-for-10 from behind the 3-point line ... played a combined 77 of 80 minutes in games against South Alabama (1/24) and Troy (1/26), averaging 15.5 points ... played 38 minutes against South Alabama, going 4-for-11 from the floor, 4-for-9 from long range and 6-for-7 from the stripe ... broke a 77-all tie with 2:20 remaining as he buried a 3-pointer before his steal on the Jaguars' ensuing possession would lead to a 3-pointer by Cedric Russell that would mark the largest lead of the night by either team ... scored 13 points in 39 minutes of play against Troy finishing 5-for-14 from the floor with three 3-pointers ... scored 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers in an 83-76 win over ULM (2/16) ... ended the regular-season with three straight double-digit games, beginning with a 16-point performance against Appalachian State (3/3) ... went 6-for-12 from the floor and 4-for-10 from behind the arc ... averaged 16.0 points on 55 percent (11-for-20) shooting in the Cajuns' two-game road sweep at Little Rock (3/7) and Arkansas State (3/9) ... went a combined 10-for-17 (.589) from behind the 3-point line draining five 3-pointers in both contests ... opened with a 5-for-10 effort from the floor, including 5-for-9 from long range, to finish with 15 points in a come-from-behind win at Little Rock ... capped off the regular-season with 17 points in a career-best 42 minutes, going 6-for-10 from the floor and 5-for-8 from behind the arc, in a overtime win at Arkansas State.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Made 26 appearances on the season, averaging 8.9 minutes per game ... averaged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game for the Ragin' Cajuns while going 18-for-52 (.346) from the floor ... reached double figures in the home opener against Louisiana College (11/14), recording career-highs in points (19), assists (5), rebounds (4) and steals (3) ... went 7-for-11 from the floor and was 5-for-8 from behind the 3-point line ... came off the bench to score nine points against Loyola (12/6), going 3-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-4 from long distance ... played eight minutes at South Alabama (2/24), scoring eight points and going 5-for-6 from the free throw line ... sank a pair of 3-pointers in games against ULM (1/13) and Arkansas State (3/1).
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in all 33 games for the Ragin' Cajuns as a freshman and finishing as the team leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.441) ... was third on the team in both 3-point field goal attempts (102) and 3-pointers made (45) ... averaged 5.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in his inaugural campaign for the Ragin' Cajuns ... shot .444 percent (60-for-135) from the floor and 45-for-102 from behind the 3-point line ... led the Sun Belt Conference in 3-point shooting for much of the season ... went a combined 9-for-13 from the floor and 7-for-10 from behind the 3-point line in victories over Loyola (12/7) and Louisiana Tech (12/10) ... scored a season-high 16 points against Loyola, finishing 6-for-8 from the floor and 4 of 5 from behind the arc ... came back with 11 points, going 3-for-5 from long range, and three rebounds against Louisiana Tech ... scored 12 points, finishing 3-for-5 from behind the 3-point line, against Delaware State (11/21) ... scored 12 points, all from long distance, against Pepperdine (12/20) ... added 14 points in Sun Belt Conference games against ULM (1/7) and UT Arlington (1/23).
High School: The District 4-3A MVP and a Class 3A All-State selection as a senior at St. Louis Catholic High School after averaging 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 6.0 steals as a senior ... helped lead the Saints to a 25-5 record as a senior for head coach Rick LeBato ... part of a team that claimed a pair of district championships and a made pair of appearances in the LHSAA Boy's Top 28 Tournament ... named the Most Outstanding Player of Southwest Louisiana ... a three-time all-district selection ... played in the Louisiana High School All-Star Game ... also lettered in baseball and track.
Personal: Born June 4, 1998 in Lake Charles ... the son of Sharon Ruffin-Hardy and Patrick Hardy, Jr. ... has two brothers, Kevin and Bailey ... older brother, Kevin, was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at McNeese State from 2011-15 ... majoring in secondary education.
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