Tim Hardaway, Jr.

Who is Tim Hardaway, Jr.?

Timothy Duane "Tim" Hardaway, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He played his college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and declared for the NBA Draft after completing his junior season for the 2012–13 team. He is the son of National Basketball Association All-Star Tim Hardaway. As a high school basketball player, he was a three-time All-City performer for Miami Palmetto High School.

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. 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 earned 2012–13 All-Big Ten recognition.