Hiram College

Steve Hardaway ended his student-athlete career at Hiram as one of the finest men’s basketball players to ever wear the Terrier uniform. He played for three seasons and was a three-year letter winner. Hardaway earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference accolades on two occasions during his playing career in addition to earning team “Rookie of the Year” and Co-Most Valuable Player awards. He capped his outstanding playing career with 1,138 points and is one of 21 players in program history to score 1,000 points. 

Hardaway also currently holds the third best career field goal percentage at .523 (486-of-929), is seventh all-time in rebounds (523) and eighth all-time in steals (111). Off the court, Hardaway was a member of the African American Students United (AASU) group at Hiram and served as chairperson in addition to being a student minority mentor. 

After graduating from the College, he went on to a career in education and earned a master’s degree in educational administration from John Carroll University in 2002. As of his induction, Hardaway served as Assistant Principle and Athletic Director in the Euclid City School District.