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An active and athletic center, Hardin gives the Bears an imposing and experienced force in the middle ... one of the top shot-blockers in school history and is the leading returning shot-blocker in the Pac-10 with 95 entering the season ... missed all but the first 11 games of his junior year after suffering a stress fracture to his left mid-foot ... enters the 2007-08 campaign in the best shape of his career ... declared for the 2007 NBA Draft, but did not hire an agent and elected to return to Cal despite first-round interest from several teams ... during his last healthy campaign in 2005-06, earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors after ranking among the league leaders in rebounding (5th, 6.6 rpg) and blocks (4th, 1.55 bpg) ... has started 54 of 71 career games ... attended the Pete Newell Big Man Camp in 2006.
As a Junior in 2006-07: Hardin started Cal's first 11 games before suffering a stress fracture to his left mid-foot vs. Furman Dec. 19 ... missed the rest of the season after undergoing surgery Dec. 22 ... Cal was 8-3 with Hardin in the lineup and 8- 14 without him ... averaged 10.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg - both career highs - before the injury ... despite his shortened campaign, still led the Bears with 21 blocks ... named to the all-tournament team at the Great Alaska Shootout after finishing with 16 points, nine rebounds and four blocks vs. Loyola Marymount in the championship game ... swatted away a career-best five blocks against Santa Clara ... recorded double-doubles vs. Santa Clara (12-10), Kansas State (12-12) and Nevada (14-10) ... shot 80 percent from the free throw line (32-40) after entering the year a career 53.1 percent free throw shooter.
As a Sophomore in 2005-06: Started all but one game (Senior Day vs. USC) for the Bears ... nearly doubled his scoring average from his freshman year, going from 4.3 ppg to 7.3 ppg, and received the team's Most Improved Player honor ... produced double-doubles in three of his first four games and had five double-doubles on the year ... led Cal in rebounding 11 times (includes ties) ... broke his career scoring high in consecutive outings vs. Long Beach State (14 points) Nov. 21, Northern Colorado (21) Nov. 25 and Northeastern (23) Nov. 26 early in the year ... also finished the Northeastern game with a personal-best 14 rebounds ... for his performances against Northern Colorado and Northeastern, was named both Golden Bear Classic MVP and Pac-10 Player of the Week ... blocked four shots in a game three times: vs. Northern Colorado Nov. 25, vs. Arizona Feb. 16 and vs. Arizona State Feb. 18 ... his 48 blocks place him fifth on the school's season chart ... improved his free throw shooting from 38.6 percent as a freshman to 62.5 percent ... played a big role in Cal's win at UCLA Dec. 31 with 10 points and eight boards ... also grabbed 10 rebounds in a win at Arizona State ... added another 10 points and eight rebounds at Oregon and totaled 13 points and 10 caroms at home vs. ASU ... scored 10 points and corralled 11 boards in the home finale vs. USC ... although he did not score vs. Oregon in the Pac-10 Tournament semifinals, tied for team honors with six rebounds ... also added eight points and seven boards in the title game vs. UCLA ... underwent left shoulder surgery in April 2006 and was cleared for full contact in September.
As a Freshman in 2004-05: Ranked third on the team in rebounding with 4.5 per game while playing only 16.1 minutes per contest ... blocked 26 shots on the year, second on the team and ninth in the Pac-10 (0.90 per game) ... played well against Southern with eight points and seven rebounds, then earned his first start the next game at BYU Nov. 27 ... came through with his best night of the year against the Cougars with 12 points (4-7 FG, 4-6 FT), 12 rebounds and three blocks in 32 minutes ... swatted away four shots vs. Fairleigh Dickinson ... also reached double digits at San Diego State Dec. 11, finishing with 11 points and five boards and earning MVP honors for the San Diego SLAM ... averaged 8.0 ppg in two regular-season games vs. Arizona ... shot 50.5 percent from the floor.
High School: Averaged 12.9 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.4 blocks as senior at Newark Memorial HS to earn first team All-ANG Newspapers and All- Bay Area from the San Francisco Chronicle ... led his team to a 29-5 record and the NorCal semifinals of the state tournament ... rated as the No. 29 power forward in the country by Rivals.com, No. 64 player overall by Hoop Scoop and No. 3 power forward on the West Coast by TheInsiders.com ... recorded the first triple-double in his school's history with 25 points, 17 rebounds and 14 blocks in one game ... a two-time first team all-league choice ... as a junior, averaged 13 ppg, 10 rpg and 4.2 bpg.
Personal: DeVon Michael Hardin ... born in Long Beach, Calif. ... parents are Michael and Gale Hardin ... has a younger sister, Mykah ... an outstanding student who had a 4.0 GPA in high school ... wears a size 19 shoe ... social welfare major.
Career Highs
Points: 27 vs. Oregon State, March 7, 2007
Rebounds: 16 at DePaul, Dec. 23, 2006
Assists: 2 twice, last vs. UCLA, March 8, 2007
Blocks: 2 many times, last at Oregon, Jan. 20, 2007
Steals: 2 many times, last vs. Arizona State, March 3, 2007
Career Statistics
| Year | G-Gs | Min | Fg-Fga | Pct | 3p-3pa | Pct | Ft-Fta | Pct | Reb | Avg | Pf-D | Ast | To | Blk | St | Tp | Avg |
| 2005 | 29-11 | 468 | 52-103 | .505 | 0-0 | .000 | 22-57 | .386 | 131 | 4.5 | 67-0 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 126 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | 31-30 | 727 | 85-171 | .497 | 0-0 | .000 | 55-88 | .625 | 205 | 6.6 | 94-2 | 17 | 37 | 48 | 12 | 225 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | 11-11 | 288 | 43-87 | .494 | 0-0 | .000 | 32-40 | .800 | 92 | 8.4 | 36-0 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 118 | 10.7 |
| Totals | 71-54 | 1483 | 180-361 | .499 | 0-0 | .000 | 109-185 | .589 | 428 | 6.0 | 197-2 | 25 | 72 | 95 | 28 | 469 | 6.6 |
