Chauncey Hardy (May 15, 1988 – October 9, 2011) was an American professional basketball player. He played for CSȘ Giurgiu in the Divizia A, the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania.
Early life and education
[edit]Chauncey, a native of Middletown, Connecticut, previously played basketball for Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.[1]
Death and legacy
[edit]He died on October 9, 2011, in the Romanian city of Giurgiu, where he was severely beaten in a nightclub following an altercation with a group of men. Hardy arrived comatose in hospital and died following surgery. Before his death he had 3 heart attacks.[2] A day later, a man was arrested after he surrendered to police; he was put in custody pending the trial.[3]
The arena, Sala Chauncey Hardy, was named for Hardy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chauncey Hardy: Former Sacred Heart Basketball Player Chauncey Hardy Killed Overseas - CTnow". Courant.com. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Chauncey Hardy, American Basketball Player, Dies After Attack In Romania". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Arrest made in ex-Sacred Heart Pioneers player Chauncey Hardy's death - ESPN
- 1988 births
- 2011 deaths
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American people murdered abroad
- Basketball players from Connecticut
- Deaths by beating in Europe
- People murdered in Romania
- Point guards
- Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Middletown, Connecticut
- American men's basketball players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- Murdered African-American people
- American basketball biography, 1980s birth stubs