A key part of the Big Red’s success two seasons ago, Hartford re-emerged in 2007-08 as the starter at power forward and blossomed after missing the entire 2006-07 season. The 6-9 forward has the ability to play with his back to the basket or facing the hoop, giving Cornell more options in the post. His strength and positioning will allow him to get plenty of free-throw opportunities, as will his tenacity on the offensive glass. Hartford brings a tremendous all-around game with him, as he can handle the ball, shoot, pass, block shots and get in the passing lanes well for a big man.
As a senior (2007-08)
Hartford averaged 7.5 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting a team-high 58 percent from the floor in 26 games (20 starts). When in the starting lineup, the team’s lone senior has helped Cornell to a 17-3 record. The 6-9 forward paces the team in offensive rebounds (36) and has added eight steals and seven blocked shots to his totals, while hitting 13-of-37 shots from beyond the arc (35 percent). Hartford had a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double in the win over Yale and averaged 18.5 points in opening the season against Lehigh and Ohio, pacing the team in scoring in both contests. For the season, Hartford hit for double figures in six contests and had at least five rebounds in 13 contests, including in each of the final seven regular season games.
As a senior (2006-07)
Hartford spent the 2006-07 campaign rehabbing from a foot injury that curtailed his season before it began after a promising junior year.
As a junior
Hartford averaged 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 21 games (20 off the bench) in his first year with the Big Red. He was forced out of seven contests with a myriad of injuries that also kept him on the sidelines for some of the fall. Hartford was a threat from beyond the arc, making 12-of-26 3-pointers on the year en route to eight double-figure scoring games. Hartford put back a missed 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds to play in a win over Harvard, ending the contest with six rebounds and a career-high four blocks against the Crimson’s highly-touted front line. He was 7-of-8 from the floor for a career-high 21 points at Yale. Hartford also notched 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting at No. 10 Washington, and posted 10 points and eight rebounds, including making both 3-point attempts, against Penn, both NCAA tournament teams.
At Chemeketa
Hartford averaged 15.5 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 68 percent from the field en route to first-team all-league honors as a sophomore at Chemeketa CC in 2004-05. He chipped in 1.7 blocks, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game and was named to the league’s all-academic team after leading his squad to a 25-8 record.
At Tillamook
Hartford was named the Class 3A state player of the year by the Oregonian and was a first-team all-state selection as a senior at Tillamook HS. He led his team to a state title and was named to the all-tournament team during the 2002-03 campaign. Hartford was named league player of the year and first-team all-league as a senior at Tillamook.
Personal
Jason Ray Hartford is the son of Ray and Debi Hartford. Hartford is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
HARTFORD, Jason
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2005-06 21-1 402/19.1 66-119 .555 12-26 .462 18-31 .581 23-57 80 3.8 44-0 16 24 8 6 162/7.7
2007-08 26-20 480/18.5 83-143 .580 13-37 .351 17-24 .708 42-68 110 4.2 38-0 14 26 7 8 196/7.5
TOTAL 47-21 882/18.8 149-262 .569 25-63 .397 35-55 .636 65-125 190 4.0 82-0 30 50 15 14 358/7.6
