The sharpshooting junior sat down with Student Life to talk about his locked-in summer, learning from older players like Jack Nolan, and advice he would give to the Student Life basketball team as they search for rec league glory.

In the face of adversity, as head coach Pat Juckem said, “our guys haven’t flinched.”

When Hardy first practiced with the Bears in October, he could barely jump off the ground. Now, he’s back to being an integral part of the Bears’ team.

“In my eyes, we have absolutely no reason not to be the favorites moving forward,” senior Justin Hardy said.

Graduate student Jack Nolan hit a three-pointer as time expired to give the Bears a 52-51 win.

Jack Nolan just might be a bucket. Nolan has been lighting up scoreboards for the Bears since his freshman season two years ago. Now a junior, Nolan is putting up the best numbers of his career.

Jack Nolan is a young face on an experienced men’s basketball team. Yet the freshman guard already is drawing comparisons to his record-holding uncle.