Pat Blake - Men's Basketball
Pat Blake
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- pblake@sports.uga.edu
Darryl Hardin, who built a reputation as a premier player development coach while concentrating on the grass roots level of basketball, joined the Georgia staff as director of player development in July 2024. He was subsequently promoted to assistant coach in 2025 after helping the Bulldogs earn their first NCAA Tournament bid in a decade during his first season in Athens.
Significant milestones continued last winter during Hardin’s second season with the Bulldogs' return trip to “March Madness” and Georgia also recording a school-record 22 regular-season victories in 2026.
Prior to joining Mike White's staff, Hardin spent the previous 11 years developing players and teams in the Orlando, Fla., area. He founded and served as head coach for the highly successful 1Family Hoops program. Hardin also worked as a player development coach for Ghost Player Development and is widely known for his expertise with shooting improvements among his players.
In 2023, Hardin was honored by the Black Coaches Association’s as a first-team selection in the BCA Circuit Coaching Awards. The BCA selected 10 coaches – five first team and five second team – from more than 5,000 youth development basketball programs nationwide for its awards.
During a decade plus of work at the grass roots level, Hardin coached and helped develop more than 70 players who played NCAA basketball, including approximately 25 at the Power Conference level. The list of 1Family alums includes Asa Newell, who was a first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft following one season at Georgia and former Bulldogs Tyree Crump, Dylan James, Jordan Harris, Jaden Newell and Amanze Ngumezi.
In addition, Hardin has mentored Division I standouts such as Nassir Little (North Carolina), Kai Jones (Texas), John Mooney (Notre Dame) and Isaiah Brown (Florida).
Hardin also has worked with more than 15 current and former NBA players with summer training sessions, a list headlined by the Indiana Pacers’ Pascal Siakam, an NBA Champion, two-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection, and Nikola Vucevic, a two-time NBA All-Star.
A native of Saint Petersburg, Fla., Hardin graduated from Saint Petersburg High, where he was a three-year letterwinner in basketball. Hardin also played one season of high school basketball at Northside Christian Academy.
Hardin earned bachelor’s degrees in History and Child Development from Florida State in 2013. Darryl and his wife, Sara, have two children: a daughter Myla, born in 2018, and a son Kyrin, born in 2021.
Significant milestones continued last winter during Hardin’s second season with the Bulldogs' return trip to “March Madness” and Georgia also recording a school-record 22 regular-season victories in 2026.
Prior to joining Mike White's staff, Hardin spent the previous 11 years developing players and teams in the Orlando, Fla., area. He founded and served as head coach for the highly successful 1Family Hoops program. Hardin also worked as a player development coach for Ghost Player Development and is widely known for his expertise with shooting improvements among his players.
In 2023, Hardin was honored by the Black Coaches Association’s as a first-team selection in the BCA Circuit Coaching Awards. The BCA selected 10 coaches – five first team and five second team – from more than 5,000 youth development basketball programs nationwide for its awards.
During a decade plus of work at the grass roots level, Hardin coached and helped develop more than 70 players who played NCAA basketball, including approximately 25 at the Power Conference level. The list of 1Family alums includes Asa Newell, who was a first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft following one season at Georgia and former Bulldogs Tyree Crump, Dylan James, Jordan Harris, Jaden Newell and Amanze Ngumezi.
In addition, Hardin has mentored Division I standouts such as Nassir Little (North Carolina), Kai Jones (Texas), John Mooney (Notre Dame) and Isaiah Brown (Florida).
Hardin also has worked with more than 15 current and former NBA players with summer training sessions, a list headlined by the Indiana Pacers’ Pascal Siakam, an NBA Champion, two-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection, and Nikola Vucevic, a two-time NBA All-Star.
A native of Saint Petersburg, Fla., Hardin graduated from Saint Petersburg High, where he was a three-year letterwinner in basketball. Hardin also played one season of high school basketball at Northside Christian Academy.
Hardin earned bachelor’s degrees in History and Child Development from Florida State in 2013. Darryl and his wife, Sara, have two children: a daughter Myla, born in 2018, and a son Kyrin, born in 2021.
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