John Hatch

John Hatch (born February 23, 1962) is a former Canadian basketball player. He is a two-time Olympian ; is one of the only three-time First-team All-Canadians in Canadian university ("CIAU") basketball history ; was one of the most successful players in St. Francis Xavier University's ("St. FX") history ; played professionally in Switzerland and Belgium for 7 seasons ; and has been inducted into several halls of fame

1988 Olympics Hatch performed well in the 1988 Olympics. He was Canada's third overall scorer (11.5 ppg) and Canada's leading rebounder (6.0 rbg). He had the 27th highest points per game among all Olympians in the tournament.

Hatch had notable performances against Brazil, where he was Canada's second-leading scorer with 25 points and Canada's leading rebounder with 10 rebounds ; against Spain, where he was Canada's second-leading scorer with 19 points ; against China, where he was Canada's leading rebounder with 8 rebounds and Canada's third-leading scorer with 14 points ; and against Egypt, where he was Canada's second-leading scorer with 15 points. .

1984 Olympics Hatch also represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics. Canada performed well in the tournament, finishing fourth overall after narrowly losing the bronze medal game. This 1984 bronze-medal game constituted the only time in the past 80+ years where Canada had a legitimate chance of winning an Olympic medal in basketball. This 1983 gold medal win constituted one of the finest moments in Canadian basketball history, being the only time in which Canada has won the gold medal in an international basketball tournament. 1986 FIBA World Championship Hatch represented Canada in the 1986 FIBA World Championship. Hatch was Canada's fourth overall scorer in the tournament (11.6 ppg). ; against Malaysia, where he led all scorers with 20 points ; against Israel, where he was Canada's second-leading scorer with 15 points ; against Italy, where he was Canada's third-leading scorer with 14 points ; and against New Zealand, where he was Canada's third-leading scorer with 11 points . University career Hatch played at the university level for St. Francis Xavier University for four seasons (1980-1984).

Hatch also received recognition at the conference level and at tournaments. He was named the AUS Conference MVP three-times and was a three-time first-team AUS all-star. Career regular season statistics + Year Team GP FG FG% FT FT% Rbds RPG Pts PPG 1980-81 St. FX 18 89-162 54.9 46-55 83.6 120 6.7 224 12.4 1981-82 St. FX 18 168-295 56.9 88-111 79.3 230 12.8 424 23.6 1982-83 St. FX 18 148-297 49.8 116-154 75.3 209 11.6 412 22.9 1983-84 St. FX 18 146-294 49.7 118-152 77.6 176 9.8 410 22.8 Career St. FX 72 551-1048 52.6 368-472 78.0 735 10.2 1470 20.4 Professional Hatch played professionally in Switzerland and Belgium for 7 seasons.