Hardy once scored 62 points in a Coronado game with no shot clock. He became a McDonald’s All-American. He ranked second in ESPN’s Class of 2021 rankings behind star rookie Chet Holmgren. “He was the No. 1 player in high school basketball,” Kaufman said of Hardy. “They said it was Chet Holmgren, but we smashed Chet Holmgren’s team when we played against them. We smashed them. We were up 25 at halftime.”