William Hatcher Class: Senior Hometown: Flint, MI High School: Carman-Ainsworth Height / Weight: 6-2 / 186 Position: Guard Birthdate: 08/08/1984

General: Finished his career ranked ninth on Miami's career 3-point shooting chart with a .383 shooting percentage ... started 59 consecutive games to end his career.

2005-06: A First-Team All-MAC selection ... twice named MAC East Division Player of the Week (Jan. 2 and Feb. 6) ... voted by his peers in the Mid-American Conference as the Cleveland Plain Dealer's 2006 Captains Choice Award for Best All-Around Guard ... Miami's leading scorer, averaging 14.3 ppg ... also led the RedHawks in assists (125), steals (34), made 3-pointers (44) and minutes played (1,089) ... his 125 assists tie for 10th on Miami's single-season chart, while his 1,089 minutes played rank eighth ... averaged 37.6 minutes per game, which ranked 15th nationally and also were the third most minutes per game averaged on record in program history ... played 15 games of 40 or more minutes, which ranked sixth nationally according to Stats, Inc., and 14 complete games ... had five 20-plus point scoring efforts during the season, including a career-high 26 points against Cincinnati (Dec. 28), going a stellar 11-of-17 (.647) from the field ... led Miami versus Xavier on Dec. 11 with 24 points, 20 coming in the first half ... noted for hitting clutch shots throughout his Miami career, drilled game-winning shot with 4.6 seconds remaining at Northern Illinois, 58-56 ... entering the season with a .473 career free-throw average, dramatically increased his accuracy from the charity stripe, nailing 81.3 percent in all games to rank sixth among MAC leaders and 85.2 percent in MAC-only games to rank fourth among league leaders ... posted first career double-double with 14 points and 11 assists at Buffalo (Feb. 4) ... recorded a career-high 11 assists at Buffalo (Feb. 4), which tied for ninth on Miami's single-game list and was the most by a Miami player since Dec. 1996 ... also had nine assists at Michigan (Dec. 22) and eight assists at No. 14/15 Alabama (Nov. 15, while recording four or more assists in 18 games ... only player to start all 29 games and one of just five players to play in all 29 games ... ranked among MAC statistical leaders in free throw percentage (6th, .813), assist/turnover ratio (7th, 1.40), assists (7th, 4.13) and scoring (8th, 14.3) ... in MAC-only games, ranked among MAC statistical leaders in free-throw percentage (4th, .852), assists (6th, 4.22), scoring (10th, 14.4) and assist/turnover ratio (10th, 1.36) ... earned Miami's Most Assists Award and shared the Dr. Terry Hunt Free Throw Award with Josh Hausfeld ... tabbed Miami's William Rohr Most Valuable Player.

2004-05: One of four players to start all 30 games for the RedHawks, which ties for ninth on Miami's single-season chart ... Chet Mason, Danny Horace and Monty St. Clair were the others to start every game ... third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.0 ppg ... led the team with 45 treys ... shot 46.6 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from 3-point range ... hit multiple 3-pointers in 12 games ... his 5-for-6 3-point shooting performance against Buffalo on Feb. 5 tied for fourth on Miami's single-game 3-point shooting list (.833) ... scored in double figures in 17 games ... one of five RedHawks to notch at least one 20-plus point scoring game ... tallied a career-high 23 points in the Feb. 5 win against Buffalo ... spurred Miami to a 17-point comeback against Buffalo on Feb. 5, scoing 11 points over the final 3:03 of regulation, and hitting the game-tying trey to send the contest into overtime ... also notched the go-ahead bucket in overtime versus the Bulls ... set or tied career highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocked shots and minutes played ... dished out six assists against Purdue (Nov. 19), Akron (Jan. 30) and Marshall (Mar. 5) ... dished five assists in 36 minutes of action in MAC Semifinal loss to Ohio (Mar. 11) ... hauled in six rebounds in Miami's NIT game with TCU, setting a career high ... named the team's Darrell Hedric Most Improved Player.

2003-04: One of five players to play in all 29 games ... one of Miami's primary go-to guys off the bench ... tabbed the team's Darrell Hedric Most Improved Player ... enjoyed one of his best games in Miami's Feb. 7 win over Toledo, which was pivotal in the RedHawks earning a first-round bye ... went 6-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range in a career-high 27 minutes of play ... scored a career-high 17 points versus Toledo ... his clutch 3-point shooting against the Rockets helped lift Miami to the 61-57 win ... hit multiple 3-pointers in six games ... went 2-for-3 (.667) from three-point range and 4-for-7 (.571) from the field in Miami's MAC Tournament Quarterfinal win over Ball State ... dished out a career-high five assists at Marshall on Jan. 28 ... snatched career high three steals against IPFW and Ball State (Jan. 17) ... had breakout weekend at Boilermaker Invitational, scoring nine points against SMU and seven points off 3-of-4 shooting against IPFW ... posted 19 steals, the most of any non-starter ... notched a 1.31 assist/turnover ratio.

2002-03: Saw limited action in 14 games, but made the most of the time he earned ... shot 60.0 percent from the field for the season, going 6-for-10 ... shot 57.1 percent from three-point range, going 4-for-7 ... in MAC games, shot 75.0 percent from the field (3-of-4) and 66.7 from three-point range (2-of-3) ... produced five points in eight minutes of action versus Ohio Dominican (Nov. 27) ... tallied three points against Butler, Toledo and Buffalo, going 1-for-1 from three-point range against all three ... posted a season-best two rebounds in five minutes of action against Butler ... recorded a steal at Toledo and an assist at Buffalo.

High School: An honorable mention all-state selection ...averaged 18.6 points per game, 5.0 assists per game and 4.0 rebounds per game for the Cavaliers as a senior ... a two-time first-team all-league pick ... became Carman-Ainsworth's sixth all-time leading scorer ... led the Cavaliers to an 18-4 mark during final campaign ... a three-year letterwinner, captaining the team as a senior coached by Rory Mattar.

Personal: Son of Jimmie and Shirley Hatcher ... cousin Charlie Bell played for Michigan State and played on the Phoenix Suns in 2001-02 ... majoring in marketing.