Ian Lockhart


Ian DeWitt Lockhart is a Bahamian former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 8 in and 240 lb he played as a small forward.

College career

Lockhart played college basketball for the University of Tennessee Volunteers in the Southeastern Conference of the NCAA Division I from 1986 to 1990.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 1990 NBA Draft he was signed by the Phoenix Suns in September 1990; however, he only played 2 minutes in a solitary November 1990 appearance, scoring 4 points.
Released by the Suns, he moved to Puerto Rico to play in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He would play in the country for 15 seasons, including 11 consecutive seasons from 1990 to 2002, most notably for the Piratas de Quebradillas. In 2000, Lockhart won the BSN Most Valuable Player award.
Playing concurrently in Europe, Lockhart spent time in the French, Greek, Spanish, and Italian leagues.
In the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, he played for Virtus Roma, Mabo Pistoia—with whom he led the league in rebounding in 1997–98, Lineltex Imola, Roseto and Teramo Basket.