Thomas Hardiman (handballer)

Thomas Joseph Hardiman (born August 2, 1947) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Private live
He was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. Later he became pastor of the MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Handball
In March 1972 he had already 5 international games played for the United States. He was selected for the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He only played the second game of the preliminary round against Yugoslavia. He scored no goal.

Basketball
Hardiman played for the Trenton Cathedral High School. Where he averaged 17 points and 19 rebounds. He was selected in the New Jersey All-State team, All-Diocese first team and he was selected for the All-Tournament team in the Capitol City Tournament. He declined a offer from the Georgetown University and selected the Canisius University.

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;" ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Team ! scope="col"|GP ! scope="col"|FG% ! scope="col"|FT% ! scope="col"|RPG ! scope="col"|PPG
 * +Thomas Hardiman NCAA statistics
 * style="text-align:left;"| 1967–68
 * style="text-align:left;"| Canisius
 * 19 || .345 || .560 || 32 || 3.9
 * style="text-align:left;"| 1968–69
 * style="text-align:left;"| Canisius
 * 23 || .380 || .667 || 67 || 5.1
 * style="text-align:left;"| Canisius
 * 23 || .380 || .667 || 67 || 5.1


 * - class="sortbottom"
 * style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
 * 42 || .365 || .625 || 99 || 4.6