Bobby Joe Hatton

Roberto José Hatton Negrón (born 11 October 1976[1]) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Hatton has most notably played for Marist College in the NCAA and for the Arecibo Captains, San Germán Athletics, and Ponce Lions in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Hatton has also played professionally in Portugal, Russia, Mexico and France. Hatton has been a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team since 1993, taking part in both the 2004 Olympic Games, famous for their defeat of the United States team, as well as the 2006 FIBA World Championship. At the youth level he won a silver medal at the 1997 FIBA Under-22 World Championship.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hatton and the second or maternal family name is Negrón.
Bobby Joe Hatton
Personal information
Born (1976-10-11) 11 October 1976
Ponce, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Career information
High schoolColegio Ponceño
CollegeMarist (1995–1999)
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1994–2012
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1994–2000Atléticos de San Germán
2000–2001Correcaminos UAT Victoria
2001–2004Leones de Ponce
2004–2005CAB Madeira
2005Leones de Ponce
2005Strasbourg
2005–2006Spartak Saint Petersburg
2006–2007Leones de Ponce
2008Capitanes de Arecibo
2008–2009Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2009–2012Leones de Ponce
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Puerto Rico
Centrobasket
Gold medal – first place 2003 Mexico
Silver medal – second place 2004 Dominican Republic
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Panama

His #10 jersey was retired by his former team Leones de Ponce in 2017.[3]

References
  1. Roberto J. Hatton Negron: Biography. Archived 10 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. BSN profile
  3. "Ponce retirará número de "Bobby Joe" Hatton". El Vocero (in Spanish). May 24, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2021.


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