After one season at Rhode Island College, Paul Hart came to SMU and played three seasons, scoring 1,297 points in his career--with 526 rebounds and 222 assists. Hart's aggressive style helped him to a career average of 6.5 rebounds and 16 points per game. Hart was an important part of the Corsaris' teams that qualified for three consecutive NCAA Division III tournaments and won two Little East Conference Championships. Hart and his teammates helped put the Corsairs back into the NCAA Division III tournament field, a feat the team had not accomplished since the '75-'76 season. Hart's best season was his junior year when he was named to the NCAA Regional All- Tournament team along with Little East Conference First Team honors plus being named to the LEC All-Tournament team. He also earned Northeast Regional All Star from the Basketball Writers of America and was First Team All-New England and Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press. Hart repeated as an LEC All- Tournament and All-LEC selection as a senior in 1987-88.