Cliff Hammonds

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Cliff Hammonds
Cliff Hammonds (cropped).JPG
Hammonds in action with Alba Berlin
No. 25Hubo Limburg United
Position Point guard
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1985-12-18) December 18, 1985 (age 38)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Cairo (Cairo, Georgia)
College Clemson (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008 Darüşşafaka
2009 Efes Pilsen
2009 Piratas de Quebradillas
2009–2010 Peristeri
2010–2011 ASVEL Basket
2011–2012 Banvit
2012–2013 Igokea
2013–2015 Alba Berlin
2015–2016 Reno Bighorns
2016 Limoges CSP
2016–2017 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2017Piratas de Quebradillas
2017–2018 s.Oliver Würzburg
2018–2019 Spirou
2019–2020 Ifaistos Limnou
2020 Ionikos Nikaias
2021–present Limburg United
Career highlights and awards

Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Limburg United of the BNXT League. The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) point guard played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.

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High school and college basketball

Hammonds attended Cairo High School in his hometown Cairo, Georgia. He played college basketball at the Clemson University. In his four-year career with the Clemson Tigers, he played 134 games, averaging 10.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game. [1] Hammonds graduated from Clemson with a double major in architecture and psychology in 2008. [2] He received the inaugural Skip Prosser Award, recognizing the top scholar-athlete in ACC men's basketball.

Professional career

His first team in Europe was Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketball League. He played there till the December 2008 when he moved to Efes Pilsen. [3] With Efes he stayed only couple weeks and played five EuroLeague games, and then returned to Darüşşafaka where he finished the season.

During the summer of 2009 Hammonds played with Piratas de Quebradillas. The following season, he played with Peristeri, where he averaged 12.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the Greek Basket League.

In June 2010, Hammonds signed a one–year deal with ASVEL Basket. [4] In August 2011, he signed a one–year deal with Banvit. [5] In August 2012, he signed a one–year deal with KK Igokea. [6] In July 2013, Hammonds signed a two–year deal with Alba Berlin. [7]

On October 31, 2015, Hammonds was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft, [8] only to be traded to the Reno Bighorns on draft night. [9]

On September 24, 2016, Hammonds signed with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Pro A. [10] On November 8, 2016, he left Limoges and signed with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season. [11]

On July 21, 2017, Hammonds signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season. [12]

On July 31, 2018, Hammonds was announced by Belgian club Proximus Spirou. [13]

On August 6, 2019, Hammonds returned to Greece after ten years and signed with Ifaistos Limnou.

On November 3, 2020, Hammonds has signed with Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League. [14]

On January 7, 2021, Hammonds signed with Limburg United in Belgium. [15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2008–09 Efes Pilsen 5011.2.462.333.833.0.8.8.23.83.0
2014–15 Alba Berlin 202025.8.457.353.7502.12.9.6.48.17.2
Career252022.9.457.351.7731.72.5.6.37.26.4

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