Dearica Hamby

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Dearica Hamby
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Hamby in 2019
No. 5Los Angeles Sparks
Position Forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-11-06) November 6, 1993 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College Wake Forest (2011–2015)
WNBA draft 2015: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Stars
Playing career2015–present
Career history
20152022 San Antonio Stars / Las Vegas Aces
2023–present Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards

Dearica Marie Hamby (born November 6, 1993) is an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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College

During her senior year, Hamby averaged 20.3 points, the highest scoring average in the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's and 10.7 rebounds, the second highest in the conference. During her junior season, she had one of the best single-seasons in school-history. In 31 games, Hamby led the nation's top conference in both scoring (22.0) and rebounding (11.0) She would become the first Demon Deacon to lead the ACC in both categories in the same season. Hamby finished as Wake Forest's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, with 1,801 points and 1,021 rebounds. [1]

Wake Forest statistics

Source [2]

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 Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011-12Wake Forest3412839.7%25.0%44.7%4.10.41.20.63.8
2012-13Wake Forest3234054.2%25.0%62.0%6.20.91.81.110.6
2013-14Wake Forest3168355.2%26.8%67.6%11.02.02.11.122.0
2014-15Wake Forest3265049.9%25.6%70.9%10.72.31.70.620.3
Career129180151.6%25.8%66.5%7.91.41.70.814.0

WNBA career

Drafted sixth overall in 2015, Hamby played for the San Antonio Stars, which became the Las Vegas Aces. She shot an average of 11 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.97 steals per game. She tied the WNBA record for the most double-doubles by a reserve off the bench with five.

Hamby was voted WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year in 2019, almost unanimously (41 of 43 votes). [3]

On the same day she received her award, in the second round, single-elimination 2019 WNBA Playoffs game against the Chicago Sky, with 6.5 seconds remaining and her team behind 92–90, Hamby made what the WNBA website termed "the shot of the year." Hamby stole a pass from Courtney Vandersloot intended for Diamond DeShields, dribbled once past half court, and threw in the game-winning basket, securing an Aces win. [4]

On September 20, 2020, Hamby was named Sixth Woman of the Year for the second year in a row.

Hamby signed a multi-year contract extension with the Aces on June 29, 2022. [5]

Hamby, and the Aces, won the 2022 WNBA Championship.

On January 21, 2023 Hamby was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks alongside a 2024 WNBA Draft first-round pick in exchange for the rights of Amanda Zahui B. and a 2024 WNBA Draft 2nd round pick. [6]

Federal discrimination complaint

In September 2023, Hamby filed a federal discrimination complaint against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces, claiming the Aces traded her because she was pregnant and that the league did not adequately investigate. [7]

USA Basketball

Hamby played for USA Basketball for the first time at the national team training camp in 2022. [8] She didn't get a chance to play in either high school or college. She played on the women's 2022 USA World Cup Qualifying Team. [8] In December 2023, she played on the 3x3 team for the first time, and they won the gold medal at the AmeriCup. [9] Hamby made the tie-breaking shot to win. She was the tournament MVP. [10]

Personal life

Hamby gave birth to her daughter, Amaya, in February 2017. In September 2022 at the Las Vegas Aces Championship parade Hamby announced she is expecting her second child, Legend. [11] Dearica Hamby announced the birth of her second child Legend Maree Scandrick on her Instagram account on March 15, 2023. [12]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
Denotes seasons in which Hamby won a WNBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2015 San Antonio 311617.4.354.353.6424.10.70.40.21.36.1
2016 San Antonio 252525.3.422.143.7235.11.00.50.51.69.0
2017 San Antonio 34320.2.457.375.6084.21.00.90.31.47.8
2018 Las Vegas 33014.4.526.289.7423.61.20.70.31.17.4
2019 Las Vegas 34924.8.488.321.7187.61.91.00.41.811.0
2020 Las Vegas 22028.3.539.474.7167.12.71.70.22.013.0
2021 Las Vegas 23025.1.531.226.6737.01.81.00.11.511.3
2022 Las Vegas 343226.5.466.219.7207.11.11.10.11.59.3
2023 Los Angeles 401924.8.431.220.6485.91.80.90.31.58.9
Career9 years, 2 teams28210422.7.469.286.6815.71.40.90.31.59.2

Postseason

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Las Vegas 5028.4.556.462.4007.03.00.80.01.612.0
2020 Las Vegas 3025.0.529.200.6253.02.30.70.02.78.0
2021 Las Vegas 5017.4.292.000.5004.81.00.40.20.43.8
2022 Las Vegas 608.5.600.000.2501.50.80.20.20.71.2
Career4 years, 1 team19018.7.484.292.4694.11.70.50.11.25.8

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