Lamont Hamilton

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Lamont Hamilton
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Lamont Hamilton (2011)
Free agent
Position Power forward / center
Personal information
Born (1984-04-06) April 6, 1984 (age 39)
Gowanus Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop Ford (Brooklyn, New York)
Milford Academy (New Berlin, New York)
Bridgton Academy (Bridgton, Maine)
College St. John's (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 Basquet Inca
2008–2009 Tenerife
2009–2012 Paris-Levallois
2012–2013 Bilbao Basket
2013–2014 Laboral Kutxa
2015 Krasny Oktyabr
2015–2016 Beşiktaş
2016–2017 Ryukyu Golden Kings
2018–2020 Niigata Albirex BB
Career highlights and awards

Lamont Alexander "Monty" Hamilton (born April 6, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Niigata Albirex BB of the Japanese B.League. He is a 6'10" (2.08 m) tall [1] power forward-center.

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College career

Hamilton played four years of college basketball at St. John's University, where he played with the St. John's Red Storm, from 2003 to 2007. He was named to the All-Big East Conference First Team in 2007.

Professional career

Hamilton began his pro career in 2007 with Basquet Inca of the Spanish 2nd Division. In 2008, he moved to the Spanish 2nd Division club Tenerife. In 2009, he joined the French League club Paris-Levallois.

In July 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Bilbao Basket. [2] With Bilbao, he was named to the European 2nd-tier competition EuroCup's All-EuroCup Second Team in 2013. [3]

In June 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Laboral Kutxa. [4] He left the Basque team in December 2014, after playing 47 games and missing 39 due to injuries. [5] On December 31, 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the rest of the season. [6]

On July 22, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Beşiktaş. [7]

On August 20, 2016, he signed with Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League. [8]

EuroLeague 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2013–14 Baskonia 12126.3.412.452.6583.61.31.1.910.310.3
2014–15 Baskonia4015.4.318.125.5001.81.00.01.04.01.8
Career16117.9.395.384.6503.11.3.8.98.78.2

Japanese league career statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17Ryukyu Kings603923.0.428.289.7276.83.0.71.011.7
2017–18Niigata301622.8.454.336.6205.71.2.51.013.3

Awards and achievements

College

Pro career

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References

  1. "NBA.com Prospect Profile Lamont Hamilton". Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  2. Bilbao officially adds Lamont Hamilton
  3. Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012–13 All-Eurocup teams!
  4. Euroleague.net LABORAL KUTXA adds size with Hamilton.
  5. Lamont Hamilton se desvincula de Laboral Kutxa Baskonia; Baskonia.com, 30 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Krasny Oktyabr announces Lamont Hamilton and Donnie McGrath
  7. Besiktas adds size with Hamilton, Bayav
  8. Golden Kings starting season with five new members