Roy Hamilton (basketball)

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Roy Hamilton
Personal information
Born (1957-07-20) July 20, 1957 (age 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, California)
College UCLA (1975–1979)
NBA draft 1979: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Drafted by Detroit Pistons
Position Point guard
Number24, 23
Career history
1979–1980 Detroit Pistons
1980 Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights
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Roy Lee Hamilton (born July 20, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who is currently a coordinating producer for Fox Sports Net. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins from 1975 to 1979. He was selected in the first round as the 10th overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. He played one season with the Pistons and another with the Portland Trail Blazers. [1] He briefly played in the Continental Basketball Association before pursuing another dream of working on sports television. He thought the odds of his return to the NBA were slim after having already been cut, and did not want to become "bitter and disappointed". [2]

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Hamilton became a television commentator for UCLA in the 1982–83 season. He started in an entry-level broadcast position for CBS Sports in New York and later became one of CBS's top National Football League (NFL) producers. When the network lost their NFL contract to Fox in 1993, he joined Fox along with some other CBS personnel. As of 2001, Hamilton was one of the highest-ranking African Americans working on sports television production as Fox Sports Net's coordinating producer of college football and regional NBA coverage. He also oversaw Fox's Sunday coverage of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball. [2]

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 Bold Career high

NBA

Source [3]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1979–80 Detroit 7215.5.401.000.6871.52.7.7.14.6
1980–81 Portland 15.0.333.5003.0.0.0.03.0
Career7315.4.400.000.6841.52.6.7.14.6

References

  1. Finney, Ryan (2010). "2010–11 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UCLA Athletic Department. pp. 106, 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Stewart, Larry (November 30, 2001). "Hamilton Makes the Cut in TV". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022.
  3. "Roy Hamilton NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.