Ashley Hamilton (basketball)

Ashley Hamilton (born 28 September 1988) is a British professional basketball player. He plays for Básquet Coruña of the LEB Oro and the Great Britain Men's National Team. Standing at 2.01 m (6'7"), he plays the Small forward and the Power Forward position. After five years at Loyola Marymount University, Hamilton entered the 2013 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

Ashley Hamilton
No. 24 – Básquet Coruña
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1988-09-28) 28 September 1988
London, England
NationalityBritish
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolLawrence Academy
(Groton, Massachusetts)
CollegeLoyola Marymount (2008–2013)
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007Gran Canaria
2007–2008Tenefe Vecindario
2013VL Pesaro
2013–2014Viola Reggio Calabria
2014–2015Cherkaski Monkeys
2015Sagesse
2015Olimpia Matera
2015–2017Lavrio
2017–2018Bàsquet Manresa
2018–2019London City Royals
2019–presentBásquet Coruña
Career highlights and awards

High School Career

Hamilton played high school basketball at Lawrence Academy, in Groton, Massachusetts.

College Career

Hamilton started his career in Spain with Gran Canaria and Tenefe Vecindario. In 2008, he left Spain in order to play college basketball at Loyola Marymount University with Loyola Marymount Lions. At the end of his senior season, Hamilton averaged 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 0.68 steals and 0.64 assists in 22 games.[1]

Professional Career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Hamilton joined VL Pesaro of the Serie A on 20 September 2013.[2] He was waived after one month. Then, he signed with Viola Reggio Calabria for the rest of the season.[3]

In 2014, he signed with Cherkaski Monkeys, and at the end of the season, he joined Sagesse for the Lebanese playoffs.[4]

On 23 September 2015, Hamilton joined Olimpia Matera.[5] He left the club on December and joined Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[6]

On 4 December 2019 he signed with Básquet Coruña of the LEB Oro. [7]

National Team Career

Hamilton made his debut for the Great Britain Men's National Team on 21 July 2010 in an international test match against Canada at ACS Cobham. He scored a career high 13 points against Kosovo in FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifers in Manchester on 17 August 2019.[8]

References
  1. "Ashley Hamilton Ready to Reach Potential with LMU". 20 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. "Ashley Hamilton to play for Pesaro". court-side.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. "Ashley Hamilton switches to Calabria". court-side.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  4. "Ashley Hamilton Joins Sagesse For Lebanese Playoffs". court-side.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  5. "Ashley Hamilton Signs in Italy with Matera". hoopsfix.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  6. "Ashley Hamilton signs with Lavrio BC". sportando.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  7. "Ashley Hamilton signs with Leyma Coruña". Sportando. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  8. "Great Britain v Kosovo boxscore - FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers - 17 August". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
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