Ashley Hamilton (basketball)

Ashley Hamilton
No. 99 – Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1988-09-28) 28 September 1988 (age 36)
London, England
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
2019–2020Básquet Coruña
2020–2021Plymouth Raiders
2021–2022Básquet Coruña
2022–2022Montreal Alliance
2022–2023Béliers de Kemper
2023Brampton Honey Badgers
2023–presentCáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
Career highlights and awards

Ashley Hamilton (born 28 September 1988) is a British professional basketball player for Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto of the Spanish LEB Oro and for the Great Britain men's national team. He played college basketball for Loyola Marymount.

High school career

Hamilton played high school basketball at Lawrence Academy, in Groton, Massachusetts.[citation needed]

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 the 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 per game 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] He averaged 11.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. On 1 September 2020, he has signed with Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League (BBL).[8]

On 27 April 2022, Hamilton signed a contract with the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).[9]

On 16 December 2023, Hamilton signed with Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto of the Spanish LEB Oro.[10]

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-Qualifiers in Manchester on 17 August 2019.[11]

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 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Ashley Hamilton switches to Calabria". court-side.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Ashley Hamilton Joins Sagesse For Lebanese Playoffs". court-side.com. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Ashley Hamilton Signs in Italy with Matera". hoopsfix.com. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Ashley Hamilton signs with Lavrio BC". sportando.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ^ Lupo, Nicola (4 December 2019). "Ashley Hamilton signs with Leyma Coruña". Sportando. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  8. ^ Skerletic, Dario (1 September 2020). "Ashley Hamilton joins Plymouth Raiders". Sportando. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ "MONTRÉAL ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL PLAYER ASHLEY HAMILTON". www.alliancemontreal.ca (in French). 27 April 2022.
  10. ^ "El Cáceres ficha al ala pívot Ashley Hamilton". FEB.es (in Spanish). 16 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Great Britain v Kosovo boxscore - FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers - 17 August". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 July 2020.