Cliff Hammonds

Cliff Hammonds
Hammonds in action with Alba Berlin
No. 25 – Hubo Limburg United
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1985-12-18) December 18, 1985 (age 38)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolCairo (Cairo, Georgia)
CollegeClemson (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008Darüşşafaka
2009Efes Pilsen
2009Piratas de Quebradillas
2009–2010Peristeri
2010–2011ASVEL Basket
2011–2012Banvit
2012–2013Igokea
2013–2015Alba Berlin
2015–2016Reno Bighorns
2016Limoges CSP
2016–2017MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2017Piratas de Quebradillas
2017–2018s.Oliver Würzburg
2018–2019Spirou
2019–2020Ifaistos Limnou
2020Ionikos Nikaias
2021–presentLimburg United
Career highlights and awards

Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Limburg United of the BNXT League. The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) point guard played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.

High school and college basketball

Hammonds attended Cairo High School in his hometown Cairo, Georgia. He played college basketball at the Clemson University. In his four-year career with the Clemson Tigers, he played 134 games, averaging 10.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[1] Hammonds graduated from Clemson with a double major in architecture and psychology in 2008.[2] He received the inaugural Skip Prosser Award, recognizing the top scholar-athlete in ACC men's basketball.

Professional career

His first team in Europe was Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketball League. He played there till the December 2008 when he moved to Efes Pilsen.[3] With Efes he stayed only couple weeks and played five EuroLeague games, and then returned to Darüşşafaka where he finished the season.

During the summer of 2009 Hammonds played with Piratas de Quebradillas. The following season, he played with Peristeri, where he averaged 12.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the Greek Basket League.

In June 2010, Hammonds signed a one–year deal with ASVEL Basket.[4] In August 2011, he signed a one–year deal with Banvit.[5] In August 2012, he signed a one–year deal with KK Igokea.[6] In July 2013, Hammonds signed a two–year deal with Alba Berlin.[7]

On October 31, 2015, Hammonds was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft,[8] only to be traded to the Reno Bighorns on draft night.[9]

On September 24, 2016, Hammonds signed with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Pro A.[10] On November 8, 2016, he left Limoges and signed with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season.[11]

On July 21, 2017, Hammonds signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season.[12]

On July 31, 2018, Hammonds was announced by Belgian club Proximus Spirou.[13]

On August 6, 2019, Hammonds returned to Greece after ten years and signed with Ifaistos Limnou.

On November 3, 2020, Hammonds has signed with Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League.[14]

On January 7, 2021, Hammonds signed with Limburg United in Belgium.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09 Efes Pilsen 5 0 11.2 .462 .333 .833 .0 .8 .8 .2 3.8 3.0
2014–15 Alba Berlin 20 20 25.8 .457 .353 .750 2.1 2.9 .6 .4 8.1 7.2
Career 25 20 22.9 .457 .351 .773 1.7 2.5 .6 .3 7.2 6.4

References

  1. ^ "Cliff Hammonds stats – Clemson Tigers". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Architecture Faculty and Students Recognize Cliff Hammonds with Special Citation". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Efes Pilsen adds guard Cliff Hammonds". Euroleague.net. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ "ASVEL signs Cliff Hammonds". Worldwidesm.com. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Banvit gets Hammonds". Euroleague.net. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Cliff Hammonds heading to Igokea Aleksandrovac". Sportando.net. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ^ "ALBA BERLIN tabs guard Hammonds". Eurocupbasketball.com. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  8. ^ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Bighorns Select Five Players in the 2015 NBA D-League Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  10. ^ "Cliff Hammonds rejoint le Limoges CSP". LimogesCSP.com (in French). September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "Neuzugang: Cliff Hammonds wechselt zu den MHP RIESEN!". mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de (in German). November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "Cliff Hammonds komplettiert den Kader". s.Oliver Würzburg (in German). July 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  13. ^ Maggi, A. (July 31, 2018). "Spirou Charleroi has signed Hammonds, Linhart and Dario Hunt". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "Clifford Hammonds agree on terms with Ionikos". latestbasketballnews. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Clifford Hammonds naar Limburg United". Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.