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.
.JPG) Hammonds in action with Alba Berlin | |
| No. 25 – Hubo Limburg United | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 18, 1985 Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cairo (Cairo, Georgia) |
| College | Clemson (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2009 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2009 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2009–2010 | Peristeri |
| 2010–2011 | ASVEL Basket |
| 2011–2012 | Banvit |
| 2012–2013 | Igokea |
| 2013–2015 | Alba Berlin |
| 2015–2016 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2016 | Limoges CSP |
| 2016–2017 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2017 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2017–2018 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2018–2019 | Spirou |
| 2019–2020 | Ifaistos Limnou |
| 2020 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2021–present | Limburg United |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school and college basketball
editHammonds 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
editHis 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Cliff Hammonds stats – Clemson Tigers". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Architecture Faculty and Students Recognize Cliff Hammonds with Special Citation". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Efes Pilsen adds guard Cliff Hammonds". Euroleague.net. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "ASVEL signs Cliff Hammonds". Worldwidesm.com. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Banvit gets Hammonds". Euroleague.net. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Cliff Hammonds heading to Igokea Aleksandrovac". Sportando.net. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "ALBA BERLIN tabs guard Hammonds". Eurocupbasketball.com. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "The Bighorns Select Five Players in the 2015 NBA D-League Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Clifford Hammonds agree on terms with Ionikos". latestbasketballnews. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Clifford Hammonds naar Limburg United". Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.