Dearica Hamby: Difference between revisions
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
| draft_team = [[San Antonio Stars]] |
| draft_team = [[San Antonio Stars]] |
||
| career_start = 2015 |
| career_start = 2015 |
||
| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2015}} |
| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2015}}–{{WNBA Year|2022}} |
||
| team1 = [[San Antonio Stars]] / [[Las Vegas Aces]] |
| team1 = [[San Antonio Stars]] / [[Las Vegas Aces]] |
||
| years2 = {{WNBA Year|2023}}–present |
|||
| team2 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]] |
|||
| highlights = |
| highlights = |
||
* [[List of WNBA champions|WNBA champion]] ([[2022 WNBA Finals|2022]]) |
* [[List of WNBA champions|WNBA champion]] ([[2022 WNBA Finals|2022]]) |
Revision as of 16:14, 21 January 2023
Los Angeles Sparks | |
---|---|
Position | Forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | November 6, 1993 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Wake Forest (2011–2015) |
WNBA draft | 2015: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
Selected by the San Antonio Stars | |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2022 | San Antonio Stars / Las Vegas Aces |
2023–present | Los Angeles Sparks |
Career highlights and awards | |
|
Dearica Marie Hamby (born November 6, 1993) is an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
College
During her senior year Hamby averaged 20.3 points, the highest scoring average in the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's and 10.7 rebounds, the second highest in the conference. During her junior year she had one of the best single-seasons in school-history. In 31 games she led the nation's top conference in both scoring (22.0) and rebounding (11.0) She would become the first Demon Deacon to lead the ACC in both categories in the same season. She finished as Wake Forest's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, with 1,801 points and 1,021 rebounds.[1]
Wake Forest statistics
Source[2]
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 | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
2011-12 | Wake Forest | 34 | 128 | 39.7% | 25.0% | 44.7% | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
2012-13 | Wake Forest | 32 | 340 | 54.2% | 25.0% | 62.0% | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
2013-14 | Wake Forest | 31 | 683 | 55.2% | 26.8% | 67.6% | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 22.0 |
2014-15 | Wake Forest | 32 | 650 | 49.9% | 25.6% | 70.9% | 10.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 20.3 |
Career | 129 | 1801 | 51.6% | 25.8% | 66.5% | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
WNBA career
Drafted 6th overall in 2015, Hamby played for the San Antonio Stars which became the Las Vegas Aces. She shot an average of 11 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.97 steals per game. She tied the WNBA record for the most double-doubles by a reserve off the bench with five.
Hamby was voted WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year in 2019, almost unanimously (41 of 43 votes).[3]
On the same day she received her award, in the second round, single-elimination 2019 WNBA Playoffs game against the Chicago Sky, with 6.5 seconds remaining and her team behind 92–90, Hamby made what the WNBA website termed "the shot of the year." Hamby stole a pass from Courtney Vandersloot intended for Diamond DeShields, dribbled once past half court, and threw in the game-winning basket, securing an Aces win.[4]
On September 20, 2020, Hamby was named Sixth Woman of the Year for the second year in a row.
Hamby signed a multi-year contract extension with the Aces on June 29, 2022.[5]
She, and the Aces, won the 2022 WNBA Championship.
Personal life
Hamby gave birth to her daughter, Amaya, in February of 2017. In September of 2022 at the Las Vegas Aces Championship parade Hamby announced she is expecting her second child, Legend.[6]
WNBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
† | Denotes seasons in which Hamby won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | San Antonio | 31 | 16 | 17.4 | .354 | .353 | .642 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
2016 | San Antonio | 25 | 25 | 25.3 | .422 | .143 | .723 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
2017 | San Antonio | 34 | 3 | 20.2 | .457 | .375 | .608 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
2018 | Las Vegas | 33 | 0 | 14.4 | .526 | .289 | .742 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
2019 | Las Vegas | 34 | 9 | 24.8 | .488 | .321 | .718 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
2020 | Las Vegas | 22 | 0 | 28.3 | .539 | .474 | .716 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
2021 | Las Vegas | 23 | 0 | 25.1 | .531 | .226 | .673 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
2022† | Las Vegas | 34 | 32 | 26.5 | .466 | .219 | .720 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
Career | 8 years, 1 team | 242 | 85 | 22.3 | .476 | .296 | .687 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 9.2 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Las Vegas | 5 | 0 | 28.4 | .556 | .462 | .400 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
2020 | Las Vegas | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | .529 | .200 | .625 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8.0 | |
2021 | Las Vegas | 5 | 0 | 17.4 | .292 | .000 | .500 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
2022† | Las Vegas | 6 | 0 | 8.5 | .600 | .000 | .250 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Career | 4 years, 1 team | 19 | 0 | 18.7 | .484 | .292 | .469 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
References
- ^ Journal, Scott Hamilton/Winston-Salem. "Hamby selected 6th by San Antonio in WNBA Draft". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Las Vegas' Dearica Hamby Named 2019 WNBA Sixth Woman Of The Year" (Press release). NBA Media Ventures. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ WNBA says "5 seconds" left in "Hamby's Steal, 3-Pointer Help Aces Advance, Eliminate Sky". NBA Media Ventures. Associated Press. September 15, 2019. and Michelle Smith says she took her shot with "6.5 seconds to go", in Smith, Michelle (September 15, 2019). "Hamby Gives The Aces, WNBA An Unforgettable Moment". NBA Media Ventures. and, Mechelle Voepel says "about 8.8 seconds left" in Voepel, Mechelle (September 15, 2019). "Dearica Hamby's ill-advised shot lifts Las Vegas Aces into WNBA semifinals". ESPN. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Aces Sign Dearica Hamby To Contract Extension". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Williams, Madison. "Aces Player Reveals She Was Pregnant While Playing in WNBA Finals". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Dearica Hamby WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
External links
- "Dearica Hamby Bio". Wake Forest Women's Basketball. WakeForestSports.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- @WNBA (September 15, 2019). "The @dearicamarie game-winner in #PhantomCam" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Marietta, Georgia
- Forwards (basketball)
- Las Vegas Aces players
- San Antonio Stars draft picks
- San Antonio Stars players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball players
- Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars