Venson Hamilton

Venson Hamilton

Personal information
Born	(1977-08-11) August 11, 1977 Forest City, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	East Rutherford (Forest City, North Carolina)
College	Nebraska (1995–1999)
NBA draft	1999: 2nd round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1999–2014
Position	Center
Number	4
Career history
1999–2000	Basket Napoli
2000–2001	Prokom Trefl Sopot
2001	Virtus Ragusa
2001–2002	Basket Club Ferrara
2002–2003	Tenerife
2003–2004	Bilbao Basket
2004–2005	DKV Joventut
2005–2009	Real Madrid
2011	Gran Canaria
2014	KB Besa
2014	RSB Berkane
Career highlights and awards
ULEB Cup champion (2007) Spanish League champion (2007) Big 12 Player of the Year (1999)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Shad Venson Hamilton (born August 11, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player.

College career

A graduate of East Rutherford High School in Forest City, North Carolina, Hamilton played college basketball at the University of Nebraska, where he played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team. He holds school records for most blocked shots (241), and most rebounds (1,080), surpassing the previous record by nearly 300. He ranks ninth on the school's all-time scoring chart with 1,416 career points. He shot 52.7% from the field throughout his career. He also dished out 164 assists, and compiled 186 steals in his college career.

He was named the Big 12 Player of the Year during his senior season of college. His 335 rebounds during his senior season set a new school record for rebounds in a single season. He was also named to the Big 12 conference's All-Defensive Team.

Professional career

Hamilton was selected with the 50th overall draft pick by the Houston Rockets in the 1999 NBA draft. In the 1999–00 season, he played with Basket Napoli of Italy. In November 2000, he signed with Prokom Trefl Sopot of Poland. In January 2001, he was released by Prokom, and the next month he returned to Italy and signed with Virtus Ragusa for the rest of the season. For the 2001–02 season, he moved to Basket Club Ferrara. For the 2002–03 season, he moved to Spain and signed with Tenerife of the LEB Oro. The next season he also played in LEB Oro but moved to Bilbao Basket. For the 2004–05 season, he moved to the Spanish ACB League club DKV Joventut. From 2005 to 2009 he played with Real Madrid. With Real he was the Spanish champion and ULEB Cup winner in 2007. In 2011, he played only game with Gran Canaria. In 2014, he played with KB Besa of Kosovo and his last club was RSB Berkane of Morocco.

External links

• Venson Hamilton at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Venson Hamilton at euroleague.net
• Venson Hamilton at legabasket.it (in Italian)
• Venson Hamilton at sportsillustrated.cnn.com