Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Limburg United of the

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. The

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played college basketball for Clemson.

High school and college basketball

Hammonds attended

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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. Hammonds graduated from Clemson with a double major in architecture and psychology in 2008. He received the inaugural

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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

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. 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

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. In August 2011, he signed a one–year deal with Banvit. In August 2012, he signed a one–year deal with KK Igokea. In July 2013, Hammonds signed a two–year deal with

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. 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, only to be traded to the Reno Bighorns on draft night. On September 24, 2016, Hammonds signed with Limoges CSP of the French

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. On November 8, 2016, he left Limoges and signed with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season. On July 21, 2017, Hammonds signed with

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of the German

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for the 2017–18 season. On July 31, 2018, Hammonds was announced by Belgian club

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

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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References

External links

eurobasket.com profile

EuroLeague profile

TBLStat.net profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammonds, Clifford 1985 births Living people 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American sportspeople ABA League players African-American basketball players Alba Berlin players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players ASVEL Basket players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Clemson Tigers men's basketball players Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Ifaistos Limnou B.C. players KK Igokea players Limburg United players Limoges CSP players Riesen Ludwigsburg players People from Cairo, Georgia People from Fort Bragg, North Carolina Peristeri B.C. players Piratas de Quebradillas players Point guards Reno Bighorns players S.Oliver Würzburg players Spirou Charleroi players