Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. The

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played college basketball for the

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High school and college basketball

Hammonds attended Cairo High School in his hometown

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. He played

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at the

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. In his four-year career with the

, 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

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and

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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

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. He played there till the December 2008 when he moved to

Efes Pilsen Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.'' (lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in Turkey, the United States, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), E ...

. With Efes he stayed only couple weeks and played five

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games, and then returned to Darüşşafaka where he finished the season. During the summer of 2009 Hammonds played with

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. The following season, he played with

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, where he averaged 12.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the

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. In June 2010, Hammonds signed a one–year deal with

ASVEL Basket ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports ...

. In August 2011, he signed a one–year deal with Banvit. In August 2012, he signed a one–year deal with

KK Igokea Košarkaški klub Igokea ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Игокеа), commonly referred to as KK Igokea or as Igokea m:tel due to sponsorship reasons, is a Bosnian professional basketball club based in Aleksandrovac, near Laktaši, Re ...

. In July 2013, Hammonds signed a two–year deal with

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...

. On October 31, 2015, Hammonds was selected by the

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with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft, only to be traded to the

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on draft night. On September 24, 2016, Hammonds signed with

Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...

of the French

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. On November 8, 2016, he left Limoges and signed with German club

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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 Proximus Spirou. 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 Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / ) is a Greek sports club, multi-sports club that is based in the suburban town of Nikaia, Attica, Nikaia within the Piraeus agglomeration. It was founded in 1965, ...

of the

. On January 7, 2021, Hammonds signed with

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 sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen ABA League 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 Spirou Charleroi players Würzburg Baskets players