Vernon Hamilton (born December 28, 1984) is an American retired professional

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player who currently works in player development for the

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. He played

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where he also obtained his undergraduate and master's degrees. When Hamilton isn't playing professional basketball he spends much of his time in the community working with

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in Atlanta, Georgia.

High school career

Hamilton was ranked the number 83 high school prospect in the country his senior season. Hamilton averaged 24 points as a senior, along with averages of 7.7 assists, 6.2 rebounds, and 3 steals per game and lead Benedictine High School to its first ever state Private school title. Hamilton was also all-state and all-conference as a defensive back and wide receiver, and received several offers to play college football.

College career

After graduating from high school Vernon Hamilton signed with the Clemson Tigers. Hamilton was a 4-year starter during his tenure with Clemson. Hamilton was an honorable mention selection for the AP All-ACC Freshman team in 2004. Hamilton was on the All-ACC Defensive team in 2006 and 2007. Hamilton was the first Clemson player since 1998 to be invited to play in the 2007 NABC All Star Game. Hamilton finished his career at Clemson as the record holder for most steals in a season (83), highest average steals per game in a season (2.68), and the Clemson career steals record (271).

College statistics

Professional career

NBA and NBA D-League

On September 29, 2008, Hamilton signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and played in several pre-season games earning high praise from coach Mike Brown. Brown was quoted as saying "I thought Vern Hamilton had a terrific game for us." On September 28, 2010, Hamilton signed a contract with the

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. He went on to play in 5 preseason games for the Pistons. Hamilton also had workouts with both the

and

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International

In 2013 Hamilton played 17 games for ENAD of the Cyprus Basketball Division 1 and averaged 8.5 points, 5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. In 2010–2011 Hamilton went to play for the

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Golden Lions in the

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where he averaged 26.8 points 8.5 rebounds 4.9 assists, and 5.0 steals per game.

Coaching

Hamilton is now a Graduate Assistant coach under

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at Clemson.

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