Zendon Alphonso Hamilton (born April 29, 1975) is an American professional

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coach and former player. He played in the

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(NBA) from 2000 to 2006.

Amateur career

Hamilton, a 6'11" center played high school basketball at

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. Hamilton played

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at St. John's University, where he was a part of the same recruiting class as

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cover boy Felipe López.

Pro career

After two seasons in Europe, Hamilton began his

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career in the

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with the

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. He had previously played with the

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in the NBA pre-season in 1999, but he did not play in any official NBA games with Dallas. He has also played for the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. He was signed on October 1, 2006, by the

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, but after the pre-season he was waived on October 25, 2006, without playing any regular season games with the club. In February 2007, he joined

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. In the summer of 2007, he moved to Russia and signed with Enisey Krasnoyarsk. In 2008, he joined Spartak Primorje. In 2010, he joined Polytekhnika-Halychyna Lviv. In 2012, he joined Larre Borges of Uruguay.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Coaching

In October 2013, Hamilton was hired by the

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as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season. On October 18, 2016, Hamilton was hired by the

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to be an assistant coach.Legends Add Three Assistants to Coaching Staff
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as an assistant coach in 2018.

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