Cliff Hammonds Explained

Cliff Hammonds
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:200
League:BNXT League
Team:Hubo Limburg United
Number:25
Birth Date:18 December 1985
Birth Place:Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
High School:Cairo (Cairo, Georgia)
College:Clemson (2004–2008)
Draft Year:2008
Career Start:2008
Years1:2008
Team1:Darüşşafaka
Years2:2009
Team2:Efes Pilsen
Years3:2009
Team3:Piratas de Quebradillas
Years4:2009–2010
Team4:Peristeri
Years5:2010–2011
Team5:ASVEL Basket
Years6:2011–2012
Team6:Banvit
Years7:2012–2013
Team7:Igokea
Years8:2013–2015
Team8:Alba Berlin
Years9:2015–2016
Team9:Reno Bighorns
Years10:2016
Team10:Limoges CSP
Years11:2016–2017
Team11:MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Years12:2017
Team12:Piratas de Quebradillas
Years13:2017–2018
Team13:s.Oliver Würzburg
Years14:2018–2019
Team14:Spirou
Years15:2019–2020
Team15:Ifaistos Limnou
Years16:2020
Team16:Ionikos Nikaias
Years17:2021–present
Team17:Limburg United
Highlights:

Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Limburg United of the BNXT League. The point guard played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.

High school and college basketball

Hammonds attended Cairo High School 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.[1] Hammonds graduated from Clemson with a double major in architecture and psychology in 2008.[2] He received the inaugural Skip Prosser 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 Efes Pilsen.[3] 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 ASVEL Basket.[4] In August 2011, he signed a one–year deal with Banvit.[5] In August 2012, he signed a one–year deal with KK Igokea.[6] In July 2013, Hammonds signed a two–year deal with Alba Berlin.[7]

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,[8] only to be traded to the Reno Bighorns on draft night.[9]

On September 24, 2016, Hammonds signed with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Pro A.[10] On November 8, 2016, he left Limoges and signed with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season.[11]

On July 21, 2017, Hammonds signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season.[12]

On July 31, 2018, Hammonds was announced by Belgian club Proximus Spirou.[13]

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.[14]

On January 7, 2021, Hammonds signed with Limburg United in Belgium.[15]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="text-align:left;"| Efes Pilsen| 5 || 0 || 11.2 || .462 || .333 || .833 || .0 || .8 || .8 || .2 || 3.8 || 3.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Alba Berlin| 20 || 20 || 25.8 || .457 || .353 || .750 || 2.1 || 2.9 || .6 || .4 || 8.1 || 7.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"|| 25 || 20 || 22.9 || .457 || .351 || .773 || 1.7 || 2.5 || .6 || .3 || 7.2 || 6.4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cliff Hammonds stats – Clemson Tigers. Sports-reference.com. 17 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Architecture Faculty and Students Recognize Cliff Hammonds with Special Citation. 19 October 2014. https://archive.today/20141020035355/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=205525981. 20 October 2014. dead.
  3. News: Efes Pilsen adds guard Cliff Hammonds. 17 January 2014. Euroleague.net. 1 December 2008.
  4. News: ASVEL signs Cliff Hammonds. 17 January 2014. Worldwidesm.com. 16 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203020442/http://worldwidesm.com/2010/06/16/asvel-signs-cliff-hammonds/. 3 February 2015. dead.
  5. News: Banvit gets Hammonds. 17 January 2014. Euroleague.net. 2 August 2011.
  6. News: Cliff Hammonds heading to Igokea Aleksandrovac. 17 January 2014. Sportando.net. 2 August 2012.
  7. News: ALBA BERLIN tabs guard Hammonds . 17 January 2014 . Eurocupbasketball.com . 3 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130729084559/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2013-14/i/115020/8174/alba-berlin-tabs-guard-hammonds . July 29, 2013 .
  8. News: 2015 NBA D-League Draft Board. October 31, 2015. NBA.com. October 31, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022072934/http://dleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-d-league-draft-board/. October 22, 2016. dead.
  9. News: The Bighorns Select Five Players in the 2015 NBA D-League Draft. October 31, 2015. OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015.
  10. News: Cliff Hammonds rejoint le Limoges CSP. September 24, 2016. LimogesCSP.com. September 24, 2016. French. September 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927040831/http://www.limogescsp.com/csp-pro-actualites-details/items/cliff-hammonds-rejoint-le-limoges-csp.html. dead.
  11. News: Neuzugang: Cliff Hammonds wechselt zu den MHP RIESEN!. November 8, 2016. mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de. November 8, 2016. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108185344/http://www.mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de/neuzugang-cliff-hammonds-wechselt-zu-den-mhp-riesen/. November 8, 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: Cliff Hammonds komplettiert den Kader . . July 21, 2017 . July 21, 2017 . German . https://web.archive.org/web/20171202025045/http://www.soliver-wuerzburg.de/news/newsdetails/jahr/2017/juli/meldung/cliff%2Dhammonds%2Dkomplettiert%2Dden%2Dkader%2D1/?tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D%3D21%26cHash%3Dfb2efafa4d75340f47db09cacc310f7b . December 2, 2017 . dead .
  13. Web site: Maggi . A. . Spirou Charleroi has signed Hammonds, Linhart and Dario Hunt . Sportando . July 31, 2018 . August 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805143250/https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/284146/spirou-charleroi-has-signed-hammonds-linhart-and-dario-hunt.html . August 5, 2018 . dead .
  14. Web site: Clifford Hammonds agree on terms with Ionikos . latestbasketballnews . November 3, 2020 . November 3, 2020.
  15. Web site: Clifford Hammonds naar Limburg United. Nieuwsblad.be. nl. January 8, 2021. January 9, 2021.