| Jordan Hamilton |
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 | Class:
Freshman
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| Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
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| High School:
Dominguez
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| Height / Weight:
6-7 / 226
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| Position:
G/F
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| Experience:
Fr.-HS
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Should compete immediately for time on the wing ... ranked as the No. 8 prospect nationally by ESPNU following his senior season ... Jordan All-American.
High School:
Spent his junior and senior years at Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif. (head coach Russell Otis) ... ranked as the No. 8 prospect nationally by ESPNU following his senior season ... Jordan All-American ... paired with fellow UT recruit Avery Bradley and posted eight points, four assists and four rebounds to help the Black Team to a 110-103 win at the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden (April 18) ... posted 39 points and 17 rebounds at the Collision All-Star Game at El Camino College (April 25), a showcase game for Los Angeles-area high school seniors ... unable to play as a senior at Dominguez HS (2008-09), as the California Interscholastic Foundation (CIF) ruled he could not have a fifth year of high school eligibility ... participated in the Elite 24 prep all-star game at the legendary Rucker Park in the summer following his junior year ... averaged 27.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game as a junior while leading Dominguez to a 32-3 mark and the CIF Southern Section Division I-AA championship ... team also finished as the state Division I runner-up ... recorded 16 points and seven boards to help Dominguez to a 63-60 victory against Mater Dei (No. 1 team in the national rankings) in the I-AA title game ... transferred to Dominguez prior to his junior year after spending three years at Susan Miller Dorsey High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) ... averaged 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists per game as a sophomore at Dorsey ... did not play basketball as a 13-year-old freshman, but repeated the year and averaged 8.3 points per game the following season.
Personal:
Full name is Jordan Christian Hamilton ... son of Greg and Karen Hamilton ... born Oct. 6, 1990 in Los Angeles, Calif. ... has four brothers, Zelle (30), Gary (24), Isaac (14) and Daniel (13) and one sister, Miya (26) ... Gary played basketball at the University of Miami (Fla.) from 2003-06 and currently plays professionally in Israel.
