A. J. Hammons

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A. J. Hammons
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Personal information
Born (1992-08-27) August 27, 1992 (age 29)
Gary, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegePurdue (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2016–2018
PositionCenter
Career history
2016–2017Dallas Mavericks
2016–2017→Texas Legends
2017–2018Sioux Falls Skyforce
Career highlights and awards
  • AP Honorable Mention All-American (2016)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2016)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2015)
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2016)
  • 3× Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2014–2016)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2013)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Aaron Jarrell Hammons (born August 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Purdue before being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 46th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

High school career[]

Hammons first attended Carmel High School (Indiana), where he averaged 8.3 points and 7.8 rebounds as a sophomore, earning honorable mention Associated Press accolades. In his junior season, he transferred to Oak Hill Academy, where as a senior, he averaged 7.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game.[1]

When he graduated, he was given a four-star rating by Scout.com[2] and by Rivals.com.[3]

College career[]

Hammons was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team at the conclusion of his first season playing for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he averaged 10.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.[1] At the conclusion of his sophomore season, Hammons had an average of 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game. He was awarded Honorable Mention All-Big Ten as well as being named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team. He was named second-team All-Big Ten as a junior and was again awarded a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team.[1]

In his senior season, Hammons averaged 15.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 1.1 assists while shooting .592 from the floor.[4] That season, he was named the 2016 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten, and was again named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team. He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy[5] and was named one of the five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award.

Professional career[]

Dallas Mavericks (2016–2017)[]

On June 23, 2016, Hammons was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 46th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[6] On July 8, 2016, he signed with the Mavericks and joined the team for the Las Vegas Summer League.[4] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.[7] He also had three 9-point efforts with the Mavericks during the season, to go with a season-best 7 rebounds on April 7, 2017 against the San Antonio Spurs.[8]

Miami Heat/Sioux Falls Skyforce (2017–2018)[]

On July 7, 2017, Hammons was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Josh McRoberts, a 2023 second round draft pick and cash considerations.[9][10] Hammons was waived by the Heat on February 8, 2018 without appearing in a game for the team, instead spending the majority of his tenure on assignment with the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

NBA career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Dallas 22 0 7.4 .405 .500 .450 1.6 .2 .0 .6 2.2
Career 22 0 7.4 .405 .500 .450 1.6 .2 .0 .6 2.2

Personal life[]

The son of Tyrone and Alfreda Hammons, he has a brother, Tyrone Jr. He majored in organizational leadership and supervision.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "A.J. Hammons Bio". PurdueSports.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "A.J. Hammons – Scout.com". Scout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "A.J. Hammons – Rivals.com". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Ahmadi, Arya (July 8, 2016). "Mavs sign A.J. Hammons". Mavs.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Payne, Terrence (February 11, 2016). "Naismith Trophy midseason list announced". FoxSports.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Mavericks draft A.J. Hammons, Purdue center, at No. 46 overall". ESPN.com. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. ^ "A.J. Hammons 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "HEAT Trade Josh McRoberts". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "Mavericks trade A.J. Hammons to Miami for Josh McRoberts". Mavs.com. July 7, 2017. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

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