Bryce Hamilton

Bryce Evan Hamilton (born November 10, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).

Bryce Hamilton
Hamilton with UNLV in 2019
No. 13 – UNLV Runnin' Rebels
PositionShooting guard
LeagueMountain West Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-11-10) November 10, 2000
Pasadena, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolPasadena
(Pasadena, California)
CollegeUNLV (2018–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Hamilton grew up playing football for the Pasadena Trojans Pop Warner program but stopped in eighth grade when he thought it was getting too physical and he had a growth spurt.[1] He played basketball for Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California. As a junior, Hamilton averaged 24.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game and was named Pasadena Star-News All-Area Player of the Year.[2] In his senior season, he averaged 24.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, repeating as Pasadena Star-News All-Area Player of the Year.[3] He was a McDonald's All American nominee.[1] Hamilton was a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for UNLV over offers from Nevada, Ohio State, Utah, Arizona State and Colorado.[4]

College career

As a freshman at UNLV, Hamilton averaged 4.3 points per game, shooting 35.3 percent from the field. After the season, coach Marvin Menzies was fired and Hamilton entered the NCAA transfer portal.[5] He opted to return to UNLV following a conversation with new coach T. J. Otzelberger.[4] Hamilton had breakout success during conference play in his sophomore season.[6] On January 18, 2020, he scored a career-high 35 points in a 99–78 win over New Mexico.[5] On January 26, Hamilton recorded 29 points and 10 rebounds in a 71–67 loss to fourth-ranked San Diego State.[7] He was named to the First Team All-Mountain West after averaging 16 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[6]

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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 UNLV 31013.0.353.296.6301.6.6.3.24.3
2019–20 UNLV 321427.2.453.339.6795.51.4.7.216.0
Career 631420.2.429.322.6713.61.0.5.210.3

Personal life

Hamilton's older brother, Blake, played college basketball for Buffalo before embarking on a professional career. Three of his cousins, Daniel, Isaac and Jordan, play professionally; Daniel and Jordan were drafted into the NBA.[8]

References
  1. Escarcega, James (January 18, 2018). "Pasadena basketball player Bryce Hamilton enjoying his senior season". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. Tolegian, Aram (April 12, 2017). "Pasadena's Bryce Hamilton and coach Tony Brooks head Star-News boys basketball all-area team". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. Escarcega, James (April 11, 2018). "Star-News All-Area Boys Basketball: Pasadena's Bryce Hamilton player of the year". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. Anderson, Mark (October 8, 2019). "UNLV's Bryce Hamilton hopes second chance pays off". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. Grimala, Mike (February 29, 2020). "Bryce Hamilton flourishing as elite scorer for UNLV". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  6. Grimala, Mike (May 26, 2020). "Bryce Hamilton aiming to build on breakout season for UNLV". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  7. "Runnin' Rebels Come Up Just Short Against No. 4 San Diego State". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. January 26, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  8. Graney, Ed (March 4, 2020). "UNLV's Bryce Hamilton finally realizes potential". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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