Zendon Hamilton

Zendon Hamilton

File:Zendon Hamilton.jpg
Personal information
Born	(1975-04-27) April 27, 1975 Floral Park, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Sewanhaka (Floral Park, New York)
College	St. John's (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998 / Undrafted
Playing career	1998–2012
Position	Center
Career history
1998–1999	CB Valladolid (Spain)
1999–2000	Dafni BC (Greece)
2000–2001	Los Angeles Clippers
2001–2002	Denver Nuggets
2003	Toronto Raptors
2003	Joventut Badalona (Spain)
2003	Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
2003–2004	Philadelphia 76ers
2004–2005	Milwaukee Bucks
2005–2006	Cleveland Cavaliers
2006	Philadelphia 76ers
2006–2007	Śląsk Wrocław (Poland)
2007–2008	Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
2008–2009	Spartak Primorye (Russia)
2009–2010	Al-Jalaa SC (Syria)
2010–2011	Polytekhnika-Halychyna Lviv (Ukraine)
2012	Springfield Armor (NBA D-League)
2012	Institución Atlética Larre Borges (Uruguay)
Career highlights and awards
McDonald's All-American (1994)
Career statistics
Points	585
Rebounds	464
Steals	39

Zendon Alphonso Hamilton (born April 29, 1975) is a former American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association from 2000 to 2006.

Amateur career

Hamilton, a 6'11" center played high school basketball at Floral Park, New York's Sewanhaka High School. Hamilton played college basketball at St. John's University, where he was a part of the same recruiting class as SI cover boy Felipe López.

Pro career

Hamilton began his NBA career in the 2000–01 NBA season with the Los Angeles Clippers. He had previously played with the Dallas Mavericks 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 Denver Nuggets, the Toronto Raptors, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was signed on October 1, 2006, by the Portland Trail Blazers, 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 Śląsk Wrocław. 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.

Coaching

In October 2013, he was hired by the Idaho Stampede as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season.

External links

• NBA.com Player Bio

• " HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL; New York Area Is Teeming With Talent", The New York Times, December 12, 1993. Accessed December 27, 2007. "ZENDON HAMILTON of Sewanhaka, is rated the best senior big man in the nation by various prep school magazines, including Street & Smith."
• Zendon Hamilton. Latinbasket
• Blazers Hire Rob Werdann, Zendon Hamilton As Idaho Stampede Assistant Coaches