2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Tom Hammonds
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Crestview, Fla.
- High School:
- Montrose Christian (Md.)
2005 Conference USA All-Freshman
As a junior, 2006-07: Redshirted ... was required to sit out the 2006-07 season under NCAA transfer rules.
As a sophomore, 2005-06 (ECU): Played in 27 games but started just three for the Pirates under first-year head coach Ricky Stokes ... averaged 15 minutes per game, averaging 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and less than an assist per game ... shot 28.4 percent from the floor and 21.4 percent from beyond the arc ... scored in double figures only once - against UNF Greensboro on Dec. 6 when he had 11 points and four rebounds ... had four assists at Marshall on Feb. 1.
As a freshman, 2004-05 (ECU): Named to the Conference USA all-freshman team after averaging 8.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game ... started 19 of 28 games played, including the final 10 of the season ... netted double figures in 11 games, scoring a career-best 16 points on three occasions ... tied the ECU record for most 3-point field goals made without a miss by drilling four at home against Charlotte ... hit the game-winning shot with 1:06 to play against Charlotte at home ... came off the bench to score 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, 4-of-5 from 3-point range, in the season-opening victory against Pepperdine ... his four 3-point field goals made against Pepperdine were the most by a freshman in an ECU debut ... made multiple 3-point shots in eight games ... the Pirates were 2-0 when he led them in scoring, netting 16 at home against Charlotte and 16 at UAB ... made 6-of-7 field goal attempts at UAB, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc ... tallied five steals against St. Andrews ... handed out a season-best four assists twice.
High School: Played his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons at Crestview (Fla.) High School before transferring to Montrose Christian Academy in Rockville, Md., as a senior ... averaged 11.6 points per game as a senior, when he led Montrose to a 25-4 record and a National Association of Christian Schools championship, netting 24 points in the title game ... earned all-state honorable mention honors at Crestview (Fla.) High as a junior, averaging 18 points per game.
Personal: Born on Dec. 1, 1985, in Crestview, Fla. ... son of Carolyn and Tom Hammonds ... has two younger brothers, Keelan and Kaison ... father was an All-American at Georgia Tech and also played in the NBA ... majoring in criminal justice ... nickname is "Tank."
