Zendon Hamilton

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

Zendon Hamilton

Hamilton in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1975-04-29) April 29, 1975 (age 50) South Floral Park, New York, U.S.
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 / power forward
Number	25, 54, 42, 31
Coaching career	2013–present
Career history
As a player:
1998–1999	CB Valladolid
1999–2000	Dafni BC
2000–2001	Los Angeles Clippers
2001–2002	Denver Nuggets
2003	Toronto Raptors
2003	Joventut Badalona
2003	Yakima Sun Kings
2003–2004	Philadelphia 76ers
2004–2005	Milwaukee Bucks
2005–2006	Cleveland Cavaliers
2006	Philadelphia 76ers
2006–2007	Śląsk Wrocław
2007–2008	Enisey Krasnoyarsk
2008–2009	Spartak Primorye
2009–2010	Al-Jalaa SC
2010–2011	Polytekhnika-Halychyna Lviv
2012	Springfield Armor
2012	Institución Atlética Larre Borges
As a coach:
2013–2014	Idaho Stampede (assistant)
2016–2018	Texas Legends (assistant)
2018–2020	Agua Caliente Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights
3× Second-team All-Big East (1996–1998) McDonald's All-American (1994) First-team Parade All-American (1994) Second-team Parade All-American (1993) Third-team Parade All-American (1992)
Career statistics
Points	585 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	464 (3.5 rpg)
Steals	39 (0.3 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Amateur career

Hamilton, a 6'11" center played high school basketball at Floral Park, New York's Sewanhaka High School.^[1] Hamilton played college basketball at St. John's University, where he was a part of the same recruiting class as Sports Illustrated cover boy Felipe López.

Pro career

After two seasons in Europe, 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.^[2]

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
2000–01	Los Angeles	3	0	6.3	.222	.000	.625	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
2001–02	Denver	54	15	15.7	.420	.000	.652	4.7	0.3	0.4	0.3	6.0
2002–03	Toronto	3	0	4.0	.400	.000	1.000	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.0
2003–04	Philadelphia	46	0	10.3	.537	.000	.698	3.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	3.7
2004–05	Milwaukee	16	0	9.9	.344	.000	.604	2.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	3.2
2005–06	Cleveland	11	0	4.2	.538	.000	.688	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.3
2005–06	Philadelphia	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.500	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Career		134	15	11.6	.440	.000	.660	3.5	0.2	0.3	0.2	4.4

Coaching

In October 2013, Hamilton was hired by the Idaho Stampede as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season.^[3]

On October 18, 2016, Hamilton was hired by the Texas Legends to be an assistant coach.^[4]

Hamilton joined the Agua Caliente Clippers as an assistant coach in 2018.^{[citation needed]}