Javion Hamlet
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Javion Hamlet
| image = Javion Hamlet.jpg
| caption = Hamlet with North Texas (#3)
| number = 2
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 193
| league = CBA
| team = Tianjin Pioneers
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|28}}
| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
| high_school = Whitehaven
(Memphis, Tennessee)
| college =
- Motlow State CC (2016–2017)
- {{nowrap|Northwest Florida State (2018–2019)}}
- North Texas (2019–2021)
| draft_year = 2021
| career_start = 2021
| years1 = 2021
| team1 = ALM Évreux
| years2 = 2022
| team2 = Texas Legends
| years3 = 2022–2023
| team3 = Newcastle Eagles
| years4 = 2023
| team4 = Hefei Storm
| years5 = 2023–present
| team5 = Tianjin Pioneers
| years6 = 2024
| team6 = Wuhan Kunpeng
| highlights =
- Conference USA Player of the Year (2020)
- 2× First-team All-Conference USA (2020, 2021)
- C-USA tournament MVP (2021)
}}
Javion Lamarcus Hamlet (born April 28, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Tianjin Pioneers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Motlow State CC Bucks, the Northwest Florida State Raiders, and the North Texas Mean Green.
Early life
Hamlet grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and began playing basketball at the age of five. He attended Whitehaven High School. He was lightly recruited in high school, with his only offer coming from Division II LeMoyne-Owen College. His father wanted him to attend LeMoyne-Owen and he was close to signing before he received an offer from Motlow State Community College.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntdaily.com/despite-rough-transitions-hamlet-aspires-to-be-lead-guard-for-mean-green-basketball/|title=Despite rough transitions, Hamlet aspires to be lead guard for the men’s basketball|first=Deondre|last=Jones|work=North Texas Daily|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=March 11, 2020}}
College career
Hamlet began his college career at Motlow State Community College. He averaged 15.6 points and 8.4 assists per game and was named the MVP of the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.thunder1320.com/sports/motlow-bucks-basketball-schedule-opens-with-national-tournament-rematch/|title=Motlow Bucks Basketball Schedule Opens with National Tournament Rematch|website=Thunder1320.com|date=September 17, 2017|access-date=March 11, 2020}} He transferred to Buffalo after the end of the season. He left Buffalo only a few weeks after arriving and eventually transferred to Northwest Florida State College.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/north-texas/Article/Javion-Hamlet-commits-to-North-Texas-Mean-Green-basketball-131647456/|title=JUCO guard Javion Hamlet commits to Mean Green basketball|first=Matthew|last=Brune|website=247Sports.com|date=April 29, 2019|access-date=March 11, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://nwfraiders.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20181129ge9fnf|title=Player spotlight: Javion Hamlet|first=Seth|last=Stringer|website=NWFRaiders.com|date=November 29, 2018|access-date=March 11, 2020}} He averaged 17.8 points and 6.6 assists per game for the Raiders as the team went to the NJCAA tournament elite eight. Following the end of the season Hamlet committed to continue his college career at North Texas over offers from SMU, Arkansas, Gonzaga, Temple, St. John's and Loyola (Illinois).{{cite web|url=https://dentonrc.com/sports/basketball-unt-lands-commitment-from-juco-guards-javion-hamlet-james/article_694e25eb-d673-575a-bbc1-439d119b4d59.html|title=Basketball: UNT lands commitment from JUCO guards Javion Hamlet, James Reese|first=Brett|last=Vitto|work=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=April 28, 2019|access-date=March 11, 2020}}
Hamlet became an immediate starter for the Mean Green. He was named first team All-Conference USA and the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year at the end of his junior season, leading the conference in assists and scoring in league play.{{cite web|url=https://conferenceusa.com/news/2020/3/11/mens-basketball-mbb-north-texas-takes-coach-player-of-year-awards.aspx|title=MBB: North Texas Takes Coach, Player of Year Awards|work=Conference USA|date=March 11, 2020|accessdate=March 11, 2020}} He averaged 14.6 points and 4.7 assists per game. He led the Mean Green to two consecutive Conference USA Championships, he also led them to their first NCAA Tournament victory in program history.{{cite news |last1=Goodman |first1=Jeff |title=Loyalty Isn't Dead: Small-School Stars Stay Put |url=https://13wham.com/sports/loyalty-isnt-dead-small-school-stars-stay-put |accessdate=April 12, 2020 |work=WHAM |date=April 9, 2020}}
Professional career
On August 26, 2021, Hamlet signed his first professional contract with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bnei-herzliya-inks-javion-hamlet/|title=Bnei Herzliya inks Javion Hamlet|last=|first=|date=August 26, 2021|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 26, 2021}} He did not play a game for the team.
=ALM Évreux (2021)=
On November 24, 2021, Hamlet signed with ALM Évreux Basket of the LNB Pro B.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/France/news/717802/Javion-Hamlet-(ex-Bnei-Hertzeliya)-is-a-newcomer-at-Evreux|title=Javion Hamlet (ex Bnei Hertzeliya) is a newcomer at Evreux|last=|first=|date=November 24, 2021|website=|publisher=EuroBasket|language=En|access-date=January 2, 2022}}
=Texas Legends (2022)=
On January 5, 2022, Hamlet signed with the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He was then later waived on February 27, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/transactions/|website=gleague.nba.com|title=2021-22 NBA G League transactions|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=February 22, 2022}}
=China (2023–present)=
Hamlet played 19 games for Hefei Storm in 2023 National Basketball League (NBL) season. He joined Tianjin Pioneers for 2023–24 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season.{{cite web |author=李蓓 |title=天津男篮签约新外援 |url=http://epaper.tianjinwe.com/tjrb/html/2023-12/01/content_143090_58803.htm |publisher=天津日报 |access-date=29 September 2024 |date=1 December 2023}} In 2024 NBL season, he played 26 games for Wuhan Kunpeng. He rejoined Tianjin Pioneers for 2024–25 CBA season.{{cite web |author=李蓓 |title=天津男篮三外援敲定 |url=http://epaper.tianjinwe.com/tjrb/html/2024-08/24/content_143084_1206414.htm |publisher=天津日报 |access-date=29 September 2024 |date=24 August 2024}}
Career statistics
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=College=
==NCAA Division I==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| North Texas
| 31 || 31 || 30.4 || .492 || .419 || .873 || 3.0 || 4.7 || .7 || .0 || 14.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| North Texas
| 28 || 28 || 33.0 || .436 || .377 || .883 || 3.8 || 4.5 || .5 || .0 || 15.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 59 || 59 || 31.6 || .462 || .396 || .878 || 3.4 || 4.6 || .6 || .0 || 15.1
{{S-end}}
==JUCO==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Motlow State CC
| 36 || 34 || 26.1 || .554 || .345 || .783 || 2.1 || 8.4 || 1.4 || .0 || 15.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| style="text-align:left;"| Northwest Florida State
| 33 || 33 || 31.6 || .566 || .448 || .838 || 3.1 || 6.6 || 1.0 || .1 || 17.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 69 || 67 || 28.8 || .560 || .397 || .811 || 2.6 || 7.5 || 1.2 || .1 || 16.7
{{S-end}}
Personal life
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://meangreensports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/javion-hamlet/4160 North Texas Mean Green bio]
- [https://www.nwfraiders.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/bios/hamlet_javion_s356 Northwest Florida State Raiders bio]
- [https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2016-17/div1/players/javionhamletr66q Motlow State CC Bucks bio]
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