Tang Hamilton

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tang Hamilton

| image =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 220

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|26}}

| birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi

| high_school = Lanier (Jackson, Mississippi)

| college = Mississippi State (1997–2001)

| nationality = American

| draft_year = 2001

| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2012

| career_position = Forward

| career_number = 8

| years1 = {{nbay|2001|start}}

| team1 = Miami Heat

| years2 = 2002–2003

| team2 = Columbus Riverdragons

| years3 = 2003–2004

| team3 = BC Azovmash

| years4 = 2004–2005

| team4 = Fayetteville Patriots

| years5 = 2006

| team5 = Tulsa 66ers

| years6 = 2006

| team6 = Incheon ET Land Black Slamer

| years7 = 2006

| team7 = Ironi Ashkelon

| years8 = 2007–2008

| team8 = Guaros de Lara

| years9 = 2008

| team9 = Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz

| years10 = 2008

| team10 = Belgrano de San Nicolás

| years11 = 2008–2009

| team11 = Dorados de Chihuahua

| years12 = 2010

| team12 = Gaiteros del Zulia

| years13 = 2010

| team13 = Cocodrilos de Caracas

| years14 = 2012

| team14 = Panteras de Miranda

| highlights =

| bbr = hamilta01

}}

Tephen "Tang" Hamilton (born May 26, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Miami Heat during the 2001–02 season. Hamilton played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Life and career

=Early life=

Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Hamilton was named Mississippi Mr. Basketball during his senior season at Lanier High School.{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Chris |title=Past Mr. Basketball, boys Coach of the Year winners |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/prepsreport/2014/04/13/pastmrbasketball/7665707/ |website=Clarion Ledger |accessdate=July 29, 2020 |date=April 13, 2014}}

=NBA=

Hamilton played in the NBA from October 2001 to November 2001, appeared in nine games for the Miami Heat, and averaged 2.2 points and 2.0 rebounds. His final game was on November 27, 2001, in a 83–84 loss to the Boston Celtics where he played for two minutes and recorded no stats outside of a missed three-pointer.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hamilta01/gamelog/2002|title=Tang Hamilton 2001-02 Game Log|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=29 June 2022}}

Career statistics

{{NBA player statistics legend}}

=NBA=

Source{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hamilta01.html|title=Tang Hamilton|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=7 September 2021}}

==Regular season==

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| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Miami

| 9 || 2 || 10.9 || .526 || .000 || .000 || 2.0 || .6 || .4 || .0 || 2.2

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References

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