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Vernon Hamilton

Georgetown University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Patrick Ewing announced the addition of Director of Player Development Vernon Hamilton in June 2022. Hamilton was most recently at LSU.

ROAD TO GU: VERNON HAMILTON
  • Vernon Hamilton arrives on the Hilltop following a two-year stint at LSU, most recently serving as the director of player development for the Tigers.
  • While at LSU, Hamilton helped with the development of Cameron Thomas and Tari Eason. Thomas and Eason were both first round picks as Thomas was the 27th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and Eason was picked 17th overall in the 2022 NBA Draft.
  • Prior to his time at LSU, Hamilton spent two years as an assistant and associate head basketball coach of the Jeonju KCC Egis team in the South Korean Basketball League. The team advanced to the KBL semifinals in 2019. Hamilton was the first American and youngest coach selected to coach in the KBL All-Star game.
  • He also served as a member of the player development staff for the Dallas Mavericks during the 2017-18 season, assisting Mavericks staff with on-court drills, player workouts and breakdown of player videos and workouts.
  • Hamilton spent two years (2014-16) as a graduate assistant at Clemson while also earning his masters of science in youth development leadership at the school. He assisted in several aspects of the basketball program working with the coaching staff and student-athletes.
 
HAMILTON, THE PLAYER & THE PERSON
  • Hamilton was a four-year starter for Clemson (2003-07) and ended his career No. 1 all-time in steals  and steals average with 271 steals (2.13 spg). That was good enough for sixth in career steals in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He ranks eighth in career assists at Clemson with 399 and scored more than 1,200 points to finish in the top 25 in school history.
  • He was First Team ACC All-Defensive team in 2006 and on the Collegeinsider.com Defensive All-American team in 2007. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in sports management in 2007.
  • Professionally, Hamilton played basketball overseas, including earning defensive player of the year of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2011. His Colorado 14ers won the NBA G League title in 2009. Hamilton also participated in training camp with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons.
  • The Richmond, Virginia native has also served as marketing logistics manager for Coca-Cola Glaceau in Washington, D.C. He has served for several years as a mentor with 100 Black Men of Atlanta and was co-chair of the Kids Score Against Kidney Disease Basketball Camp in Richmond, Virginia presented by the National Kidney Foundation in 2005.