Biography
2016-17 (Sr.): Top rebounder and 5th-leading scorer for UAA team that finished 21-8 and placed runner-up in Great Northwest Athletic Conference ... ranked 2nd in GNAC and 29th nationally with 9.8 rebounds per game, along with league ranks of 1st in offensive rebounding (4.2 orpg, 5th nationally) and 11th in FT% (.801) ... led Seawolves with seven double-doubles and had 18 games with double-digit rebounds ... made Seawolf Jamboree All-Tournament Team with double-doubles in victories over Cal State LA and BYU-Hawaii ... had season-high 16 rebounds in 98-92 road win over Central Washington and grabbed 15 boards in home win over No. 13 Western Washington ... other top efforts included 14 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and no turnovers in home win over Seattle Pacific; 15 points (6-9 FG), 12 rebounds in narrow road loss at MSU Billings; 14 points (10-10 FT) and 11 rebounds in home win over Concordia-Portland; and 14 rebounds, 3 assists in home win over CWU ... broke 27-year-old UAA record for career rebounding average (10.0 rpg), along with other career ranks of 4th in total rebounds (607), 7th in FTs made (304), 3rd in FTs made per game (5.0), 17th in FT% (.819) and 4th in double-doubles (21) ... grabbed double-digit rebounds in 35 of 61 career games, while 10 games with 15-plus boards ranked No. 2 in program history ... on GNAC career lists, finished 2nd in rpg, 9th in offensive rebounds (257) and 18th in total rebounds.
2015-16 (Jr.): Earned Second Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors after leading league in rebounding by nearly three boards per game ... ranked 14th in NCAA Div. II in both rebounds per game (10.2) and double-doubles (14), and was 2nd nationally in offensive rebounding (4.2 orpg) ... became fifth Seawolf to average double-double and first since Peter Bullock in 2002-03 ... in GNAC stats, ranked 1st in rebounding and offensive rebounding, 3rd in defensive rebounding (6.0 dprg) and 8th in FT% (.832) ... recorded one of most productive free-throw campaigns in program history, ranking 2nd on UAA single-season lists with 187 FTs made and 5.8 per game ... had streak of 27 FTs in a row from Nov. 28-Dec. 14 and 20 straight from Jan. 30-Feb. 9 ... on other single-season program lists, finished 3rd in rebounds (325), 5th in rpg, t-5th in double-doubles and t-12th in games started (32) ... grabbed most boards for Seawolf player since 2009 and matched UAA’s program-best in GNAC contests with 17 points and 17 rebounds against Northwest Nazarene on Dec. 5 ... had four ‘15/15’ games, including 19 points and 17 boards at Concordia ... overall, had 17 double-digit rebounding efforts, including six games with 15-plus ... made all-tourney teams at GNAC/Pac West Challenge and Seawolf Jamboree ... had career-high 24 points (6-10 FG, 12-15 FT) and 15 rebounds in 98-96 win over Chaminade ... other top efforts included 19 points (4-7 FG, 11-11 FT) and 13 rebounds in home win over Central Washington; 17 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks in road win over Saint Martin’s; 13 points (3-4 FG, 7-7 FT) and 15 rebounds in 2OT win at Western Washington; and 9 points (7-7 FT) and 15 rebounds in 76-71 home win over Alaska Fairbanks.
BEFORE UAA: Played two seasons at Santa Rosa Junior College, leading team with 14.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in 2014-15 … scored double figures in 20 of 22 games and had 11 double-doubles as sophomore, along with 1.9 assists per game, .449 FG% and .743 FT% … tallied season-high 19 points on two occasions and had 18 rebounds in 64-62 loss to Marin … had 17 points and 15 rebounds in 68-56 win over league runner-up Diablo Valley … as freshman, averaged 8.3 points and 7.3 rebounds, playing all 32 games for SRJC squad that won CCCAA State title and finished with 24-8 record … scored career-high 22 points (7-11 FG) in 74-60 win over Redwoods … also helped Bear Cubs to Big 8 Conference title with 12-2 mark.
HIGH SCHOOL: Led Cardinal Newman to NorCal Div. IV title as senior in 2012-13, earning multitude of major honors, including The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat Large School Player of the Year, North Bay League Player of the Year, Redwood Empire POY, and 2nd Team All-State by Cal Hi Sports … also named top player in North Bay area by San Francisco Chronicle … averaged 16.2 points and 8.8 rebounds as senior, leading Cardinals to first Div. IV State title game since 2007 … helped CNHS go 32-4 to set Redwood Empire record for season victories … had 20 points and 12 rebounds in 73-66 win over Riordan in NorCal Div. IV title game … helped squad to two Rose City Tournament titles, earning MVP honors as senior … lettered three times in basketball and twice in baseball.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 21, 1994 in Santa Rosa, Calif. … son of Kim and Wes Hammell … interests include fishing, working out, hiking and swimming … psychology major.
Career Highs
Points – 24, twice (last: vs Northwest Indian, 12/14/15)
Rebounds – 17, twice (last: at Concordia, 1/23/16)
Assists – 4, three times (last: vs Trinity Western, 12/17/16)
Blocks – 3 at Saint Martin’s, 1/2/16
Steals – 3 vs Hawaii Pacific, 11/14/15
Career Statistics
Year   GP-GS Min/Avg   FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA  Pct
2015-16 32-32Â 904/28.3Â Â 98-217 .452Â Â 7-26Â .269Â 187-225 .831
2016-17 29-27Â 723/24.9Â Â 50-122 .410Â Â 0- 2Â .000Â 117-146 .801
TOTALSÂ 61-59 1627/26.7Â 148-339 .437Â Â 7-28Â .250Â 304-371 .819
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Year   GP-GS  OR- DR-Reb/ Avg PF-D  A TO  B  S Pts/Avg
2015-16 32-32Â 134-191-325/10.2Â 55-0Â 44Â 49Â 13Â 16Â 390/12.2
2016-17 29-27Â 123-161-284/ 9.8Â 51-0Â 41Â 41 Â 6Â 13Â 217/ 7.5
TOTALSÂ 61-59Â 257-352-609/10.0 106-0Â 85Â 90Â 19Â 29Â 607/10.0
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