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Cliff Hammonds

Hammonds in action with Alba Berlin
No. 25 – Hubo Limburg United
Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1985-12-18) December 18, 1985 (age 39) Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
High school	Cairo (Cairo, Georgia)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Clemson (2004–2008)
NBA Draft	2008 / Undrafted
Pro career	2008–present
League	BNXT League
Career history
2008	Darüşşafaka
2009	Efes Pilsen
2009	Piratas de Quebradillas
2009–2010	Peristeri
2010–2011	ASVEL Basket
2011–2012	Banvit
2012–2013	Igokea
2013–2015	Alba Berlin
2015–2016	Reno Bighorns
2016	Limoges CSP
2016–2017	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2017	Piratas de Quebradillas
2017–2018	s.Oliver Würzburg
2018–2019	Spirou
2019–2020	Ifaistos Limnou
2020	Ionikos Nikaias
2021–present	Limburg United
Career highlights and awards
Belgian Cup winner (2022) All-PBL Defensive Team (2019) German Cup winner (2014) 2× German Bundesliga Best Defender (2014, 2015) Bosnian League champion (2013) Bosnian Cup winner (2013) Third-team All-ACC (2008)

Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Limburg United of the BNXT League. The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) point guard played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.

High school and college basketball

Hammonds attended Cairo High School in his hometown Cairo, Georgia. He played college basketball at the Clemson University. In his four-year career with the Clemson Tigers, he played 134 games, averaging 10.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Hammonds graduated from Clemson with a double major in architecture and psychology in 2008. He received the inaugural Skip Prosser Award, recognizing the top scholar-athlete in ACC men's basketball.

Professional career

His first team in Europe was Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketball League. He played there till the December 2008 when he moved to Efes Pilsen. With Efes he stayed only couple weeks and played five EuroLeague games, and then returned to Darüşşafaka where he finished the season.

During the summer of 2009 Hammonds played with Piratas de Quebradillas. The following season, he played with Peristeri, where he averaged 12.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the Greek Basket League.

In June 2010, Hammonds signed a one–year deal with ASVEL Basket. In August 2011, he signed a one–year deal with Banvit. In August 2012, he signed a one–year deal with KK Igokea. In July 2013, Hammonds signed a two–year deal with Alba Berlin.

On October 31, 2015, Hammonds was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft, only to be traded to the Reno Bighorns on draft night.

On September 24, 2016, Hammonds signed with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Pro A. On November 8, 2016, he left Limoges and signed with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season.

On July 21, 2017, Hammonds signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season.

On July 31, 2018, Hammonds was announced by Belgian club Proximus Spirou.

On August 6, 2019, Hammonds returned to Greece after ten years and signed with Ifaistos Limnou.

On November 3, 2020, Hammonds has signed with Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League.

On January 7, 2021, Hammonds signed with Limburg United in Belgium.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

See also

In Spanish: Clifford Hammonds para niños