Lamont Alexander "Monty" Hamilton (born April 6, 1984) is an American professional

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player for Niigata Albirex BB of the Japanese

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. He is a 6'10" (2.08 m) tall

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College career

Hamilton played four years of

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at St. John's University, where he played with the St. John's Red Storm, from 2003 to 2007. He was named to the All-

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First Team in 2007.

Professional career

Hamilton began his pro career in 2007 with Basquet Inca of the Spanish 2nd Division. In 2008, he moved to the Spanish 2nd Division club

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. In 2009, he joined the French League club Paris-Levallois. In July 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club

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. With Bilbao, he was named to the European 2nd-tier competition EuroCup's All-EuroCup Second Team in 2013. In June 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Laboral Kutxa. He left the Basque team in December 2014, after playing 47 games and missing 39 due to injuries. On December 31, 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the rest of the season. On July 22, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On August 20, 2016, he signed with

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of the Japanese

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EuroLeague career statistics

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Japanese league career statistics

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Awards and achievements

College

*All-

First Team: (2007)

Pro career

* French League All-Star: (2012) * All-EuroCup Second Team: (2013)

References

External links

NBA.com Profile

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Spanish League Profile

NBADraft.net Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Lamont 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City BC Krasny Oktyabr players Beşiktaş men's basketball players Bilbao Basket players CB Inca players Centers (basketball) Liga ACB players Niigata Albirex BB players Metropolitans 92 players Power forwards (basketball) Ryukyu Golden Kings players Saski Baskonia players Sportspeople from Brooklyn St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players Tenerife CB players