Rayshaun Hammonds (born November 10, 1998) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, i ...

. He played

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for the

Georgia Bulldogs The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Georgia. The female athletic teams are sometimes referred to as Lady Bulldogs. The Bulldogs compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference ( ...

High school career

Hammonds attended

Norcross High School Norcross High School is a public high school in Norcross, Georgia, United States, part of the Gwinnett County School System, and serving the cities of Norcross and Peachtree Corners. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil. The school is also t ...

. In the summer of 2016, he averaged 18 points, eight rebounds, and nearly two steals and two assists per game in the Nike EYBL. As a senior, Hammonds averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds per game and led the team to the Class 7A final. He was named

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player of the year by the

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. He was considered a four-star prospect, ranked the 38th best player in his class by

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. On his 18th birthday, November 10, 2016, Hammonds committed to

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over offers from

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, Miami (Florida) and

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College career

In his debut versus Bryant, Hammonds became the first Georgia freshman to start his first game since

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in 2011 and finished with 17 points. As a freshman at Georgia, Hammonds averaged 6.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. On November 19, 2018, Hammonds scored a career-high 31 points in an 80–68 win against

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in the Cayman Islands Classic. He averaged 12.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Hammonds suffered a foot injury against Ole Miss on February 23, 2019, and was ruled out for the season on March 7. As a junior, he served as a complementary place to Anthony Edwards, posting five double-doubles and scored a season-high 26 points twice. Hammonds averaged 12.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, shooting 35 percent from three-point range. Following the season, he declared for the

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but did not initially hire an agent. On May 3, 2020, Hammonds decided to remain in the draft, forfeiting his remaining year of collegiate eligibility.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Hammonds signed with the

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. On December 18, he was waived by the Pacers. On January 11, 2021, Hammonds was signed by the

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of the

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. He averaged 6.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. On August 26, 2021, Hammonds signed with VEF Rīga of the LEBL. On July 25, 2022, he has signed with

BG Göttingen Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen ( eng, Basketball Association Göttingen) is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. The team had played in German ...

of the

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Career statistics

College

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, 32 , , 32 , , 28.0 , , .464 , , .350 , , .652 , , 7.4 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .4 , , 12.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 93 , , 85 , , 25.5 , , .462 , , .339 , , .722 , , 6.1 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .3 , , 10.5

References

External links

Georgia Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammonds, Rayshaun 1998 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Gwinnett County, Georgia BG Göttingen players Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Georgia Bulldogs basketball players Norcross High School alumni People from Norcross, Georgia Small forwards