#34
Senior • 3V
Forward
6-10 • 255
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Bridgton Academy (Maine)
On Hamilton: A candidate for All-BIG EAST
honors … earned All-BIG EAST honorable mention and second team
All-Met accolades a season ago … recognized with the 2005-06 MBWA
Madison Square Garden Outstanding Performance Award for his
24-point, eight-rebound effort in St. John’s victory over
then-undefeated Pitt (Jan. 21) … powerful, skilled interior player
who can do it all in the post … one of the nation’s top returning
inside scorers, rebounders and shot-blockers … boasts tremendous
quickness, sure hands and excellent skills for a player his size …
outstanding rebounder with the ability to average a double-double …
versatile player on the block who can face-up an opponent, but also
has the ability and endurance to bang down low.
Norm Roberts on Hamilton: “I think Lamont had a
great summer. It’s one of the few summers since I’ve been here that
he hasn’t had any injuries or setbacks. He has done a great job of
gaining weight and improving his upper body strength. He has
increased his range on the perimeter as far as shooting the ball
with confidence. I think he’s primed to have a very, very good
year. We’re going to look for leadership from Lamont this year. As
a senior he’s been through the league, he knows the talent level
and how tough it is. He’s going to have to help lead some of the
younger guys coming in.”
As a Junior in 2005-06: An honorable mention
All-BIG EAST selection and a second team All-Met selection by the
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association … averaged team-highs
of 12.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game … finished
eighth in the BIG EAST in rebounding and led St. John’s to a team
rebounding margin of +6.9 boards per game, which ranked eighth in
the nation … averaged a team-leading 12.9 ppg in BIG EAST contests
… led the squad with seven double-doubles and 19 double-figure
scoring games … joined Eugene Lawrence as the only Red Storm player
to start all 27 contests … finished the season 15-for-31 from
3-point range, leading the Red Storm with a .484 shooting
percentage from long range … averaged 16.4 points and 10.8 rebounds
and posted three doubles-doubles over the last five games of the
season … posted his seventh double-double of the season with 15
points and 11 rebounds at then-No. 4/4 Villanova (March 1) ... also
added a blocked shot and two steals in 38 minutes … had a big night
in the team’s win over Seton Hall (Feb. 21), scoring 19 points on
7-of-13 shooting, grabbing 15 rebounds, blocking three shots and
recording three steals in a season-high 38 minutes … led the Red
Storm to a hard-fought road victory at Rutgers (Feb. 15), shooting
7-for-15 and contributing double-double numbers of 19 points and 14
boards … went 9-for-16 from the floor, scored 18 points and grabbed
11 rebounds (all in the second half) in posting his fourth
double-double of the season against then-No. 9 West Virginia (Jan.
29) ... part of the Jan. 23 BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after
averaging 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 three’s in wins over
then-No. 17/15 Louisville (Jan. 17) and then-No. 9/9 Pittsburgh
(Jan. 21) … tied a career-high with 24 points and pulled down eight
rebounds (six offensive) in 37 minutes against then-No. 9/9
Pittsburgh ... went 9-of-19 from the floor, 2-of-3 from 3-point
range and scored four points in the final :31.3 to help seal the
win … during the postseason, was given the 2005-06 MBWA Madison
Square Garden Outstanding Performance Award for his effort against
the Panthers … averaged 11.5 ppg vs. UMass and Columbia to help the
Red Storm capture the 2005 Holiday Festival (Dec. 27-28) … scored
11 with 13 rebounds against Marist at MSG (Dec. 17) … poured in 18
points, added 11 rebounds and four blocks vs. Hofstra in Carnesecca
Arena (Nov. 29) … pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds, to go
along with 15 points, three steals and a block in a win over
Niagara (Nov. 29) … averaged 11.4 ppg during a summer tour of the
Bahamas with a group of Northeastern NCAA All-Stars, helping the
squad to a 7-0 record … recipient of the St. John’s Basketball
Reggie Carter “Hustle Award” for his hard work on and off the
court.
As a Sophomore in 2004-05: A third team All-Met
selection … the only player to start all 27 games for the Red Storm
... averaged 13.3 points per game, good for second on the squad, on
50.4 percent shooting … led the team with 7.5 rebounds and
averaged 7.5 boards during BIG EAST play as well ... reached
double-figures in scoring 19 times last season, netting 20 or more
points five times and notching five double-doubles … recorded first
career double-double with a career-high 24 points and 11 rebounds
against Virginia Tech (Dec. 8) … second career double-double came
with 14 points and 13 rebounds against Boston College (Jan. 22) ...
first of two back-to-back double-doubles came with 14 points and 11
rebounds vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 29) … set three then-career-highs in
a double-double effort against Rutgers (Feb. 2) – 16 rebounds and
five assists in 39 minutes … also scored 16 points vs. the Scarlet
Knights … fifth double-double of the season came at Providence
(March 1) with 14 points and 10 rebounds … amassed 20 points and
grabbed nine rebounds at Hofstra (Dec. 11) ... poured in 21 points
with five rebounds in a win vs. Canisius (Dec. 28) ... dropped 20
points on 7-of-12 shooting against Syracuse (Jan. 5) ... posted 15
points on 6-for-10 shooting with six boards at West Virginia (Jan.
8) ... registered 17 points, connecting on 7-of-16 shots from the
field, and grabbed eight rebounds at Notre Dame (Jan. 15) ...
connected on 7-of-13 shots from the field and scored 18 points with
seven rebounds in a win over No. 21 Pittsburgh (Jan. 18) ...
tallied 14 points at Georgetown (Jan. 25) ... notched 17 points
with seven boards against West Virginia (Feb. 16) ... scored 15
points with a career-high five blocks against Duke (Feb. 26) ...
netted 20 points, connecting on 6-of-10 shots from the field and
all eight of his free throw attempts, and grabbed six boards
against Villanova (March 5) … averaged 11.0 points, 7.6 rebounds
and 2.1 blocks per game during a seven-game tour of the United
Kingdom with the NIT All-Stars over the summer of 2005.
As a Freshman in 2003-04: Appeared in 18 games,
earning four starts … led the team with 20 blocks ... Averaged 5.9
points per game while shooting 44.3 percent from the field … was
second in free-throw percentage at 67.5 percent (27-for-40) ...
scored eight points off the bench in his St. John’s debut vs.
Marquette (Nov. 3), adding six rebounds and three blocks ... pulled
down a team-high nine rebounds in his first career start vs.
Fairfield (Nov. 24), also chipping in seven points and four blocks
... posted eight points and a team-high nine rebounds and three
blocks in a win vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) ... netted eight
points off the bench in his first BIG EAST conference game at
Syracuse (Jan. 7) ... scored a team and season-high 14 points vs.
Seton Hall (Jan. 10), while also grabbing eight rebounds and
blocking two shots.
At Bridgton Academy: Spent a half-year at
Bridgton Academy (Maine), where he averaged 12.0 points, 8.0
rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … led the team to the league
semifinals and a 25-7 record … was a teammate of former Florida
State standout Alexander Johnson … Bridgton is the same school that
produced former Syracuse standout Lawrence Moten … spent a year and
a half at Milford (Conn.) Academy … averaged 15.0 points and 9.0
rebounds at Milford … played AAU ball with the Long Island Panthers
… attended Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn for two years,
averaging 6.6 points per game as a junior.
Personal: Lamont Alexander Hamilton … born on
April 6, 1984 in Brooklyn, N.Y. … son of Ramona Hamilton … has
three brothers, Dawan Richardson (29), Lance Hamilton (26) and
Terrel Wyre (16) … lists his mother, his brothers and his father as
the most influential people in his career … came to St. John’s to
honor the memory of his late uncle, Thomas Lamont Richardson, a
native of Far Rockaway, Queens, who was a big St. John’s fan
growing up and dreamed of seeing his nephew attend the University …
majoring in sports management.
Hamilton Up Close…
Nickname: Monty.
Favorite movie: Bad Boys I and II, Above The
Rim.
Favorite actor: Will Smith and Jamie Foxx.
Favorite class: Sports Management.
Since coming to St. John’s I’ve learned: How to be
a leader.