Hammonds Named To C-USA All-Freshman Team
March 08, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Also joining Hammonds on the team were Memphis guard Darius Washington, Jr., who collected C-USA Freshman of the Year honors, Washington's teammate Joey Dorsey, Louisville forward Juan Palacios and Tulane guard Taylor Rochestie.
Hammonds' numbers improved during Conference USA play, raising his scoring average to 8.4 points per game and his rebounds to 2.4 boards per outing. Hammonds also saw more action as the season progressed, averaging 26.4 minutes per in conference play. He also shot a higher three-point field goal percentage against C-USA teams (.355).
He netted double digits 11 times overall, including seven times in 16 league games. Hammonds poured in a career-high 16 points three times, including wins over Charlotte and UAB.
Five times during the season he drained three or more three-point field goals including four in his ECU debut against Pepperdine. Hammonds tied the school record for most three-point field goals in a game without a miss by going 4-for-4 from behind the arc at home against Charlotte.
Hammonds joins the company of current ECU teammates Mike Cook (2004) and Moussa Badiane (2002) to have earned Conference USA All-Freshman distinction.
