# Tang Hamilton

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American basketball player (born 1978)

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Tang Hamilton Personal information Born (1978-05-26) May 26, 1978 (age 48) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Career information High school Lanier (Jackson, Mississippi) College Mississippi State (1997–2001) NBA draft 2001: undrafted Playing career 2001–2012 Position Forward Number 8 Career history 2001 Miami Heat 2002–2003 Columbus Riverdragons 2003–2004 BC Azovmash 2004–2005 Fayetteville Patriots 2006 Tulsa 66ers 2006 Incheon ET Land Black Slamer 2006 Ironi Ashkelon 2007–2008 Guaros de Lara 2008 Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz 2008 Belgrano de San Nicolás 2008–2009 Dorados de Chihuahua 2010 Gaiteros del Zulia 2010 Cocodrilos de Caracas 2012 Panteras de Miranda Career highlights All-NBDL First Team (2003) Mississippi Mr. Basketball (1997) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball Reference

**Tephen** "**Tang**" **Hamilton** (born May 26, 1978) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player. He played in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) (NBA) for the [Miami Heat](/source/Miami_Heat) during the [2001–02 season](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season). Hamilton played [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) for the [Mississippi State Bulldogs](/source/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_men's_basketball).

## Life and career

### Early life

Born in [Jackson, Mississippi](/source/Jackson%2C_Mississippi), Hamilton was named [Mississippi Mr. Basketball](/source/Mississippi_Mr._Basketball) during his senior season at [Lanier High School](/source/Lanier_High_School_(Jackson%2C_Mississippi)).[1]

### NBA

Hamilton played in the NBA from October 2001 to November 2001, appeared in nine games for the [Miami Heat](/source/Miami_Heat), and averaged 2.2 points and 2.0 rebounds. His final game was on November 27, 2001, in a 83–84 loss to the [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics) where he played for two minutes and recorded no stats outside of a missed three-pointer.[2]

## Career statistics

Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

### NBA

Source[3]

#### Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2001–02 Miami 9 2 10.9 .526 .000 .000 2.0 .6 .4 .0 2.2

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Thomas, Chris (April 13, 2014). ["Past Mr. Basketball, boys Coach of the Year winners"](https://www.clarionledger.com/story/prepsreport/2014/04/13/pastmrbasketball/7665707/). *Clarion Ledger*. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tang Hamilton 2001-02 Game Log"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hamilta01/gamelog/2002). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. [Sports Reference](/source/Sports_Reference). Retrieved June 29, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tang Hamilton"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hamilta01.html). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. [Sports Reference](/source/Sports_Reference). Retrieved September 7, 2021.

## External links

- Career statistics from [NBA.com](https://stats.nba.com/player/2347/) · [Basketball Reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hamilta01.html)

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