Tom Hammonds
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Born | Washington Bullets | March 27, 1967||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
1993–1997 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 3,617 (5.3 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 2,243 (3.3 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
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Tom Edward Hammonds (born March 27, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player and National Hot Rod Association drag racer. He was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and attended Crestview High School in Crestview, Florida.
Hammonds played
Washington Bullets in the first round (ninth overall) in the 1989 NBA draft. He played 12 NBA seasons for the Bullets, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 5.3 points per game in his career. He scored a career-high 31 points for the Bullets against the New York Knicks
, on January 29, 1992.
While enrolled at Georgia Tech, Hammonds played for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal.[1]
While playing for the Nuggets, Hammonds became involved in
Pro Stock
class since 1996.
Hammonds also opened a car dealership in Darlington, South Carolina.[3]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- NBA.com profile
- DRAG RACING: Former NBA Player Now Working Hard In NHRA