| Position | Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| League | ACB Eurocup |
| Team | CB Gran Canaria |
| Born | August 11, 1977 Forest City, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | East Rutherford |
| College | Nebraska |
| Draft | 2nd round, 50th overall, 1999 Houston Rockets |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| Career history | Napoli (1999-00) Prokom Sopot (2000-01) Virtus Ragusa (2001) Ferrara (2001-02) Tenerife (2002-03) Bilbao (2003-04) Joventut Badalona (2004-05) Real Madrid (2005-09) Gran Canaria (2011-) |
Venson Hamilton (born August 11, 1977 in Forest City, North Carolina)[1] is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for CB Gran Canaria in Spain.[2]
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A graduate of East Rutherford High School in Forest City, North Carolina, Hamilton played college basketball at the University of Nebraska, where he played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team. He holds school records for most blocked shots (241), and most rebounds (1,080), surpassing the previous record by nearly 300. He ranks ninth on the school's all time scoring chart with 1,416 career points. He shot 52.7% from the field throughout his career. He also dished out 164 assists, and compiled 186 steals in his college career.
He was named the Big 12 Player of the Year during his senior season of college. His 335 rebounds during his senior season set a new school record for rebounds in a single season. He was also named to the Big 12 conference's All-Defensive Team.
Hamilton was selected with the 50th overall draft pick by the Houston Rockets in the 1999 NBA Draft, out of the University of Nebraska. In 2009 he signed with Ikaros Esperos BC in Greece.[3]
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