Who is Johnny Hamilton, the new center of Hiopos Lleida

Johnny Hamilton He is a new player for Hiopos Lleida. The North American center joins the Catalan squad to strengthen their domestic position after the start of the season.

This is what Hiopos Lleida announced:

“Center Jonathan “Johnny” Hamilton becomes the new player for Hiopos Lleida. Hamilton, a Trinidad and Tobago (Cotonou) national, joined from Frutti Extra Bursaspor in the Turkish League, where he averaged 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and a PIR of 15.1.

From 2015 to 2018, the player played in the NCAA for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Texas-Arlington Mavericks. It was later part of Grand Rapids Gold (USA-2). In the 2019–2020 season, he played for the first time in the Turkish league for Darussafaka, and a year later for Fenerbahce. He also wore a Mornar-Barsko Zlato jersey of the ABA league. He has spent his last three campaigns in Turkey with Afyon (2021-22), Merkezefendi (2022-23) and most recently with Frutti Extra Bursaspor.

Who is Johnny Hamilton:

Hamilton is a 30-year-old insider who has made his career in Europe, especially with Turkish teams. He came through Darusafaka in the 19/20 season, played for Fenerbahce in the 20/21 season and had a spell at KK Momare before playing for Afyonkarahisar, Merkezefendi and Bursaspor last season. , with whom, in addition to the Turkish league, he also played in the basketball championship. League.

His last team was Beirut Club, for whom he played in April and May in the Lebanese League. Despite going undrafted, he signed contracts with the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks, although he never made his NBA debut. During the 18-19 season, he played 49 games in the G League, averaging 11.2 points and 8.8 rebounds.

Here’s what the rotation looks like with the arrival of Johnny Hamilton:

Bost-Villars
Brople–Walden–Hasbrouck
Bozic – Pauli – Caicedo
Madsen-Muric
Hamilton–Cook–Oriola

Trainer: Gerard finds

Photo: Basketball Champions League