Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Catching up with another Ex-Brave



James Hamilton was a fine player in the couple years he played at Bradley in the early 1990's, and he left after the first year Jim Molinari was here.
He finished his career at Iowa State and has been playing professional ball in Europe and most recently in England ever since. He is currently one of the better players in the English top pro league.
Because he did not finish his career with Bradley, he's often left off the list, but is just another example of the great players Bradley has had.

Here's some info if you're interested......he's still active playing professionally!

He has been playing with the Cheshire Jets since 1999 and just re-signed last fall, currently he is captain of the Jets.
he is now 37 years old...

Here's his pic...
http://www.jetsbasketball.org.uk/home_htm_files/16.jpg

and his profile says...
"6ft 7 forward - Flint, Michigan"
http://www.jetsbasketball.co.uk/

His stats from this past season...
13.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 54% from the field
http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=United%20Kingdom&Team=1399&Page=3

He had a 29 point, 9 reb game on Jan 2, 2010.

James is somewhat revered in Cheshire - they even built a statue to his honor!!
http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/news_and_events/press_releases/2010_press_releases/media_releases_for_february_20/lord_mayor_unveils_seven_foot.aspx
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/local-chester-news/2010/02/10/seven-feet-tall-oak-carving-of-cheshire-jets-captain-james-hamilton-unveiled-59067-25803082/

Here's a YouTube video of James...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyM1B4e9hxw

An in an interview they refer to him as a legend!!
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-sport/cheshire-jets-basketball/2010/01/14/basketball-interview-with-cheshire-jets-skipper-james-hamilton-ahead-of-bbl-cup-final-59067-25595523/

http://pawprint75.co.uk/directory/directory_cheshire.html

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