RJ Hampton

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Basketball player
RJ Hampton
Player information
birthday February 7, 2001 (19 years and 207 days)
place of birth Dallas , United States
size 195 cm
position Guard
Clubs as active
since 2019 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand Breakers

Roderick "RJ" Hampton (born February 7, 2001 in Dallas ) is an American basketball player .

career

Hampton's father was a professional basketball player. RJ Hampton played at Little Elm High School in the US state of Texas until 2019 and was ranked among the most promising talents in the United States in his class. He aroused the interest of several well-known universities, but announced his decision in May 2019 to switch to a professional position instead of a university. He took a contract offered by New Zealand Breakers from the oceanic league NBL in to gather in New Zealand professional experience and then for the draft process of the NBA enroll in 2020.

National team

With the U16 national team of the United States, he won the American Championship in 2017 and became the U17 world champion in 2018.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d R.J. Hampton. In: USA basketball. Retrieved October 14, 2019 (American English).
  2. ↑ ESPN Basketball Recruiting - Player Rankings. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .
  3. ↑ 2019 Basketball Recruits. In: scout.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Rob Dauster: Top five prospect RJ Hampton to skip college, turn pro in New Zealand. In: CollegeBasketballTalk. May 28, 2019, accessed October 14, 2019 .
  5. ^ NBL signings: RJ Hampton signs New Zealand Breakers, Top high school prospect. In: Fox Sports. May 29, 2019, Retrieved October 14, 2019 (Australian English).
  6. ^ What you need to know about new Breakers signing and US basketball phenom RJ Hampton. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Hampton, RJ
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hampton, Roderick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 2001
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas