Cliff Hammonds Class: Senior Hometown: Cairo, GA High School: Cairo HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 200 Position: G Experience: 3VL Major: Architecture

Overview: Hard-working player has averaged double figures in scoring each of his three seasons at Clemson...trying to become the sixth player in Clemson history to average in double figures four consecutive years...Terrell McIntyre is the last to do it (1995-99)...co-captain as a junior in 2006-07...one of the most respected individuals by his teammates for his tremendous work ethic...also became a more vocal leader as his junior season progressed...veteran of 100 career games and has started all but one game during that time...a dependable player, he has played over 3,100 minutes in his career...will enter his senior season with 1,077 points scored and 340 assists...one of only 15 juniors to reach 1,000 points in Clemson history...his 1,077 points are 11th highest by a Tiger at the end of his junior year...ranks in the top 10 in school history in career assists...one of the top protectors of the basketball, he has a career 1.89 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranks fourth in school history...ranked third in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio as a sophomore and second his junior season...one of Clemson's best defensive players, he almost always gets the top assignment in guarding opposing perimeter players...has 159 career steals, which ranks sixth in school history...has 184 three-pointers in two years as a Tiger, which ranks fourth in school history...ranks in the top 10 in Clemson history in steals per game and three-point goals per game...won three awards at the 2004-05 Clemson team banquet, including the Effort Award, the Air Force ROTC Award, and the Strength Award...all three involved his dedication and level of responsibility...added a pair of awards at the 2005-06 banquet...earned the Effort Award for the second straight year and also was honored for the most assists by a Tiger...at the 2006-07 team banquet, brought home six awards, including Most Valuable Player and Defensive MVP...also named Mr. Effort for third straight season and was recipient of the Strength Award for the second time in his career...has been outstanding in postseason play in his three years, averaging 14.4 points per game in eight career NIT contests...one of the few architecture majors among student-athletes at Clemson, he has over a 3.0 cumulative GPA...he is attempting to become the first scholarship basketball player at Clemson to earn a degree in architecture...made the All-ACC Academic Team as a freshman, along with teammate Shawan Robinson, and again earned the honor after his junior season...valedictorian of his high school class...narrowed his choices out of high school to play football at Stanford or basketball at Clemson...played with Athletes in Action in the summer of 2007 at the Jones Cup in Taiwan...shot 38.7 percent on three-point attempts and averaged 1.2 steals per game over nine contests played...scored team-high 20 in final game of the tournament versus Iran national team.

In 2006-07: One of five players to average in double figures, he had a career-best 11.6 points per game...served as one of the team's co-captains...started every game and played an average of 33.4 minutes per contest, best on the team...shot 46.5 percent from the field overall and 37.9 percent on threes...improved three-point accuracy from 28.3 percent as a sophomore...made 75 three-point baskets as a junior, one of the top 10 single-season figures in school history...needs 76 threes as a senior to break McIntyre's career record...ranked second in the ACC with a 2.49 assist-to-turnover ratio...actually had a 3.26 assist-to-turnover ratio in ACC regular season games...led the Tigers with 147 assists, which equates to 4.1 per game...ranked eighth in the conference in assists per game...finished seventh in the league in steals per game (1.67) after posting a career-best 60 steals...had more steals than turnovers, the first Tiger to do that since Greg Buckner in 1997-98...one of three Tigers to rank in the top seven of the league in steals per game...ranked fifth in three-point goals per game (2.08), one of two Tigers in the top five of that category...reached double figures in scoring in 24 of the Tigers' 36 games...scored in double figures in six of the last seven games...led or tied for the team lead in assists in 19 games...drew 10 of Clemson's 45 charges taken for the season...made at least one three-point basket in 35 of the 36 games, including each of the final 27 games...had at least one steal in 31 of the 36 games...in the last seven games of the season, he hit 43.5 percent (20-46) of his three-point attempts...named to the All-Tournament Team at the Cox Communications Classic to open the season...averaged 10 points and 4.3 assists per game in the three-day span while shooting 56.3 percent on three-pointers versus Arkansas State, Monmouth, and Old Dominion...again strong in the postseason, he averaged 11.8 points per game and shot 43.3 percent from long distance in five NIT games.

Best Games of 2006-07: Posted 20 points and five rebounds in a November win over Mississippi State at home...recorded first career double-double against Maryland at home, scoring 16 points while adding career-high 10 assists...hit 4-9 threes versus the Terrapins at home...scored 12 points and hit 4-7 threes versus Monmouth, while adding five assists and three steals...posted 12 points against Old Dominion in the championship game of the Cox Communications Classic...tallied 12 points and five assists with no turnovers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge win at Minnesota...totaled four steals against Wofford...scored 17 points on 5-6 shooting against Western Carolina in December...scored 13 points on 5-10 shooting in home win over Georgia...scored just nine points, but five in the final three minutes including the game-winning layup, at Florida State...hit the go-ahead shot with 2.6 seconds left to give Clemson an ACC victory on the road to open conference play...after the game he had three bags of IV fluid administered to deal with severe cramping...he had over 50+ family and friends at the game from nearby Cairo, GA, his hometown...the next game against Georgia Tech he hit several clutch runners to help the Tigers to victory...posted 17 points in that Tiger win...had six assists against only one turnover in a road win at N.C. State...had 11 points and four steals at Maryland...scored 15 points and collected three of the Tigers' 20 steals versus North Carolina...one of the highlight plays of the year was delivered in that game courtesy of Hammonds, who had a fastbreak dunk over a Tar Heel defender...one of his top all-around games was against Boston College on Jan. 20...scored 17 points and hit 5-6 three-pointers to lead Clemson to victory...scored 13 points in back-to-back ACC games, home versus Virginia and at Georgia Tech...scored 16 points and dished out six assists with zero turnovers in home win over Florida State...totaled 14 points and nine assists at home against Duke...did not commit a turnover at Boston College or at home against Miami in consecutive games...played a total of 83 minutes in those games...shot 7-12 and tallied 17 points with six assists to lead the Tigers to victory at #21 Virginia Tech...hit 4-9 three-point shots against Florida State in the ACC Tournament, totaling 16 points...posted 18 points, all in the first half, to lead Tigers to second round NIT win over Ole Miss...scored 11 points in both NIT games at Madison Square Garden...added five steals, a season-high, in the championship game with West Virginia.

In 2005-06: One of four Tigers to average in double figures, he finished at 10.1 points per game...a strong performance at Louisville in the final game of the season put him in the double figure average...started all 32 games at guard for the Tigers...led the team in minutes played for the second straight year...scored 20+ points on two occasions...reached double figures in scoring 15 times...second on the team with 49 made three-pointers...shot just 28.3 percent from that area for the season, but did shoot 42 percent from beyond the arc in Clemson's final 10 games...shot 40.2 percent overall as a sophomore...shot just 56.5 percent from the free throw line, but did turn it around and shoot 76 percent over the final 10 games of the season...third in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.84)...finished first on the Tiger team with 105 assists versus just 57 turnovers...had five or more assists in 10 games...recorded 56 steals and was seventh in the ACC with 1.75 per game...the 56 steals were the third-most ever by a Clemson sophomore...fourth on the team with an average of 3.4 rebounds per game...led or tied for the team lead in assists in 16 games...posted three or more steals in 10 games...named to the all-tournament team at the 2005 San Juan Shootout...he averaged 10.3 points per game and shot 52 percent during that three-game run to the championship...closed the season by scoring in double figures in six of the last eight games.

Best Games of 2005-06: Scored 21 points and hit 5-10 from three-point range in a win over East Tennessee State...also scored 21 in an overtime thriller against Wake Forest...shot 7-14 in that contest and hit 4-10 from three...hit a key three in the closing seconds of regulation to help send the game into the extra period...also had three steals in that contest...started the year strong with 13 points, five assists, and two steals against Bethune-Cookman...had seven assists versus just one turnover in 27 minutes against Coppin State...set career-high with five steals in rout of S.C. State...scored 10 points and had four assists in win at Penn State...had three steals in home win over South Carolina...hit 6-10 from the field and scored 15 points in win over Holy Cross in the second round of the San Juan Shootout...also had six assists and three steals versus the Crusaders...shot 6-12 from the field and was named Clemson's Jefferson Pilot Player-of-the-Game at Virginia after scoring 14 points...also had two steals in that game...scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds against #1 Duke...also had three steals and the unenviable task of guarding National Player of the Year J.J. Redick...scored just one point but did have four assists, four steals, and no turnovers in comeback win at Georgia Tech...scored 11 points and grabbed three steals against a ranked N.C. State team...had 11 points at Florida State and made what might have been the Tigers' defensive play of the season by tracking down FSU center Alexander Johnson from behind and blocking his fast break dunk attempt...shot 6-12 and scored 17 points in a win over Maryland, also had three steals in that game...followed that with 15 points, six assists, and two steals at Wake Forest...scored eight points and dished out six assists with no turnovers in rout of Virginia at home...scored 18 points in Clemson's comeback win at Virginia Tech...shot 7-11 from the field and hit a key shot in the final moments of that win...hit 3-5 from three-point range against the Hokies, a big reason Clemson was able to shoot 11-14 from long range in the second half of that game...scored 10 points with five assists and three steals at home against Georgia Tech...put together strong performances in the NIT...scored 14 points, handed out six assists, and collected two steals in win over Louisiana Tech...scored 16 points and hit 4-8 from long range at Louisville...also had four steals against the Cardinals.

In 2004-05: Clemson's third leading scorer as a freshman with a 10.6 average, he was second in scoring in ACC games with a 9.6 figure, and second in scoring in road games with a 11.8 average...also ranked first on the team in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.37) and first in playing time per game (30.3)...first-team All-ACC freshman selection, he was the third-leading vote getter overall...also named honorable mention freshman All-American by Rivals.com...third among ACC freshmen in scoring in 2004-05, he was also ranked among the freshman leaders in steals (42) and assists (88)...four-time ACC Rookie of the Week, the most rookie of the week selections in history by a Clemson player...consistent all year, but he played his best game in the season finale when he scored 26 points against Texas A&M in the NIT...that was the most points by a Clemson freshman in nine years and tied for the third most points scored by a Clemson player in an NIT game...it was also the most points scored by a Clemson freshman in any postseason game...first Clemson freshman in history to lead the Tigers in minutes per game...also second in made field goals, second in three-point goals, third in total rebounds, third in assists and second in steals...finished the season strong, he scored in double figures in 10 of his last 14 games...started 31 of the first 32 games, only Sharrod Ford started every game in 2004-05...broke Tom Wideman's Clemson record for starts by a freshman when he reached his 30th start against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament.....just the third first-year freshman to start the first game of the season since 1995-96; Harold Jamison (1995-96) and Vernon Hamilton (2003-04) are the others...ended the season with a streak of 15 consecutive games with a made three-point goal, he had a seven-game streak with at least two three-point goals between Feb. 16 and March 10...his scoring average never got below 10 points per game after January 29...had at least one steal in each of the last seven games...had some interesting streaks of consistency, he had six straight games between Feb. 8-27 in which he made exactly four field goals...started the year strong, he made 27 of his first 46 field goals attempts (58.7), including 14-27 three-point shots...led the Clemson team in assists nine times, second most on the Clemson team...shot a strong 44.8 percent on three-point shots on the road as a freshman...scored 38 points in the last five minutes of games decided by 10 points or less, tying Sharrod Ford for the team lead in this clutch scoring category...had 18 double figure scoring games for the year, tied for second on the Clemson team with Shawan Robinson.

Best Games of 2004-05: Finished the year with 26 points against Texas A&M in the NIT, that was his top game of the year...Clemson's leading scorer by 16 points in that game, as Sharrod Ford got in foul trouble...Hammonds made 9-16 from the field, including 5-9 on three-point shots in scoring his 26 points in just 29 minutes...scored 11 consecutive Clemson points at one juncture in the game, the longest streak of consecutive points scored by a Tiger in 2004-05...played well in all three wins over Maryland...had 12 points at Maryland, including eight in the last five minutes...had a big three-point goal and a dunk during that late game run...scored 14 points in win over Maryland in the ACC Tournament, he had just one turnover in 34 minutes...played well at Miami in the first meeting, he had 11 points and six rebounds, he made 3-8 three point shots while the rest of the team was 4-18...had just one turnover in 31 minutes in that contest....had 11 points and four assists against Hurricanes in return game at Clemson...scored 17 against NC State when he was 7-13 from the field, including 3-7 on three-point shots...that was his high scoring game against an ACC team...had strong week Jan. 12-15 in two road games at Florida State and Virginia Tech...led Clemson in scoring with 12 points at Florida State, he accomplished the feat in front of his hometown fans, as Cairo, GA is 35 miles from Tallahassee...had 11 points and six rebounds in the win over Georgia, he made his first three three-point goals in that game....had best scoring game of the regular season against UAB in first game of the Rainbow Classic when he scored 22 points...that was the most by a Clemson freshman in four years, dating to a 22-point performance by Tony Stockman vs. Georgia Tech in 2000-01 (but Hammonds improved on that in the NIT later in the season)...had a regular season high five made three-point goals against UAB....had five assists without a turnover in 27 minutes against Indiana State in the Rainbow Classic...posted terrific game when he came off the bench for the only time in his career, and had 14-point performance against Ohio State...made 5-7 shots from the field, including 4-5 on three-point shots, pulled in six rebounds and four assists against just one turnover in 31 minutes...made his first four three-point attempts against the Buckeyes...Clemson's second leading scorer in the win at South Carolina with 17 points, he made 4-6 three-point shots...had solid all-around game against Boston College when he made 5-10 shots from the field, including 2-4 on three-point shots.

In High School: The 4A Player-of-the-Year and first-team all-state selection as a senior...averaged 22.0 points and 7.5 rebounds to go with six assists and 4.5 steals per game his senior year...played his high school basketball for Ike Chance....led Cairo to the Final Four of the state championship tournament...ranked as the #21 point guard in the nation by TheInsiders.com at the end of the season...a four-year letterman in football and basketball at Cairo (pronounced KAY-Row) High School in Georgia...also named to the all-region team...played for the Atlanta Prep Stars AAU team... Hammonds was compared to Kentucky guard Gerald Fitch, an honorable mention All-American in 2003-04, by recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons...a wide receiver and free safety on the gridiron, he received a scholarship offer to play football at Stanford and that was the other institution that Hammonds considered coming out of high school...also recruited for football by Wake Forest, Maryland and Vanderbilt...had a strong track career also, he competed in the 400, 800, the high jump, and relays during his career...four-year region champion in the 800 meters, he was third in the state in the 800 meters his senior year...born 12/18/85...majoring in architecture.

Cliff Hammonds Career Highs
Points: 26 vs. Texas A&M, 3/16/05
Field Goals Made: 9 vs. Texas A&M, 3/16/05
Field Goal Attempts: 16 vs. Texas A&M, 3/16/05
Field Goal %: (1.000, 5-5) vs. Charleston Southern, 12/11/04
3-Pointers Made: 5 vs. many (4), last vs. Boston College, 1/20/07
3-Point Attempts: 10 vs. ETSU, 12/9/05, 10 vs. Wake Forest, 1/11/06
Free Throws Made: 6 vs. Mississippi State, 11/21/06, 6 vs. Florida State, 2/7/07
Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. N.C. State, 1/29/06
Rebounds: 8 vs. Louisiana Tech, 3/15/06
Offensive Rebounds: 3 vs. Norfolk State, 12/17/04, 3 vs. Georgia Tech, 2/3/07
Assists: 10 vs. Maryland, 2/18/07
Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Wake Forest, 1/11/06
Steals: 5 vs. S.C. State, 11/23/05, 5 vs. West Virginia, 3/29/07
Minutes: 43 vs. Miami, 2/28/07