Dennis Hamilton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDennis Hamilton
American basketball player
Date of Birth: 08-May-1944
Place of Birth: Huntington Beach, California, United States
Date of Death: 18-Jun-2012
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Dennis Hamilton
- Dennis Eugene Hamilton (May 8, 1944 – June 18, 2012) was an American basketball player.
- He played in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1971. Hamilton, a 6'8" forward from Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, California, played collegiately at the Arizona State University from 1963 to 1966.
- For his career, he scored 1,079 points (13.6 per game) and shot .813 from the free throw line.
- He was named second team All-Western Athletic Conference in 1966.Undrafted after the completion of his college career, Hamilton signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1967–68 NBA season.
- For the season he averaged 2.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game for a team that made it to the 1968 NBA Finals.
- Following the season, Hamilton was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA Expansion Draft, then traded to the Atlanta Hawks for the 1968–69 NBA season.
- Hamilton then played two years in the American Basketball Association, for the Pittsburgh Pipers and Kentucky Colonels.
- For his NBA/ABA career he averaged 4.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. Hamilton died on June 18, 2012.
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