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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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2 Da'Ja Hamilton

  • Position G
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
  • High School Etiwanda HS

Biography

2x All-Mountain West Team (2021-22)

NEVADA CAREER

SENIOR (2021-22) -- Named to All-Mountain West Team for the second-straight season ... Played in all 33 games, making 32 starts ... Led the team with 14.3 points per game and with 87 free throws made ... Posted FG/3FG/FT percentages of 37.1/33.1/87.0, along with 27 steals and 2.24 assists per game ... Ranked in the Mountain West top 15 in free-throw percentage (fifth), scoring (12th), 3-pointers made (13th) ... Scored in double figures 27 times, including eight 20-point games ... Opened the season with 20 points against Saint Mary's (Nov. 10) ... Scored 18 points in win over San Francisco (Nov. 28) ... Added 19 points and four rebounds at Pacific (Dec. 4) ... Went 6-for-6 from the line, scored 16 points against Eastern Washington (Dec. 19) ... Posted three-straight 21-point games from Dec. 28-Jan. 3, a run which included 8-for-13 shooting, and 4-of-7 from deep, against San José State (Dec. 31) ... Scored 15 points with eight rebounds at Colorado State (Jan. 27) ... Went for 21 points, hitting five 3-pointers, in win over New Mexico (Feb. 12) ... Scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting with six rebounds in win at Fresno State (Feb. 14) ... Went for 19 points against Colorado State (Feb. 20) ... Posted consecutive 22-point games at Boise State (Feb. 24) and Utah State (Feb. 26), going a perfect 19-for-19 from the line over the two games ... Scored 23 points in Mountain West quarterfinal against Air Force (March 7) ... Averaged 14.3 points over three games at the WBI (March 18-20), including 18 points and four triples in the opener against Davidson (March 18).

JUNIOR (2020-21) -- All-Mountain West First Team selection … Played in all 22 games and made 21 starts … Led the team and ranked eighth in the conference averaging 13.9 points per game … Her free throw percentage of 78.9 percent ranked fifth-best in the Mountain West … Averaged 29.3 minutes per game and 4.0 rebounds per contest … Grabbed a total of 89 rebounds … Dished out a team-high 61 assists and added three blocks and 20 steals … Shot 38.1 percent (109-for-286) from the field … Hit 32 3-pointers on the season, which led the team and shot 31.7 percent from beyond the arc … Hit the game-winning 3-pointer at UNLV (Feb. 1) with 1.3 seconds on the clock … During that game at UNLV she poured in a season-high 32 points, the first 30-point game of her career … Finished that game going 12-for-23 from the field with four triples … Scored in double figures in 15 of the 22 games, including a 30-point game and a 20-point game … Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in the regular season finale at Air Force (March 4), finishing one rebound shy of her first career double-double … Posted a season-best six assists twice, first in game one at Sacramento State (Dec. 12) and again against Utah State (Feb. 24) … Dished out three assists or more in 12 games … Played a season-high 37 minutes at Sacramento State (Dec. 12) ... Letter winner.

SOPHOMORE (2019-20) -- Saw action in 29 of the Pack’s 31 games in her sophomore season, making three starts … Averaged 18.0 minutes per game and played a season-high 33 minutes in the overtime win over New Mexico (2/19) … Scored 179 points on the year to average 6.2 points per game … Ended the season scoring in double figures in five of the last six games … Scored in double figures in nine games, including a season-high 19 points in the Mountain West Tournament win over New Mexico (3/1) … Grabbed 60 rebounds to average 2.1 rebounds per game and added 58 assists, 26 steals and three blocks … Ranked second on the team in 3-point shooting, hitting 22 on the year … Connected on 38.6 percent (66-of-171) of her shots from the field, including 41.5 percent (22-of-53) from beyond the arc … Shot 71.4 percent (25-of-35) from the free throw line … Had five games where she connected on a season-high three 3-pointers, including four of the last five games … Twice grabbed a season-best seven rebounds, at home against Utah State (1/11) and at home against New Mexico (2/19) … Posted a season-high six assists in the home win over New Mexico (2/19) as well … Hit the game-winning shot with less than two seconds on the clock against San Diego State (1/18) ... Letter winner.

FRESHMAN (2018-19) -- Played in all 31 games during her rookie season, making eight starts … Earned her first career start in the home game against New Mexico (1/5) … Started five games in a row to end the season … Averaged 18.7 minutes per game and played a season-high 39 minutes in the double overtime game at Utah State (1/2) … Scored 156 points on the year to average 5.0 points per game … Scored in double figures three times, including a season-best 12 points against Texas Tech (12/15) … Shot 30.2 percent (54-of-179) from the field, was 10-of-54 (18.5 percent) from beyond the arc, and led the team by hitting 82.6 percent (38-of-46) of her free throws … Collected 64 rebounds (48 def, 16 off) to average 2.1 rebounds per game … Dished out 38 assists and had 29 steals … Posted a season-high five assists in the double overtime game at Utah State (1/2) … Grabbed a season-best seven rebounds in the non-conference win at Long Beach State (11/18) ... Letter winner.

HIGH SCHOOL -- Graduate of Etiwanda High School where she was a multi-year letterwinner in basketball … Part of four straight Baseline League championships … Has received many accolades over the years including three consecutive selections as a first team all-league honoree and an All-CIF Open Division honor … Named the MVP in 2015-16 and the most impactful player in 2016-17 … Played AAU ball for So Cal Select and West Coast Premiere.

PERSONAL -- Daughter of Akisha Cravens and D’Juan Hamilton … Has one older brother, Aaron … Many of her relatives have played sports in college or professionally including Gary Hamilton who played basketball at the University of Miami and overseas in Japan, Jordan Hamilton who played basketball at the University of Texas and in the Turkish Super League, Isaac Hamilton who played basketball at UCLA and has seen time in the NBA, and Daniel Hamilton who played basketball at UConn and has also seen time in the NBA … Chose Nevada because of the diverse environment where she could grow both as a student and an athlete … Also recruited by Seattle, Grand Canyon, Northwestern, New Mexico, Air Force, San Jose State and Hawai’i … The most memorable moment of her pre-college career was hitting a buzzer beater to win a travel ball championship in Reno against a team favored to win … Lists Kyrie Irving as her sports hero … Enjoys going to the mall, working out, hanging out with family and friends and listening to music in her free time.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

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    2019-20Sophomore

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    2020-21Junior

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    2021-22Senior

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