A. W. Hamilton

A. W. Hamilton
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Eastern Kentucky
Conference OVC
Record 0–0
Biographical details
Born (1980-10-15) October 15, 1980
Georgetown, Kentucky
Playing career
2000–2001 Wake Forest
2002–2005 Marshall
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2006 Marshall (GA)
2006–2011 Hargrave Military Academy (assistant)
2011–2017 Hargrave Military Academy
2017–2018 NC State (assistant)
2018–present Eastern Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall 237–22 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National Prep (2016)
Awards
2× National Prep Coach Of The Year (2012, 2016), 3× East Regional Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2017)

Archibald William Hamilton (born October 15, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is the head men's basketball coach at Eastern Kentucky University, a position he has held since 2018. Hamilton served as the head basketball coach at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia from 2011 to 2017. Born in Georgetown, Kentucky, he played at the college basketball for Wake Forest and Marshall, where he graduated in 2005.[1]

Playing career

Hamilton starred at Scott County High School under coach Billy Hicks from 1996 to 1999, earning four varsity letters. He helped lead the Cardinals to the 1998 Kentucky State Basketball Championship before helping guide them to a state runner-up finish in 1999 [2]. Hamilton was named 1st team Kentucky All-State in 1999 as well as Kentucky's 8th Region Co-Player of the Year.

Following his career at Scott County, Hamilton played a postgraduate year at Hargrave Military Academy, beginning a relationship with head coach Kevin Keatts. Hamilton averaged 17.9 points, 9.6 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game for Hargrave before signing a full basketball scholarship with Wake Forest.[3]

Hamilton appeared in 19 games for the Demon Deacons in the 2000–01 season, and 4 games in the 2001–02 season before transferring to Marshall for the 2002–03 season. Hamilton went on to play 82 games for the Thundering Herd between 2002 and 2005, starting 81 of them. He averaged 33.9 minutes per game, 8.4 points per game, 5.0 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game during his Marshall Career.[4] Hamilton's name is littered throughout the Marshall All-Time record book, as he currently ranks 10th all-time in career assists (411), 13th in career 3pt% (38.6%), 21st in career steals (107) and 31st in career 3pt field goals made (83). Hamilton led Marshall in assists and steals each season he played for the Thundering Herd.[5]

On September 4, 2015, Hamilton was inducted to the Scott County Sports Hall-of-Fame.[6]

Coaching career

Following graduation from Marshall in 2005, Hamilton joined the Marshall staff as a graduate assistant.

In the 2006–07 season, Hamilton returned to Hargrave Military Academy to serve as an assistant coach on Kevin Keatts' staff. Hamilton was promoted to head coach at Hargrave when Keatts departed for an assistant coach position at Louisville in 2011.

Hamilton had a remarkable run of success as head coach at Hargrave from 2011 to 2017. He totaled 237 wins against just 22 losses and sent 63 of his players on to the NCAA Division I level, with 25 more continuing on to the NCAA Division II level. He coached two players that were drafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, Terry Rozier, #16 to the Boston Celtics, and Montrezl Harrell, #32 to the Houston Rockets.[7] Hargrave was named the Program of the Decade in 2012 [8]. Hamilton was named National Prep Coach of the Year twice (2012,2016)[9] and captured the 2016 National Prep Championship in a season where his team went 47-1[10]. Hamilton was also named East Region Coach of the Year three times (2014,2015,2017)[11] and reached the national Elite Eight every season he coached, including three appearances in the Final Four.[12]

Hamilton was inducted to the Hargrave Postgraduate Basketball Hall-of-Fame just months after accepting his position at NC State.[13] In his lone year with the Wolfpack, N.C. State finished 5th in the ACC and was an at-large selection for the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

Hamilton was announced as the head coach at Eastern Kentucky on March 23, 2018.[14]

Notable players under Hamilton at Hargrave Military Academy

Head coaching record

High school

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hargrave Military Academy () (2011–2017)
2011–12 Hargrave Military Academy 38–1[15]National Runner-up
2012–13 Hargrave Military Academy 39–6[16]Elite Eight
2013–14 Hargrave Military Academy 32–6[17]Elite Eight
2014–15 Hargrave Military Academy 38–6[18]Elite Eight
2015–16 Hargrave Military Academy 47–1[19]National Champion
2016–17 Hargrave Military Academy 43–2[20]Final Four
Hargrave Military Academy: 237–22 (.915)
Total:237–22 (.915)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

College

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19 Eastern Kentucky 0–00–0
Eastern Kentucky: 0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:0–0 (–)

References

  1. ↑ "A.W. Hamilton Hired to Lead EKU Men's Basketball Team". EKU Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky State High School Sweet 16 Historical Results" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Associatation. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "A.W. Hamilton". Wake Forest. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "A.W. Hamilton". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "MBB Fact Book 2017-18" (PDF). Marshall University. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hargrave's A.W. Hamilton inducted into Scott County High School Hall of Fame". Danville Register & Bee. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "A.W. Hamilton". NC State. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Decade Look Back- Where to Scout Future College Players". Real GM. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Hargrave PG Coach A.W. Hamilton Named National Coach of the Year". Danville Register & Bee. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ "St. Thomas More falls to Hargrave Military Academy in National Prep Championship". Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Hargrave's Hamilton Named Regional Coach of the Year". Danville Register & Bee. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ "National Prep Championship History". NERR. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Basketball: Hamilton to enter Hargrave hoops hall". News-Graphic. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Eastern Kentucky Hires A.W. Hamilton". News & Observer. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  15. ↑ "2011-2012 Season". Hargrave Military Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  16. ↑ "2012-2013 Season". Hargrave Military Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  17. ↑ "2013-2014 Season". Hargrave Military Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  18. ↑ "2014-2015 Season". Hargrave Military Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  19. ↑ "2015-2016 Season". Hargrave Military Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  20. ↑ "2016-2017 Season". Hargrave Military Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
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