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Jersey Number 10
Jelani Hamilton
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Iowa State | Georgia State
- High School:
- Wheeler
Previous School(s)
At Georgia State
Redshirt Sophomore (2025-26)
Freshman (2023-24)
At Georgia State
Redshirt Sophomore (2025-26)
- Played in 27 games of the 2025-26 season, started in 26
- Led the Panthers with a total of 52 steals, 160 total free throws
- Averaged 17.8 ppg and 4.6 rpg
- Scored 23 double-digit games this season
- Posted a career-high of 38 points against Arkansas St. (Jan. 24)
- Recorded a career-high 10 rebounds against Ga. Southern (Feb. 19) and eight assists against ULM (Jan. 17)
- Played in all 33 games for the Panthers and started in 21
- Averaged 10.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg
- Led the team with 38 total steals
- Put up a career-high 32 points against Taccoa Falls (Nov. 18), to mark the most scored in a single game by any player this season
- Posted a career-high nine rebounds and six assists against Georgia Southern (Jan. 8)
- Matched his career-high five field goals at Troy (Dec. 21), which he originally set against Taccoa Falls earlier in the season
- Made a career-high seven free-throws at Coastal Carolina (Feb. 26) and against Marshall in the SBC Championship tournament (March 7).
Freshman (2023-24)
- Did not participate during the 2023-24 season
- Graduated from Wheeler High School in 2023
- Played in the 7A Championship
- Participated in GA Stars AAU Team while in high school. Four-star prep prospect by Rivals, which ranked him No. 111 overall
- Earned a three-star rating from ESPN and 247Sports
- Played his senior season at Wheeler High School, which he helped to the 2023 Class 7A state championship
- Before Wheeler, he attended Cumberland Christian Academy.
- Born Apr. 11, 2004
- Parents are Shaun and Kristina Hamilton
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