Jennifer Hamson Athlete Profile - WBKB

Jennifer Hamson

Center #5

Class

Senior

Hometown

Lindon,

Utah

Last School

Pleasant Grove High School

Roster Years

2010-2014

Before BYU

Three-year letterwinner in basketball
Team finished second in the state championships in 2010
Garnered Academic All-State
Was a 5A Honorable Mention
Three-year letterwinner in volleyball
Earned MVP in 2006 and 2009
Most Improved in 2007 and 2008
Tallied Academic All-Region 2007-09
Team placed second at the State Tournament in 2008 and won the State Championship in 2009 (her senior year)
Earned Academic All-State in 2009
Was named to the High Honor Roll

Personal

Parents are David and Tresa Hamson
Has two brothers and two sisters
Mother is the former BYU seven-time All-American basketball standout Tresa Spaulding, who still holds numerous school records

Stats

Yr  G/GS  FG-FGA   %   3FG-3FGA  %  FT-FTA    %   Pts.  Reb.  A. To. Bl.  St.        
11 30/20  90-161  .559   0-0   .000 51-69   .739  231   154   4  27  45   7
12 31/0   114-195 .579   0-1   .000 67-89   .753  295   178   17 31  76   17
13 26/25  121-235 .515   0-0   .000 48-76   .632  290   229   18 55  72   20
14 35/35  224-396 .566   0-1   .000 173-242 .715  621   404   34 88  147  16

Get to know Jennifer Hamson

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010-2011

Received the Cougar Club's Female Rookie of the Year Award
Finished her freshman year with the team’s best field goal percentage .559 (90-161)
Ranks fifth on the team in field goals made with a total of 90 for a 3.0 average
Placed third in free throw attempts and fourth in free throws made
In the rebounds category concluded her first season in third place with a 5.1 average, third in offensive rebounds and fourth in defensive rebounds
In the blocked shots category ranked first on the team with a total of 45 for a 1.5 average
Tallied 17 points in the home win over USU on 3/19/1 in the second round of the WNIT marking her 10th double figure contest of the season and career
Recorded season highs in points with 18 at Wyoming on 3/5/11, the points tied for team highs
In the blocked shots category, tallied season and career highs with nine in the road win at UNLV on 2/5/11
Picked up her first ever double double with 16 points and 13 rebounds in the road game at TCU on 1/19/11
Started her first collegiate women’s basketball game vs. UNLV on 1/5/11 recording two points and grabbing four rebounds
Played in the first game of the season at Duke where she grabbed two rebounds
In the MWC finished the year in first place in the field goal percentage category with a 55.9 average and fifth in blocked shots with a 1.5 average per game

Sophmore Year 2011-2012

Concluded her second season with the team's best field goal percentage .579 (114-197), the most blocked shots with 76 for a 2.5 average per game, ranked second on the squad in rebounds with a 5.7 average and second in offensive rebounds grabbing 2.0 boards per game
Picked up season and career highs in points with 21 in the game vs. DePaul in the NCAA First Round game, also grabbed 11 rebounds to record her third double-double of the year, her fourth overall, the points were also the 14th double figure game of the season and the 24th of her career, the 11 boards were season bests
For the second straight game scored in double figures with 17, one shy of her career best in the WCC Championship game vs. Gonzaga, the points mark the 13th time this year she's put up double digits in points and the 23rd overall, was also named to the 2012 WCC All-Tournament Team
Named to the WCC All-Academic Team
In the WCC concluded the year ranked first in field goal percentage, first in blocks, 12th in rebounding, 13th in free throw percentage, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds and 23rd in scoring
Had a team-best three blocks in the home game vs. San Diego
Recorded 18 points while also grabbing nine rebounds and three blocks in the home game vs. Saint Mary's, the points were the eighth double digit contest of the year and the 18th of her career
Had game highs in blocks with six for season bests in that category in the road game at Seattle University
Picked up her third double-double of her career and the second on the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the home game vs. Portland. She scored 10 straight points in the first half before finishing with 14 for new season highs while marking the sixth time scoring in double figures this season and the 16th overall
Had two steals in the road league game at San Diego tying her season best in that category
Came off the bench to record her first double-double of the season and the second of her career with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Nevada.
Had five blocks for game highs vs. SUU on 12/8/11
Recorded her third double figure game of the year and 12th overall with 12 points vs. Arizona at the Hukilau Invitational
Named to the WCC Commissioner's Silver Honor Roll

Junior Year 2012-2013

Recorded 17 games scoring in double figures, tallied 7 double-doubles and was rebound leader in 16 games
Picked up season highs in points: 25 vs. Idaho St. on 3/20/13, rebounds: 17 vs. SDSU on 3/23/13, assists: 2, five times, last vs. SDSU on 3/23/13, steals: 2, twice, last at USF on 1/26/13, blocks: vs SMC on 3/27/13
Finished ranked 12th nationally in blocks per game
Recorded her 7th double-double and third straight with 12 points and 12 rebounds in the game vs. Saint Mary’s in the third round of the WNIT, while getting 6 blocks for season highs, the points were the 17th time tallying double figures in points, the boards were game highs
Tallied her second straight and 6th season double-double with 10 points and a career-high 17 rebounds vs. SDSU in the second round of the WNIT, the rebounds were game highs as were the 5 blocks
Had a career-best 25 points along with 12 rebounds tallying her 5th double-double of the year in the home game vs. ISU in the first round of the WNIT, also had a game-high 5 blocks and went 7 of 8 from the free throw line
Recorded her 4th double-double game of the season with 19 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in the tournament game vs. LMU, the points are the 14th time on the season that she’s put up double figures in points
Named to the WCC All-Academic Team and to the All-West Coast Conference Team
Picked up her 13th game scoring in double figures with 14 in the road game at Portland while grabbing a game-best 9 rebounds, was perfect at the free throw line going 6 for 6
Named WCC Player of the Week on Feb. 25 for her performance during the week that saw her score 43 points, 16 rebounds, 6 blocks and 3 steals
Recorded game highs in points, rebounds and blocks with 20, 8 and 4, respectively in the home game vs. Gonzaga while shooting 80 percent from the field, 8 of 10 for career highs in that category, the points marked the fourth straight time she’s put up double digits in scoring and the 12 on the year
Tallied 10 points for her 8th double figure game in points in the home game vs. LMU while grabbing 5 rebounds, got 2 blocks (game highs) and 2 steals for season bests in that category
Started in her first game of the season at Arizona recording career bests in points with 23 and in rebounds with 14 while picking up her 4th double-double in her career
Named to the WCC Commissioner's Silver Honor Roll

Senior Year 2013-2014

Places ninth in BYU’s prestigious 1,000-point club with 1,437 points
Finished BYU basketball career in third place all-time in rebounds with 965 and second in blocks with 340
Finished with 147 blocks on the season, good for first place all-time in BYU history
Named Female Player of the Year at the annual Y Awards, athletic event at BYU that recognizes team/player accomplishments during 2013-14 sports season
Named AP All-America Honorable Mention
Tied game highs in rebounds with 13 along with nine points in the game vs. UConn in the Sweet 16 on 3/29/14 ... had a game-best six blocks and dished out one assist
With 15 points and a game-high 14 boards recorded 22nd double-double of the year and the second straight in the second round game vs. Nebraska ... shot 100 percent from the field ... had game highs in blocks with four
Had 21st double-double from 12 points and a game-high 19 boards in the first round game vs. NC State ... the boards and the game best nine blocks both tied her career highs
Named to the 2014 WCC Women’s Basketball All-Tournament Team, the second such honor in her career .... she made the all-tournament team her sophomore season
Recorded 29th game scoring in double digits and the 17th with 20-plus points with a game-high 24 points in the WCC championship game vs. Gonzaga to go along with a game-best three blocks ... tied for team highs in rebounds with seven
Recorded 20th double-double from 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. PEP in the WCC champs., on 3/7/14 ... was perfect from the free throw line, going 5 for 5 ... had a game-best three blocks
Named 2013-14 College Sports Madness WCC Player of the Year and to the First Team on 3/4/14
Named 2013-14 WCC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and also garnered All-WCC First Team accolades on 3/3/14
Had a game-best 21 points for her 26th game finishing with double digits in points and the 16th with 20-plus points in the home win vs. San Diego ... pulled down a game-high nine boards ... had game highs in blocks with four
Had game- and career-high 19 rebounds in the road win at LMU and with 23 points recorded 19th double-double of the year
Named College Sports Madness West Coast Player of the Week on Feb. 17 for two-game performance vs. Portland & Gonzaga
Honored as WCC Player of the Week on Feb. 10 for the second straight time and third this year after recording back-to-back double-doubles in the road wins over SCU and USF
Picked up second WCC Player of the Week citation on Feb. 3 after recording back-to-back double-doubles in the road games at Saint Mary’s and at Pacific
Recorded 14th double-double (25 pts, 18 rpb) in the road game at Pacific, both were game highs
Picked up another double-double from a career-high 31 points and 11 rebounds ... had five blocks against LMU on 12/28/13
Set a career-high in free throw attempts with 17 against Utah State on 12/21/13
2013-14 WCC All-Academic Team
Named WCC Player of the Week on Nov. 18 and College Sports Madness West Coast Player of the Week
Named to the WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll