Many colleges have storied traditions of tremendous Men's NCAA basketball programs. He was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and attended Crestview High School in Crestview, Florida.. Hammonds played college basketball at Georgia Institute of Technology, earning Rookie of the Year honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1986. NFL Draft - Players from Georgia Tech. The best Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the history of their men's basketball program. He was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and attended Crestview High School in Crestview, Florida. A 6'7" forward/center,... Lorenzo Brown is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Minnesota... Atlanta Hawks, Buffalo Braves, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks. World B. Who is the greatest NBA player from Georgia? Free. Featuring Hall of Fame greats, superstars, and active players, this list of basketball players who were born in Georgia includes Dwight Howard, Walt Frazier, Horace Grant, and World B. [3], 1986 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal, "Hammonds Has His Chevy Cavalier Back In The Groove", The Need for Speed: Former basketball great Tom Hammonds has accelerated through basketball, car racing and now owning a car dealership, DRAG RACING: Former NBA Player Now Working Hard In NHRA, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Hammonds&oldid=964903034, All-American college men's basketball players, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players, Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball), United States men's national basketball team players, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 28 June 2020, at 08:03. When thinking of some of the absolute best of all time, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have to be on the short list. Derek Ricardo Harper (born October 13, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball... George Peeples is an American former professional basketball player. Tom Edward Hammonds (born March 27, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player and National Hot Rod Association drag racer. While enrolled at Georgia Tech, Hammonds played for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal.[1]. Mike Theodore "Stinger" Glenn (born September 10, 1955) is an American former professional... Christopher Vernard Morris (born January 20, 1966) is a retired American professional... Samuel E. Mitchell Jr. (born September 2, 1963) is a former professional basketball player and... Bernard James is an American basketball player. He played 12 NBA seasons for the Bullets, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 5.3 points per game in his career. Walter "Clyde" Frazier (born March 29, 1945) is an American former basketball player in the... Dwight David Howard (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for... Jaylen Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the... Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Supersonics, Chicago Bulls.