Dearica Marie Hamby (born November 6, 1993) is an American basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
![]() Hamby in 2019 | |
No. 5 – Las Vegas Aces | |
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Position | Forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1993-11-06) November 6, 1993 (age 28) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Wake Forest (2011–2015) |
WNBA draft | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
Selected by the San Antonio Stars | |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–present | San Antonio Stars / Las Vegas Aces |
Career highlights and awards | |
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During her senior year Hamby averaged 20.3 points, the highest scoring average in the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's and 10.7 rebounds, the second highest in the conference. During her junior year she had one of the best single-seasons in school-history. In 31 games she led the nation's top conference in both scoring (22.0) and rebounding (11.0) She would become the first Demon Deacon to lead the ACC in both categories in the same season. She finished as Wake Forest's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, with 1,801 points and 1,021 rebounds.[1]
Source[2]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
2011-12 | Wake Forest | 34 | 128 | 39.7% | 25.0% | 44.7% | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
2012-13 | Wake Forest | 32 | 340 | 54.2% | 25.0% | 62.0% | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
2013-14 | Wake Forest | 31 | 683 | 55.2% | 26.8% | 67.6% | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 22.0 |
2014-15 | Wake Forest | 32 | 650 | 49.9% | 25.6% | 70.9% | 10.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 20.3 |
Career | 129 | 1801 | 51.6% | 25.8% | 66.5% | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
Drafted 6th overall in 2015, Hamby played for the San Antonio Stars which became the Las Vegas Aces. She shot an average of 11 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.97 steals per game. She tied the WNBA record for the most double-doubles by a reserve off the bench with five.
Hamby was voted WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year in 2019, almost unanimously (41 of 43 votes).[3]
On the same day she received her award, in the second round, single-elimination 2019 WNBA Playoffs game against the Chicago Sky, with 6.5 seconds remaining and her team behind 92–90, Hamby made what the WNBA website termed "the shot of the year." Hamby stole a pass from Courtney Vandersloot intended for Diamond DeShields, dribbled once past half court, and threw in the game-winning basket, securing an Aces win.[4]
On September 20, 2020, Hamby was named Sixth Woman of the Year for the second year in a row.
Hamby signed a multi-year contract extension with the Aces on June 29, 2022.[5]
She, and the Aces, won the 2022 WNBA Championship.
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career high | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2015 | San Antonio | 31 | 16 | 17.4 | .354 | .353 | .642 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
2016 | San Antonio | 25 | 25 | 25.3 | .422 | .143 | .723 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
2017 | San Antonio | 34 | 3 | 20.2 | .457 | .375 | .608 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
2018 | Las Vegas | 33 | 0 | 14.4 | .526 | .289 | .742 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
2019 | Las Vegas | 34 | 9 | 24.8 | .488 | .321 | .718 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
2020 | Las Vegas | 22 | 0 | 28.3 | .539 | .474 | .716 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
2021 | Las Vegas | 23 | 0 | 25.1 | .531 | .226 | .673 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
Career | 7 years, 1 team | 202 | 53 | 21.7 | .473 | .320 | .686 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2019 | Las Vegas | 5 | 0 | 28.4 | .556 | .462 | .400 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
2020 | Las Vegas | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | .529 | .200 | .625 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8.0 | |
2021 | Las Vegas | 5 | 0 | 17.4 | .292 | .000 | .500 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
Career | 3 years, 1 team | 13 | 0 | 23.4 | .477 | .304 | .500 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
Las Vegas Aces current roster | |
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Las Vegas Aces 2022 WNBA champions | |
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2015 WNBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |
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WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award | |
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