Career
Hamilton played high school basketball at Dunbar High School in Lexington, Kentucky. He was an All-American high school basketball player at Dunbar. He played college ball at Christian College of the Southwest, where he was a two-time Junior College All American.
He later played college basketball at North Texas State (now the University of North Texas).
He was a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference Player. Hamilton was also selected as an alternate on the 1968 United States. Olympics Basketball Team.
After college Hamilton, a 5"10" guard, was selected in the ninth round of the 1970 National Basketball Association Draft by the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire and was also selected in the 1970 American Bar Association Draft by the Texas Chaparrals. Hamilton opted to sign with the Chaparrals and to play in the American Basketball Association.
Hamilton played during the 1970-1971 season with the Texas Chaparrals, scoring 1,318 points in 84 games (157 points per game) and was named to the 1971 American Bar Association All-Rookie team
The next two seasons saw Hamilton with the Dallas Chaparrals, and he played during the 1973-1974 American Bar Association season with the San Antonio Spurs. Hamilton then finished out his professional career during the 1975-1976 season with the Utah Stars.
