Bio

Tough, hard-nosed scrappy player on both the offensive and defensive end ... Tough defender in the paint with good floor vision ... Good scorer down low with range on the outside ... Team's vocal leader on the floor.

2005-06: Started in all 31 games as a junior for the Bulldogs ... Career-high 22 points vs. Assumption in January, going 8 for 14 from the field (5 of 7 from three) plus added six rebounds ... Double-double vs. Saint Michael's with 10 pts and 12 rebounds ... Finished tied for 15th in the conference with 6.1 rebounds per game average ... Sixth in the conference with 4.74 defensive rebounds ... Back-to-back double digit rebound games with 11 against Southern Connecticut and Stonehill.

2004-05: Returned to lineup after a year away and played a key role for the Bulldogs ... Finished year ranked 55th nationally with 2.1 steals per game for the Bulldogs ... Had 72 total steals on the season to go with his 5.7 points per game scoring average and 5.2 rebounds per game ... Played in 28 games, scoring a season-best 16 points against Saint Michael's ... Also had seven boards and four steals in the game ... Season-best nine steals against Merrimack to set a Bryant single game record ... Averaged 6.8 points per game and 6.5 rpg in six NCAA tournament games ... Scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds in regional championship win over Bentley ... Had eight points and six boards against Mount Olive and made 2 of 3 from the floor with four points in 29 minutes against Tarleton State ... Played 36 minutes – second most of the year – in final against Virginia Union, scoring six points and grabbing five rebounds.

2003-04: Took a year off from school.

2002-03: Played in 30 games, averaging 6.9 points per game .. Started in 21 games, grabbing 4.7 rebounds per game including 54 on the offensive end ... Career-high 17 points vs. UMass Lowell on Jan. 20, 2003 ... 13 points at Southern N.H. and 12 points in games vs. Franklin Pierce and Le Moyne ... 13 rebounds and six assists vs. Bentley on Dec. 21 ... 6 steals at Southern Connecticut ... 55 steals for the season.

Personal: Daniel Robert Hammond, born Oct. 6, 1983 ... Son of Dan and Teresa Hammond ... Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Brunswick High School ... First Team Maine All-State in basketball and tennis ... Two-time all-state selection in basketball and third team selection in 2001 ... Two-time conference player of the year ... Averaged 15.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in addition to 4.1 assists and 3.9 steals ... Made 60.0 percent from the floor in leading Brunswick High to the Maine State Class A title ... Scored 24 points in the championship game (playing against Maryland's Nik Caner- Medley) before more than 8,000 fans ... Nominated for Maine's Mr. Basketball award.