About the Instructor

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A.W. Hamilton

Coaching Experience

2006-present: Hargrave Military Academy Assistant Coach and Student Activities Director

2005-2006: Marshall University Graduate Assistant

 

Additional Work Experience

2006-Present Assistant Coach and Student Activities Director; Hargrave Military Academy,
Chatham, Va.
 

Assist in all areas of Hargrave basketball, which in the last four seasons has made four Final Four appearances including one national championship and one national runner-up. The school’s four-year record is 105-8 and we have had 43 players sign Division I scholarships. The 2007-08 team had a 29-0 record and won the national championship while the 2008-09 team had a 27-2 record and finished as the national runner-up.

Duties include:

  • Recruiting
  • Coordinating team travel including transportation, housing and meals
  • Putting players through individual workouts
  • On-floor coaching
  • Scouting opponents

As the Student Activities Director, coordinate on- and off-campus activities for the Academy, including the annual Military Ball.
2005-06 Graduate Assistant Coach; Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.
 

Duties include assisting in all areas of Marshall University basketball, including:

  • Putting players through individual workouts
  • Arranging for video exchange with opponents
  • Analyzing video and preparing scouting reports of opponents
  • rRecruiting student-athletes
  • Statistical analysis of games and practice sessions
  • Academic monitoring of student-athletes
  • Arranging gameday tickets for players and recruits in accordance with NCAA rules
  • Team travel, including transportation, housing and meals
  • Organizing camps and serving as a counselor during camps

Awards and Honors

  • Team captain for three years in high school, one year in prep school and two years in college
  • First-team Kentucky all-state as a player at Scott County High School (1999)
  • Twice a member of the Kentucky all-State Tournament team (1998, 1999)
  • MVP of the annual Capital Classic in Charleston, W.Va., leading Marshall to upset of #21 WVU (2005)
  • 2005 Walt Walowac Award Winner as Marshall team MVP
  • Kentucky Region 8 Co-Player of the Year, 1999

 

Education

  Bachelor of Arts in Communication
 

Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.
May 2005

 

Playing Experience

2001-2005 Marshall University (Head Coach Greg White 2001-03, Head Coach Ron Jirsa 2003-05)
 
  • team captain 2003-05
  • started all 82 games played
  • team MVP 2004-05
  • led Mid-American Conference in assists, 2002-03
  • finished career high in several school statistical categories, including 8th all-time in assists, 12th in three-point field goal percentage, 17th all-time in steals and 18th all-time in three-point field goals made
  • MVP of 2005 Capital Classic win over #21 West Virginia University
2000-2001 Wake Forest University (Head Coach Dave Odom 2000-01, Head Coach Skip Prosser 2001)
 
  • team ranked as high as number four in the nation
  • 2000 NCAA Tournament participant
  • runner-up in Preseason NIT
  • teammate of NBA standouts Josh Howard (Dallas Mavericks) and Darius Songaila (Chicago Bulls)
1999-2000 Hargrave Military Academy (Head Coach Kevin Keatts)
 
  • team Captain
  • top-ranked prep school team in the nation
  • played with nine NCAA Division I signees
  • recruited by Wake Forest, Alabama, Virginia Commonwealth, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky and Tulane
  • signed scholarship with Wake Forest
1996-1999 Scott County (Ky.) High School (Head Coach Billy Hicks)
 
  • team record 93-12 over three years
  • team captain 1997-99
  • 1998 State Champion and selected to all-State Tournament Team
  • 1999 State Runner-up and selected to all-State Tournament Team
  • Courier Journal honorable mention all-State 1998
  • 1999 First-Team all-State
  • selected to play in Kentucky/Indiana All-Star Game
  • Kentucky Region 8 Co-Player of the Year, 1999