University of Nevada Las Vegas

2021-22 MEDIA GUIDE BIO (PDF)
 

UNLV CAREER
Hamilton is in his fourth year as a Runnin' Rebel ... Has scored 1,076 career points, which ranks 36th in program history ... Has appeared in 87 career games with 38 starts ... Has averaged 12.4 ppg with six double-doubles, 49 games with 10 or more points and has scored 20 or more in a game 17 times ... His career high of 35 points ranks tied for 44th for most points in a game in Runnin' Rebel history ... Entered the 2021 NBA Draft process but didn't hire an agent and returned to school.

JUNIOR (2020-21) 
Led the Runnin' Rebels and was third in the Mountain West in scoring with 17.9 points per game ... He was named Second Team All-MW in addition to being selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches' All-District 17 Second Team and to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's All-District VIII Team ... Named Academic All-Conference for the third time ... Also averaged 6.0 rebounds per game (10th in the MW), 3.0 assists (11th in MW), 1.3 steals (11th in MW) and shot 43.0 percent from the field (9th in MW) ... Started all 24 games that he appeared in ... Had two double-doubles and scored 10 or more points in 22 of his 24 games played ... Scored 20 or more on seven occasions ... Named to the Preseason All-MW Team.

SOPHOMORE (2019-20) 
Was UNLV's first First-Team All-MW honoree in seven years... Also named to the United States Basketball Writers Association All-District VIII team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 17 second team ... Earned Academic All-MW honors for the second time ... Named MW Player of the Week twice (Jan. 6, Feb. 24) ... Appeared in all 32 of UNLV's games, making 14 starts ... Led the team in scoring with 16.0 ppg, while shooting 45.3 percent from the floor, which was the third-best field-goal percentage in the MW ... Was the team's second-leading rebounder with 5.5 rpg ... Ranked sixth in the MW in scoring ... In MW-only games, he averaged 20.9 ppg, which was the most by a UNLV player in 10 seasons ... Recorded four double-doubles, 24 games with 10 or more points and scored 20 or more in 11 games ... Closed the season with 19 straight games with 10 or more points ... His career-high 35 points vs. New Mexico is tied for the 44th highest point total in a game in Runnin' Rebel history ... Led the team in scoring 13 times and rebounding seven times ... Made at least one 3-pointer in 20 games with two or more 11 times.

FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Earned the MW's Academic All-Conference award ... Appeared in all of UNLV's 31 games, averaging 13.0 minutes per contest ... Averaged 4.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game ... Scored in double figures on three occasions, including a then-career-high 16 points vs. UC Riverside ... Scored 10 points with a then-career-high five rebounds vs. Cincinnati ... Made at least two 3-pointers in six games.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California ... Led his team to four league championships and the California state championship game as a senior ... Averaged 24.4 points per game as a senior for the Bulldogs and 24.6 points with 8.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a junior ... Was named the Pasadena Star News All-Area Player of the Year, was named first-team all-state (division 2) and was a member of the all-division team (Southern Section 1A) ... Coached by Tony Brooks ... Was a four-star recruit, rated as the No. 74 overall player in the country by Rivals ... Scout ranked him as the 16th-best shooting guard in the nation ... Had a 25-point performance during the Las Vegas Fab 48 summer tournament in 2017.

PERSONAL
Bryce Evan Hamilton was born Nov. 10, 2000, in Pasadena, California ... The son of Jamie Jackson and Kevin Hamilton ... Has three siblings: Blake (27), Kayla (26) and Brittney (30) ... Majoring in sociology ... Chose UNLV over Ohio State, Utah, Arizona State, Colorado and UNR ... His brother, Blake, played at Buffalo and professionally overseas, while his cousins Isaac (UCLA), Daniel (UConn) and Jordan (Texas) all played college basketball as well and in the NBA ... His father played at UTEP under Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins.