Hamilton To Leave LSU For The NBA

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Justin Hamilton is trading three letters for three other letters: L-S-U for N-B-A.

The big man has announced that he will leave school at the end of the spring semester, bypass his senior season, and jump to the pros:


“I would like to thank my coaches, the administration and all the teachers that have helped me along the way.  They have all provided me with a great experience at LSU.  I will graduate next month and I am getting married this summer.  I am ready to take the next step in my life.  Again, I would like to thank everyone that has helped me along the way and especially the fans here at LSU.”


Hamilton began his career at Iowa State before transferring into Trent Johnson’s program.  His departure is a big one.  Hamilton played in all 33 Tiger games last year — starting 32 — and averaged 12.9 points, 7.2 reounds, and 1.4 blocks per game.