JC Hampton

Photo by: Thomas Campbell/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Thomas Campbell/Texas A&M Athletics

Height:
6-1
Weight:
192
Position:
Guard
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Gainesville, Ga.
High School:
East Hall HS

2016-17 (Senior)
Appeared in all 31 games while making 22 starts during his lone season in Aggieland … averaged 6.7 points per game while contributing 61 rebounds, 56 assists and 17 steals … shot 39.2 percent from the field with a team-leading 41.3 percent clip from 3-point range … recorded double-digit points in seven games … made Maroon & White debut in season-opener against Northwestern State (11/11), finished with six points, two assists and a rebound against Demons ... scored nine points in Wooden Legacy first round game against CSUN (11/24), knocking down a trio of 3-pointers ... hit his season-high for the first time with 21 points against Denver (12/7), going 7-for-10 from the floor and 5-of-7 behind the 3-point arc ... scored 10 points by making a pair of 3-point baskets while going 4-of-4 from the free throw line against Saint Francis (12/21) ... dished out four assists in win at Ole Miss (1/25) ... tied season high with 21 points at West Virginia (1/28), converting 8-of-9 shot attempts with a 5-of-6 mark from 3-point range ... finished with 15 points, three rebounds and a pair of assists at LSU (2/4) … collected a season-best five assists during a win over Missouri (2/8).

Before A&M
Played three season at Lipscomb for head coach Casey Alexander, earning second-team All-Atlantic Sun honors following the 2015-16 campaign during which he led the Bison in scoring at 15.9 points per game while starting all 33 of the team’s game … also contributed 90 assists and 38 steals while shooting 40 percent from the field (170-for-424), including a 35.3 clip from 3-point range (71-for-201) … converted 83.1 percent of his chances from the free throw line as a junior … saw action in 25 games including 23 starts as a sophomore in 2014-15, averaging 7.9 points per game … led the team with 77 assists to only 37 turnovers … scored a season-high 22 points on the road at Jacksonville (1/16/15) to go along with 10 assists for his first career double-double … earned Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team honors as a rookie in 2013-14, contributing 15.3 points per game in conference play … for the entire season, finished second on the team in scoring 14.5 points per game … ranked sixth in the nation among freshmen with 82 three-pointers made and third in the Atlantic Sun among all players … notched a career-best seven 3-pointers against ETSU (2/8/14) … prepped at East Hall High School for Joe Dix … led the Vikings to the championship in the prestigious 2012 Alaska Airlines Classic high school national basketball tournament earning MVP honors … two-time Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State selection and a four-time all-region honoree.

Personal
Joshua Cole Hampton was born Aug, 6, 1994, in Gainesville, Ga., to parents Alfred and Sharon Hampton … has one sister, Symone … studying in recreation parks and tourism sciences at Texas A&M.