A. J. Hammons

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A. J. Hammons
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Personal information
Born (1992-08-27)August 27, 1992
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Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school
College Purdue (2012–2016)
Position Center
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2016)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2015)
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2016)
  • 3× Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2014–2016)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2013)

Aaron Jarrell "A. J." Hammons (born August 27, 1992) is an American basketball player who recently completed his college career for the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team. As a McDonald's All-America nominee out of Oak Hill Academy, Hammons is regarded as an elite defender and a premier shot-blocker. He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team at the conclusion of his first season playing for the Boilermakers. At the conclusion of his sophomore season he was awarded Honorable Mention All-Big Ten as well as being named to the Big Ten All Defensive Team. He was named Second Team All-Big Ten as a junior for the 2014-2015 season and was again awarded a spot on the Big Ten All Defensive Team. After his senior season AJ was named 2016 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, 1st Team All-Big Ten, and his third All-Big Ten Defensive Team. Hammons most notably has 26 double-doubles in his career and made his first career start against UNC Wilmington.

He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11, 2016 [1] and was later named one of the 5 finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (honoring the nation's best Center) on March 11, 2016.

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