2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Marissa Hamilton
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Ellicottville Central
- Hometown:
- Great Valley, NY
- Major:
- Health and Human Services
2019-20: Was a mainstay in the Bulls lineup as a junior, appearing in all 31 games while earning 20 starts… Averaged career-highs in points (4.6) and rebounds (3.8) per game while also dishing out a career-best 36 assists and led the team with 17 blocks… Scored a career-high 11 points, including tying a career-best for field goals made (4) and three point field goals made (3), in a win over Miami (OH) (2/26)… Tied a career-high with 10 rebounds (previously set against St. Bonaventure) in a win over Kent State (3/7) to end the regular season… Scored 11 points, including 3-of-7 shooting from behind the arc, against Ohio (1/11)… Scored in double figures four times on the season.
2018-19: Turned into a key role player appearing in 30 games off the bench for the Bulls during her sophomore campaign… Averaged 2.9 points and 1.3 rebounds in 11.1 minutes per game… Set a career high with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including a perfect 3-of-3 from behind the arc, in a win over Akron (1/23)… Scored seven points in 19 minutes of action at Central Connecticut State (12/1)… Notched 10 points in 15 minutes against Central Michigan (2/16).
2017-18: Appeared in 17 games while averaging 5.9 minutes during her freshman campaign... averaging 2.9 points while connecting on 13 three pointers... shot 31.0% from behind the arc and 35.4% from the floor on the year... had the best game of her career against Kent State (2/28) as she played 17 minutes while netting a career-high seven points on 2-for-4 from behind the arc to go along with two boards... scored six points in five minutes against Kent State in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals... netted six points on a pair of three pointers in the road win over Akron (12/30)... went for six points on two three pointers across seven minutes in the win against Canisius (12/7)... closed out the regular season with five points, a rebound, assist and steal in eight minutes against Bowling Green (3/3)... had three games with multiple three pointers made.
High School: Hamilton comes to Buffalo from Ellicottville High School where she averaged 21.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals during her senior campaign... she helped lead her team to a 19-2 record during her senior season while also earning Wester New York First Team All-Star honors... she was a four-year member and three-year team captain... she averaged 21.3 PPG as a junior and was able to earn Honorable Mention All-WNY for her efforts... The 5-11 sharpshooting forward was a dominant force for the Eagles as she earned CCAA East League Most Valuable Player honors in 2015 and 2016 while surpassing the 1,000-point plateau during her junior campaign and finishing out her career with the most career points in school history... She also earned Big 30 First Team All-Star honors in 2015, 2016 and 2017... also won a volleyball State Championship while at Ellicottville.
Personal: Born March 10, 1999... daughter of Tammy and Kenrick Hamilton... has one sister, Janae... her favorite athletes are Devin Booker and Lebron James... she lists her favorite TV shows as Empire, Big Bang Theory and The Voice... her non-sports hero is Beyonce... she plans on becoming an athletic trainer after graduation.
