5 Za'Kariyea Hamilton
Za'Kariyea Hamilton
  • Height:
    6'3
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Jackson
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    So
  • High School:
    Clinton
  • gp
    28
  • pts/g
    10.0
  • fg %
    43.6
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    67.6
  • reb/g
    4.7
  • a/g
    1.8

Bio

MGCCC: As a freshman, started all 28 games he played ... Averaged 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals ... Had 10 double-digit scoring games, including two with 20 (East Central 83-79 W, Copiah-Lincoln 93-76 W). High School: As a senior, helped lead Clinton to the Class 7A state championship game … As a sophomore, helped lead Clinton to the Class 6A state champoinship … Played for Coach Leonard Taylor.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 16 Coahoma Community College W, 80-75
Feb 19 at Northeast Mississippi Community College W, 88-67
Feb 23 Northwest Mississippi Community College W, 100-98
Feb 26 at Copiah-Lincoln Community College W, 65-59
Mar 2 Pearl River Community College L, 79-72
Mar 7 Hinds Community College L, 104-101
  Overall Conf
Games 28 14
Games started 28 14
Minutes 675 358
Minutes per game 24.1 25.6
FG 103-236 55-123
FG Pct 43.6 44.7
3PT 25-100 11-47
3PT Pct 25.0 23.4
FT 48-71 15-25
FT Pct 67.6 60.0
Off rebounds 52 24
Def rebounds 80 42
Total rebounds 132 66
Rebounds per game 4.7 4.7
Personal fouls 89 46
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 50 23
Turnovers 42 22
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 1.0
Steals 24 16
Blocks 4 0
Points 279 136
Points per game 10.0 9.7
Points per 40 min 16.5 15.2

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 9 Advance Prep Academy   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Coastal Alabama - North   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 vs. Coastal Alabama - South W, 104-81 1 24 4-13 30.8 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 11
Nov 1 at Pensacola State College L, 72-50 1 19 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 4 Baton Rouge Post-Grad W, 159-89 1 22 5-11 45.5 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 12
Nov 10 Meridian Community College W, 84-59 1 18 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Nov 13 at Pearl River Community College W, 87-76 1 25 5-9 55.6 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 16
Nov 17 Louisiana Knights W, 119-75 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 vs. Bishop State Community College W, 85-82 1 19 2-8 25.0 1-6 16.7 1-2 50.0 6
Nov 21 at Coastal Alabama - South W, 109-102 1 29 4-5 80.0 0-1 0.0 6-8 75.0 14
Dec 1 East Central Community College W, 101-68 1 18 5-8 62.5 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 13
Dec 3 University of Mobile JV W, 101-64 1 1 4-6 66.7 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 10
Dec 4 Delgado Community College W, 79-76 1 30 7-15 46.7 2-8 25.0 3-5 60.0 19
Dec 8 at Jones College W, 116-114 1 33 3-9 33.3 0-4 0.0 10-11 90.9 16
Dec 12 at Hinds Community College L, 88-85 1 30 5-8 62.5 0-2 0.0 3-5 60.0 13
Jan 2 Piney Woods Post Grad   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Delgado Community College W, 86-81 1 32 2-10 20.0 0-5 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Jan 8 Baton Rouge Community College W, 85-65 1 17 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Jan 12 at Meridian Community College W, 73-57 1 31 4-10 40.0 0-4 0.0 2-5 40.0 10
Jan 15 Jones College L, 81-75 1 28 4-9 44.4 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 11
Jan 20 at Southwest Mississippi Community College L, 73-72 1 37 5-10 50.0 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 15
Jan 22 Hinds Community College W, 86-82 1 13 2-5 40.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 29 at East Central Community College W, 79-62 1 20 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 2 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 85-68 1 29 3-10 30.0 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 7
Feb 5 at East Mississippi Community College W, 97-69 1 21 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 9 Holmes Community College W, 77-73 1 29 5-11 45.5 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 12 at Itawamba Community College L, 79-64 1 33 4-12 33.3 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 10
Feb 16 Coahoma Community College W, 80-75 1 11 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 19 at Northeast Mississippi Community College W, 88-67 1 24 5-9 55.6 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 12
Feb 23 Northwest Mississippi Community College W, 100-98 1 30 6-14 42.9 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 15
Feb 26 at Copiah-Lincoln Community College W, 65-59 1 26 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 0-3 0.0 11
Mar 2 Pearl River Community College L, 79-72 1 26 5-11 45.5 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 13
Mar 7 Hinds Community College L, 104-101 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 9 Advance Prep Academy   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Coastal Alabama - North   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 vs. Coastal Alabama - South W, 104-81 1 24 2 4 6 1 3 0.3 1 0 3 -
Nov 1 at Pensacola State College L, 72-50 1 19 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 4 -
Nov 4 Baton Rouge Post-Grad W, 159-89 1 22 2 4 6 5 1 5.0 1 1 1 -
Nov 10 Meridian Community College W, 84-59 1 18 1 2 3 1 2 0.5 1 1 0 -
Nov 13 at Pearl River Community College W, 87-76 1 25 4 0 4 0 2 0.0 1 0 5 -
Nov 17 Louisiana Knights W, 119-75 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 vs. Bishop State Community College W, 85-82 1 19 2 3 5 0 3 0.0 0 0 4 -
Nov 21 at Coastal Alabama - South W, 109-102 1 29 1 3 4 2 1 2.0 1 0 4 -
Dec 1 East Central Community College W, 101-68 1 18 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 3 -
Dec 3 University of Mobile JV W, 101-64 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 3.0 1 0 3 -
Dec 4 Delgado Community College W, 79-76 1 30 5 2 7 2 0 - 1 1 3 -
Dec 8 at Jones College W, 116-114 1 33 3 2 5 3 0 - 0 0 3 0
Dec 12 at Hinds Community College L, 88-85 1 30 2 8 10 1 3 0.3 0 1 3 -
Jan 2 Piney Woods Post Grad   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 at Delgado Community College W, 86-81 1 32 3 0 3 4 1 4.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 8 Baton Rouge Community College W, 85-65 1 17 1 5 6 4 1 4.0 0 0 4 -
Jan 12 at Meridian Community College W, 73-57 1 31 0 13 13 3 2 1.5 1 0 3 -
Jan 15 Jones College L, 81-75 1 28 3 4 7 3 1 3.0 1 0 5 1
Jan 20 at Southwest Mississippi Community College L, 73-72 1 37 1 6 7 0 3 0.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 22 Hinds Community College W, 86-82 1 13 0 2 2 1 0 - 1 0 4 -
Jan 29 at East Central Community College W, 79-62 1 20 2 3 5 1 3 0.3 0 0 2 -
Feb 2 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 85-68 1 29 0 1 1 2 1 2.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 5 at East Mississippi Community College W, 97-69 1 21 2 2 4 3 1 3.0 0 0 5 1
Feb 9 Holmes Community College W, 77-73 1 29 0 2 2 3 0 - 1 0 4 -
Feb 12 at Itawamba Community College L, 79-64 1 33 3 2 5 0 3 0.0 4 0 3 -
Feb 16 Coahoma Community College W, 80-75 1 11 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Feb 19 at Northeast Mississippi Community College W, 88-67 1 24 2 0 2 0 1 0.0 1 0 2 -
Feb 23 Northwest Mississippi Community College W, 100-98 1 30 6 2 8 4 5 0.8 3 0 4 -
Feb 26 at Copiah-Lincoln Community College W, 65-59 1 26 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 3 0 3 -
Mar 2 Pearl River Community College L, 79-72 1 26 4 3 7 1 1 1.0 0 0 4 -
Mar 7 Hinds Community College L, 104-101 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2024-25 28 28 26.3 3.0-8.3 36.6 1.1-3.4 32.6 1.7-2.9 58.5 8.9
2025-26 28 28 24.1 3.7-8.4 43.6 0.9-3.6 25.0 1.7-2.5 67.6 10.0
Total 56 56 25.2 3.4-8.4 40.2 1.0-3.5 28.7 1.7-2.7 62.7 9.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 28 28 736 85-232 36.6 31-95 32.6 48-82 58.5 249
2025-26 28 28 675 103-236 43.6 25-100 25.0 48-71 67.6 279
Total 56 56 1411 188-468 40.2 56-195 28.7 96-153 62.7 528

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2024-25 28 28 26.3 0.0-0.0 36.6 0.0-0.0 32.6 0.0-0.0 58.5 0.0
2025-26 28 28 24.1 6.1-14.0 43.6 1.5-5.9 25.0 2.8-4.2 67.6 16.5
Total 56 56 25.2 5.3-13.3 40.2 1.6-5.5 28.7 2.7-4.3 62.7 15.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2024-25 28 28 26.3 1.1 2.8 3.9 3.1 0.2 1.5 1.9 0.8 1.0 0.3
2025-26 28 28 24.1 1.9 2.9 4.7 3.2 0.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.1
Total 56 56 25.2 1.5 2.8 4.3 3.1 0.1 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2024-25 28 28 736 31 79 110 86 5 43 53 0.8 27 9
2025-26 28 28 675 52 80 132 89 2 50 42 1.2 24 4
Total 56 56 1411 83 159 242 175 7 93 95 1.0 51 13

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 28 28 26.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
2025-26 28 28 24.1 3.1 4.7 7.8 5.3 0.1 3.0 2.5 1.2 1.4 0.2
Total 56 56 25.2 2.4 4.5 6.9 5.0 0.2 2.6 2.7 1.0 1.4 0.4

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 28 28 24.1 3.7-8.4 43.6 0.9-3.6 25.0 1.7-2.5 67.6 10.0
Conference 14 14 25.6 3.9-8.8 44.7 0.8-3.4 23.4 1.1-1.8 60.0 9.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 13 20.9 3.8-8.6 44.6 0.9-3.4 27.3 1.1-1.7 63.6 9.7
Away 13 13 27.7 3.6-7.9 45.6 0.9-3.5 26.1 2.3-3.3 69.8 10.5
Neutral 2 2 21.5 3.0-10.5 28.6 0.5-5.0 10.0 2.0-3.0 66.7 8.5
Result Wins 22 22 22.8 3.6-8.4 43.5 0.9-3.5 24.7 1.7-2.5 67.9 9.9
Losses 6 6 28.8 3.8-8.7 44.2 1.0-3.8 26.1 1.7-2.5 66.7 10.3
Month October 1 1 24.0 4.0-13.0 30.8 0.0-4.0 0.0 3.0-4.0 75.0 11.0
November 6 6 22.0 2.7-6.5 41.0 1.2-3.5 33.3 1.5-2.7 56.3 8.0
December 5 5 22.4 4.8-9.2 52.2 1.4-4.4 31.8 3.2-4.2 76.2 14.2
January 7 7 25.4 3.0-8.0 37.5 0.7-3.7 19.2 2.0-2.6 77.8 8.7
February 8 8 25.4 4.1-8.9 46.5 0.5-2.8 18.2 0.6-1.2 50.0 9.4
March 1 1 26.0 5.0-11.0 45.5 2.0-5.0 40.0 1.0-2.0 50.0 13.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 28 28 675 103-236 43.6 25-100 25.0 48-71 67.6 279
Conference 14 14 358 55-123 44.7 11-47 23.4 15-25 60.0 136
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 13 13 272 50-112 44.6 12-44 27.3 14-22 63.6 126
Away 13 13 360 47-103 45.6 12-46 26.1 30-43 69.8 136
Neutral 2 2 43 6-21 28.6 1-10 10.0 4-6 66.7 17
Result Wins 22 22 502 80-184 43.5 19-77 24.7 38-56 67.9 217
Losses 6 6 173 23-52 44.2 6-23 26.1 10-15 66.7 62
Month October 1 1 24 4-13 30.8 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 11
November 6 6 132 16-39 41.0 7-21 33.3 9-16 56.3 48
December 5 5 112 24-46 52.2 7-22 31.8 16-21 76.2 71
January 7 7 178 21-56 37.5 5-26 19.2 14-18 77.8 61
February 8 8 203 33-71 46.5 4-22 18.2 5-10 50.0 75
March 1 1 26 5-11 45.5 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 13

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 28 28 24.1 6.1-14.0 43.6 1.5-5.9 25.0 2.8-4.2 67.6 16.5
Conference 14 14 25.6 6.1-13.7 44.7 1.2-5.3 23.4 1.7-2.8 60.0 15.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 13 20.9 7.4-16.5 44.6 1.8-6.5 27.3 2.1-3.2 63.6 18.5
Away 13 13 27.7 5.2-11.4 45.6 1.3-5.1 26.1 3.3-4.8 69.8 15.1
Neutral 2 2 21.5 5.6-19.5 28.6 0.9-9.3 10.0 3.7-5.6 66.7 15.8
Result Wins 22 22 22.8 6.4-14.7 43.5 1.5-6.1 24.7 3.0-4.5 67.9 17.3
Losses 6 6 28.8 5.3-12.0 44.2 1.4-5.3 26.1 2.3-3.5 66.7 14.3
Month October 1 1 24.0 6.7-21.7 30.8 0.0-6.7 0.0 5.0-6.7 75.0 18.3
November 6 6 22.0 4.8-11.8 41.0 2.1-6.4 33.3 2.7-4.8 56.3 14.5
December 5 5 22.4 8.6-16.4 52.2 2.5-7.9 31.8 5.7-7.5 76.2 25.4
January 7 7 25.4 4.7-12.6 37.5 1.1-5.8 19.2 3.1-4.0 77.8 13.7
February 8 8 25.4 6.5-14.0 46.5 0.8-4.3 18.2 1.0-2.0 50.0 14.8
March 1 1 26.0 7.7-16.9 45.5 3.1-7.7 40.0 1.5-3.1 50.0 20.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 28 28 24.1 1.9 2.9 4.7 3.2 0.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.1
Conference 14 14 25.6 1.7 3.0 4.7 3.3 0.1 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.1 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 20.9 1.8 2.4 4.2 3.0 0.1 2.3 1.1 2.1 0.9 0.2
Away 13 13 27.7 1.9 3.2 5.2 3.3 0.1 1.5 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.1
Neutral 2 2 21.5 2.0 3.5 5.5 3.5 - 0.5 3.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Result Wins 22 22 22.8 1.7 2.5 4.2 3.0 0.0 2.0 1.4 1.5 0.9 0.1
Losses 6 6 28.8 2.3 4.2 6.5 3.7 0.2 0.8 2.0 0.4 0.8 0.2
Month October 1 1 24.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 3.0 - 1.0 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.0
November 6 6 22.0 1.8 2.3 4.2 3.0 - 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.3
December 5 5 22.4 2.2 3.0 5.2 3.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.6 0.4
January 7 7 25.4 1.4 4.7 6.1 3.4 0.1 2.3 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.0
February 8 8 25.4 1.8 1.4 3.1 3.1 0.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.6 0.0
March 1 1 26.0 4.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 28 28 675 52 80 132 89 2 50 42 1.2 24 4
Conference 14 14 358 24 42 66 46 2 23 22 1.0 16 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 272 23 31 54 39 1 30 14 2.1 12 3
Away 13 13 360 25 42 67 43 1 19 22 0.9 11 1
Neutral 2 2 43 4 7 11 7 - 1 6 0.2 1 0
Result Wins 22 22 502 38 55 93 67 1 45 30 1.5 19 3
Losses 6 6 173 14 25 39 22 1 5 12 0.4 5 1
Month October 1 1 24 2 4 6 3 - 1 3 0.3 1 0
November 6 6 132 11 14 25 18 - 8 10 0.8 4 2
December 5 5 112 11 15 26 15 0 10 5 2.0 3 2
January 7 7 178 10 33 43 24 1 16 11 1.5 3 0
February 8 8 203 14 11 25 25 1 14 12 1.2 13 0
March 1 1 26 4 3 7 4 - 1 1 1.0 0 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 28 28 24.1 3.1 4.7 7.8 5.3 0.1 3.0 2.5 1.2 1.4 0.2
Conference 14 14 25.6 2.7 4.7 7.4 5.1 0.2 2.6 2.5 1.0 1.8 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 20.9 3.4 4.6 7.9 5.7 0.1 4.4 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.4
Away 13 13 27.7 2.8 4.7 7.4 4.8 0.1 2.1 2.4 0.9 1.2 0.1
Neutral 2 2 21.5 3.7 6.5 10.2 6.5 0.0 0.9 5.6 0.2 0.9 0.0
Result Wins 22 22 22.8 3.0 4.4 7.4 5.3 0.1 3.6 2.4 1.5 1.5 0.2
Losses 6 6 28.8 3.2 5.8 9.0 5.1 0.2 1.2 2.8 0.4 1.2 0.2
Month October 1 1 24.0 3.3 6.7 10.0 5.0 0.0 1.7 5.0 0.3 1.7 0.0
November 6 6 22.0 3.3 4.2 7.6 5.5 0.0 2.4 3.0 0.8 1.2 0.6
December 5 5 22.4 3.9 5.4 9.3 5.4 0.0 3.6 1.8 2.0 1.1 0.7
January 7 7 25.4 2.2 7.4 9.7 5.4 0.2 3.6 2.5 1.5 0.7 0.0
February 8 8 25.4 2.8 2.2 4.9 4.9 0.2 2.8 2.4 1.2 2.6 0.0
March 1 1 26.0 6.2 4.6 10.8 6.2 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0

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