Shane Hammink begins career with Bilbao Basket

It is not too often that you see a Spanish ACB club put their trust in a rookie straight out of college, but RetaBet Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa and EuroCup) has seen the potential in Shane Hammink (201 cm, Valparaiso’17). He comes from a legendary Dutch basketball pedigree, being the son of retired Dutch professional basketball player, Geert Hammink. Geert was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 1993 NBA Draft.

Shane is tall, strong, and athletic for his position (guard). He has seen action at point guard in the past but is able to play any position from 1 through 4. He is most comfortable being used as a combo guard. His versatility will give Bilbao Basket an advantage as far as exploiting mismatches are concerned and it will be interesting to observe how much of a splash Hammink will be able to make in his rookie season as a pro this 2017-18.

In his senior year at Valparaiso, Shane logged 32 games and was able to drop averages of 15.2 ppg and 3.9 rpg. He was efficient, hitting an average of 59.9% of his shot attempts from two-point range.