He played college basketball at the University of Southern Mississippi in the late 1980s.

[1] He had a notable career in the Greek League playing for Sporting, AEK Athens, Apollon Patras and Irakleio.

He also played in the Spanish second division, with Proexinca CB Cartagena for two seasons and in the Israeli League with Hapoel Jerusalem, where he was nicknamed "The Glue", due to his tremendous contribution to team chemistry.

He played at the end of his career in Europe with the Russian Super League club Dynamo Moscow.

[2] Hamilton is the cousin of former Duke basketball player Antonio Lang, who won 2 NCAA titles and had playing stints in the NBA, CBA and overseas, before embarking into coaching; He is also the older brother of Angelo Hamilton, who led Connors State College to the 1990 NJCAA national title, and later played at the University of Oklahoma, before embarking on stints overseas and with the Continental Basketball Association.