He played college basketball at Clemson University where he also obtained his undergraduate and master's degrees.
When Hamilton isn't playing professional basketball he spends much of his time in the community working with 100 Black Men of America in Atlanta, Georgia.
[1] Hamilton was ranked the number 83 high school prospect in the country his senior season.
[7] On September 29, 2008, Hamilton signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and played in several pre-season games earning high praise from coach Mike Brown.
In 2010–2011 Hamilton went to play for the Tianjin Ronggang Golden Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association where he averaged 26.8 points 8.5 rebounds 4.9 assists, and 5.0 steals per game.