Julian Hammond III Named Pac-12 Freshman Of The Week
January 10, 2022 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – University of Colorado's Julian Hammond III has been named the Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week, for games played Jan. 3-9, the league office announced on Monday.
Hammond is Colorado's second Freshman of the Week this season and third overall for an award just in its third year of existence. K.J. Simpson received the honor back on Nov. 29, 2021. Jabari Walker earned the initial Buffaloes honor, on Jan. 18, 2021.
A 6-foot-3, 181-pound guard from Denver, Hammond played a key role off the bench in Colorado's Pac-12 wins over Washington and Washington State last week, averaging 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 assists while hitting 55 percent from the field.
Against Washington State on Jan. 6, he grabbed five rebounds, had four steals and dished out four assists – all career-highs. His four steals matched Luke O'Brien's team season-best effort against Maine. Prior to the WSU game he totaled all of one assist and one steal in his first eight career games.
In the win over Washington on Jan. 9, Hammond scored a career-high 14 points in just over 12 minutes of action, hitting 5 of 7 from the field including all four 3-point attempts.
Colorado, 11-3 overall and 3-1 in the Pac-12, continues conference action this week with a trip to the Arizona schools. The Buffaloes face No. 6 Arizona on Thursday, Jan. 13 (9 p.m., FS1, KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM), in Tucson and Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 15 (8 p.m., ESPN2, KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM) in Tempe.
