Wake Forest Athletics
Hamby Named All-Star for Second-Straight Year
6/28/2022 5:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
With Chris Paul being selected as an All-Star, Wake Forest is one of just two schools to have an All-Star in both the NBA and WNBA the past two years.
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Wake Forest women's basketball alum Dearica Hamby was named a WNBA All-Star, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
This marks the second consecutive year that Hamby has been named to the All-Star Team. Additionally with Chris Paul being selected as an All-Star, Wake Forest is one of just two schools to have an All-Star in both the NBA and WNBA the past two years.
Hamby was the back-to-back Sixth Woman of the Year in the league in 2019 and 2020, but is currently in the midst of her best season to date in a starting role. Additionally, she has helped the Las Vegas Aces to an 14-4 start to the season, the best record in the league.
Thus far, she is averaging 12.8 points per game and a career-best 8.8 rebounds per game while also averaging 1.4 steals and 1.1 assists per game and shooting 53.5 percent from the field. She has five double-doubles so far this season and has been in double figures in all but four games.
While at Wake Forest, Hamby was a two-time All-American, averaging over 20 points per game in her last two seasons. She still holds all-time program marks with 1,801 career points and 1,021 rebounds among other records.
The 18th WNBA All-Star Game will be broadcast live by ABC at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 10.
This marks the second consecutive year that Hamby has been named to the All-Star Team. Additionally with Chris Paul being selected as an All-Star, Wake Forest is one of just two schools to have an All-Star in both the NBA and WNBA the past two years.
Hamby was the back-to-back Sixth Woman of the Year in the league in 2019 and 2020, but is currently in the midst of her best season to date in a starting role. Additionally, she has helped the Las Vegas Aces to an 14-4 start to the season, the best record in the league.
Thus far, she is averaging 12.8 points per game and a career-best 8.8 rebounds per game while also averaging 1.4 steals and 1.1 assists per game and shooting 53.5 percent from the field. She has five double-doubles so far this season and has been in double figures in all but four games.
While at Wake Forest, Hamby was a two-time All-American, averaging over 20 points per game in her last two seasons. She still holds all-time program marks with 1,801 career points and 1,021 rebounds among other records.
The 18th WNBA All-Star Game will be broadcast live by ABC at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 10.
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