Sherman Hamilton

Sherman Hamilton, born on April 23, 1972, is a Canadian former professional basketball player and current basketball analyst. He grew up in Malton, a neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, and played as a point guard at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1994 to 1997, where he scored 881 points and left ranked fifth in the program's career assists. As a professional he played in Finland for Tapiolan Honka, in Argentina, in Germany for Ratiopharm Ulm and in Lithuania for BC Zalgiris, including five EuroLeague games. He won 116 caps for the Canadian national team between 1995 and 2002 and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 1998 and 2002 FIBA World Championships. He later served as an assistant coach with Canadian national teams and, from the 2008-09 season, as a colour commentator on Toronto Raptors games for NBA TV Canada.