Zendon Alphonso Hamilton (born April 29, 1975 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American professional basketball player that currently plays for Spartak Primorje from the Russian Super League, and he formerly played in the NBA.
Hamilton, a 6'11" center played high school basketball at Floral Park, New York's Sewanhaka High School. Hamilton played college basketball at St. John's University, where he was a part of the same recruiting class as SI cov...
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Zendon Alphonso Hamilton (born April 29, 1975 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American professional basketball player that currently plays for Spartak Primorje from the Russian Super League, and he formerly played in the NBA.
Hamilton, a 6'11" center played high school basketball at Floral Park, New York's Sewanhaka High School. Hamilton played college basketball at St. John's University, where he was a part of the same recruiting class as SI cover boy Felipe López.
According to an article in Sports Illustrated, an unregistered sports agent said that in 1994 he was paid $2,000 to ensure that St. John's center Zendon Hamilton reached the minimum SAT requirement for the school's college freshman eligibility standards.
The article said that after failing to reach the minimum test score nine times, Hamilton traveled to Los Angeles' Lynwood High to take the test on his final chance to qualify.
According to the story, Nate Cebrun a 51-year-old sports agent said that on June 3, 1994,...
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