Ben Hammond
Team: Virginia Tech Hokies
Position: G
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 32 regular season, 29 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 25.8 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 43.2% | 44.9% | 83.2% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 26 games, 769.5 minutes, 2714.5 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 26 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.40 | 783 | 769 | 2714 | +45 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +1.40 (#783) | SE 2.79 | Poss 2715 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +1.40 (#783) | Off +0.60 | Def +0.80 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +1.66 (#983) | PM/G +1.7 | PM/40 +2.3 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | 5.262 (#756) | Vec (+1.46, +0.33) | Norm 1.50 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +9.09 (#457) | Pts For +9.09 | Prevent +1.48 | Net +10.57 | Min 1007 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +1.48 (#2205) | Pts For +9.09 | Prevent +1.48 | Net +10.57 | Min 1007 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +10.57 (#749) | Pts For +9.09 | Prevent +1.48 | Net +10.57 | Min 1007 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | +3.67 (#726) | OReb% +3.67 | DReb% -1.66 | Min 1007 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | -1.66 (#3801) | OReb% +3.67 | DReb% -1.66 | Min 1007 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +2.48 (#708) | Ast For +2.48 | Prevent +2.76 | Net +5.24 | Min 1007 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | +2.76 (#541) | Ast For +2.48 | Prevent +2.76 | Net +5.24 | Min 1007 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +5.24 (#393) | Ast For +2.48 | Prevent +2.76 | Net +5.24 | Min 1007 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +1.37 (#922) | 3PM For +1.37 | Prevent +1.71 | Net +3.08 | Min 1007 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | +1.71 (#415) | 3PM For +1.37 | Prevent +1.71 | Net +3.08 | Min 1007 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +3.08 (#362) | 3PM For +1.37 | Prevent +1.71 | Net +3.08 | Min 1007 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -0.93 (#3447) | Stocks For -0.93 | Prevent +1.93 | Net +1.00 | Min 1007 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +1.93 (#521) | Stocks For -0.93 | Prevent +1.93 | Net +1.00 | Min 1007 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +1.00 (#1597) | Stocks For -0.93 | Prevent +1.93 | Net +1.00 | Min 1007 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +1.05 (#1291) | TOV For +1.05 | Prevent +0.60 | Net +1.65 | Min 1007 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +0.60 (#1329) | TOV For +1.05 | Prevent +0.60 | Net +1.65 | Min 1007 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +1.65 (#1002) | TOV For +1.05 | Prevent +0.60 | Net +1.65 | Min 1007 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
135/308 FG (43.8%), 313 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 31 | 56 | 55.4 | 64.5 | -9.1 | 18.2 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 31 | 75 | 41.3 | 45.2 | -3.9 | 24.4 |
| Mid-range left | 9 | 27 | 33.3 | 36.6 | -3.3 | 8.8 |
| Mid-range center | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 38.6 | -2.9 | 4.5 |
| Mid-range right | 16 | 35 | 45.7 | 37.4 | +8.3 | 11.4 |
| Left corner 3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 36.5 | +26.0 | 2.6 |
| Right corner 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 36.9 | +13.1 | 1.9 |
| Above-break 3 left | 17 | 37 | 45.9 | 34.1 | +11.8 | 12.0 |
| Above-break 3 center | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 32.8 | +7.2 | 6.5 |
| Above-break 3 right | 10 | 30 | 33.3 | 33.6 | -0.3 | 9.7 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 32 regular season, 29 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Virginia Tech Hokies | 32 | 31.5 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 43.8% | 43.1% | 86.5% | 58.2 | 51.0 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Virginia Tech Hokies | 29 | 19.5 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 41.9% | 50.0% | 74.5% | 53.8 | 48.8 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 32 regular season, 29 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 32 of 61 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | vs | Wake Forest Demon De | L | 89-95 | 40 | 7-17 | 3-4 | 6-7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 10.0 | +6.8 |
| 2026-03-07 | @ | Virginia Cavaliers | L | 72-76 | 35 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 6-8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19.0 | +1.4 |
| 2026-03-03 | vs | Boston College Eagle | W | 72-63 | 36 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9.0 | +1.5 |
| 2026-02-28 | @ | North Carolina Tar H | L | 82-89 | 37 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12.0 | +3.1 |
| 2026-02-21 | vs | Wake Forest Demon De | W | 82-63 | 31 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11.0 | +9.3 |
| 2026-02-17 | @ | Miami Hurricanes | L | 66-67 | 39 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | +9.8 |
| 2026-02-14 | vs | Florida State Semino | L | 69-92 | 35 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15.0 | -19.6 |
| 2026-02-11 | @ | Clemson Tigers | W | 76-66 | 34 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11.0 | +9.5 |
| 2026-02-07 | @ | NC State Wolfpack | L | 73-82 | 32 | 0-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.0 | -4.6 |
| 2026-01-31 | vs | Duke Blue Devils | L | 58-72 | 40 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7.0 | +3.7 |
| 2026-01-27 | vs | Georgia Tech Yellow | W | 71-65 | 37 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | +4.9 |
| 2026-01-24 | @ | Louisville Cardinals | L | 71-85 | 36 | 6-11 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-01-21 | @ | Syracuse Orange | W | 76-74 | 37 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 12-13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 26.0 | +8.0 |
| 2026-01-17 | vs | Notre Dame Fighting | W | 89-76 | 33 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 | +14.1 |
| 2026-01-14 | @ | SMU Mustangs | L | 76-77 | 35 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8.0 | +6.6 |
| 2026-01-10 | vs | California Golden Be | W | 78-75 | 29 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | +0.3 |
| 2026-01-07 | vs | Stanford Cardinal | L | 68-69 | 24 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9.0 | +0.4 |
| 2026-01-03 | @ | Wake Forest Demon De | L | 78-81 | 27 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11.0 | +12.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | vs | Virginia Cavaliers | W | 95-85 | 42 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 16-18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 27.0 | - |
| 2025-12-20 | vs | Elon Phoenix | W | 82-81 | 44 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9.0 | -1.2 |
| 2025-12-14 | vs | Maryland Eastern Sho | W | 82-53 | 24 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | - |
| 2025-12-11 | vs | Western Carolina Cat | W | 96-74 | 25 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6.0 | -4.9 |
| 2025-12-06 | vs | George Mason Patriot | W | 73-62 | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8.0 | - |
| 2025-12-02 | @ | South Carolina Gamec | W | 86-83 | 31 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10.0 | -3.3 |
| 2025-11-28 | @ | VCU Rams | L | 68-86 | 36 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 | +1.4 |
| 2025-11-27 | vs | Saint Mary's Gaels | L | 66-77 | 36 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | -9.2 |
| 2025-11-26 | @ | Colorado State Rams | W | 66-64 | 27 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 | - |
| 2025-11-19 | vs | Bryant Bulldogs | W | 78-61 | 20 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13.0 | -2.9 |
| 2025-11-16 | vs | Charlotte 49ers | W | 84-76 | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | -4.1 |
| 2025-11-12 | vs | Saint Joseph's Hawks | W | 94-59 | 22 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13.0 | +22.0 |
| 2025-11-08 | vs | Providence Friars | W | 107-101 | 20 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-03 | vs | Charleston Southern | W | 98-67 | 24 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.0 | - |