Players

Joe Hamilton

Year Inducted: 2007

Category: Players

Schools / Organizations: l
Beardstown High School
Eastern Illinois University

Biography: 

Joe Hamilton started 118 of 119 varsity games at Beardstown High School and scored 1,700 career points as he led the team to an overall record of 93-26. He was an IBCA Class A all-state selection in 1989 after helping his team reach the IHSA Elite Eight in 1988 and finish fourth in the state in 1987. 

Hamilton had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists in two games in the 1988 tournament. He had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in a supersectional win and team highs of 10 points and 8 rebounds in a quarterfinal loss. In the 1987 tourney, he had 39 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists in 4 games. He had 13 points in a supersectional win, 15 points and 5 assists in the quarterfinals and 6 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the third-place game.

Hamilton played at Eastern Illinois University. He taught and coached basketball and softball at Leyden High School in Franklin Park/Northlake beginning in 2004.