Ben Hammond Season 2025-26

2025-26
• Led the team in minutes played (1,007)
•Started in 18 games and was one of two athletes on the team to play in all 32 contests
•Averaged 13.2 points and led the team in 3-point field goal percentage (43.1)
•Was dynamite from the free throw line, with an 86.5% shooting percentage which was fourth in the conference
•Tenth in the ACC with an assist to turnover ratio of 2.2
•Second in the ACC in steals with 2.0 per game
•Set a career-high with 30 points in the Hokies' three-overtime victory over UVA in December. In that game, he became the first Hokie to score 30 against Virginia since Erick Green in 2013. Both men played high school ball at Paul VI.
•Led the team in scoring in ACC contests at 14.9 ppg.
•Tied the program record for steals in an ACC contest with six in the win at Syracuse (Jan. 21)
•Had seven games with three or more 3-pointers made

2024-25
• 2024-25 All-ACC Academic Team
• Averaged 5.6 points and 2.1 assists, while shooting 41.9% from the floor, including 50% (18-36) from deep
• Competed in 29 games, starting in 17 of those as a true freshman
• Led Hokies in steals with 35
• Reached double-figure scoring five times, including twice being Tech's top scorer
• Led Tech in assists in eight games and in steals in 11 games
• Totaled 17 points with three 3-pointers, four assists and five steals against North Carolina A&T (Dec. 12)
• Scored double-digits points in three straight December games - 17, 11, 11 (N.C. A&T, Navy, Saint Joseph's)
• Set a career-high eight assists against Miami (Jan. 4), including the game-winning dime to Mylyjael Poteat; first freshman to record at least eight assists in a single game since 2016 (Justin Robinson)
• Dropped in 11 points and three assists against Virginia (Feb. 15)
• Recorded a career-high 21 points on 7 for 8 shooting along with seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals against Syracuse (March 1); he joined Delly Curry as the only other Hokie to record that stat line in program history

Prep
• Previously signed with Rhode Island in fall 2023; reopened his recruitment on April 16, 2024 and chose the Hokies less than two weeks later
• Point guard for Paul VI, which finished the 2023-24 season 35-3 and ranked No. 2 in the country by ESPN
• Earned First-Team All-Met honors in March after averaging 14 points, 6.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game as a senior
• Eclipsed 1,000 career points and became PVI’s all-time winningest player after guiding the Panthers to their fourth straight VISAA state title and his second WCAC title
• Played for Team Takeover on the Nike EYBL circuit; joins former Tech star Erick Green, who led the nation in scoring in 2013, with ties to Paul VI and Team Takeover
• Consensus three-star prospect and a top-10 player in Virginia
• Chose the Hokies over Tennessee

Personal
• Ben Hammond
• Majoring in sports media and analytics