Men's Basketball's Joe Hampton Early Signee With Long Beach State

Pasadena City College men's basketball redshirt transfer freshman Joe Hampton signed a national scholarship letter of intent earlier this month to attend NCAA Division I Long Beach State University. A 6-foot-8 power forward, Hampton is averaging a Lancers high 18.2 points and 6.7 rebounds a game so far this season.

Joe Hampton (lower right) participated in a signing ceremony at PCC with head coach Michael Swanegan (sitting left), and standing from left to right: assistant coach Idris Jones, Dean of Kinesiology/Health/Athletics Dyan Miller, athletic director Tony Barbone, and assistant coach Keith Hollimon, photo by Richshell Allen.
Joe Hampton (lower right) participated in a signing ceremony at PCC with head coach Michael Swanegan (sitting left), and standing from left to right: assistant coach Idris Jones, Dean of Kinesiology/Health/Athletics Dyan Miller, athletic director Tony Barbone, and assistant coach Keith Hollimon, photo by Richshell Allen.
November 21, 2017

Pasadena City College men's basketball redshirt transfer freshman Joe Hampton signed a national scholarship letter of intent earlier this month to attend NCAA Division I Long Beach State University. A 6-foot-8 power forward, Hampton is averaging a Lancers high 18.2 points and 6.7 rebounds a game so far this season.

An ESPN Top 100 recruit for the 2016 class, the 6-foot-8 Hampton originally commited to Penn State but did not play there, and eventually ended up at PCC.

From Maryland, Hampton played two years at DeMatha Catholic High before transferring to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia for his junior campaign. During that season, the team went 37-1, but he then missed his senior year due to injury.

Hampton recently helped the Lancers, directed by head coach Michael Swanegan, to the consolation title at their hosted Skip Robinson Classic.