Ben Hammond
Point Guard, Class of 2024
Paul VI Catholic, Fairfax, Va.
5-11, 165
On Monday, Virginia Tech and Mike Young received a commitment from Ben Hammond, a point guard in the class of 2024.
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A 5-foot-11, 165-pound prospect from Fairfax, Va., Hammond previously signed with Rhode Island but reopened his recruitment on April 16. He visited Blacksburg in late April and flipped to the Hokies less than two weeks later.
He was originally pursued by the likes of College of Charleston and George Mason, though bigger names showed interest late in the recruiting process. He had an official visit scheduled to Tennessee that he pushed aside while Providence, Iowa, Butler, Penn State, Georgia Tech and others contacted him after he revisited his options.
“Ben Hammond was the point guard for one of the most powerful high school programs in the country in Paul VI,” Rhode Island coach Archie Miller said when Hammond signed with the Rams in November. “He plays for Glen Farello, who has produced more than 80 Division I players and a handful of guys who have played in the NBA. It’s program that regularly produces high-level, productive players, and Ben has been at the wheel. [He is] a championship-caliber player who is dynamic on both ends of the floor.”
Hammond earned First Team All-Met honors from the Washington Post in March after averaging 14 points, 6.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game as a senior. He joined the 1,000-point club this year and became PVI’s all-time winningest player after securing his fourth straight VISAA state championship less than a week after winning his second WCAC title.
Hammond also plays for Team Takeover on the Nike grassroots circuit. Former Hokies star Erick Green, a Winchester, Va., native who led the nation in scoring in 2013, won a state title at PVI in 2009 and played for Team Takeover, too.
He’s a consensus three-star recruit and a top-10 player in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The 247Sports composite rankings list him as the 195th overall prospect in the 2024 class.
Hammond’s addition gives the Hokies 11 scholarship players for the 2024-25 season, leaving two open spots. He’s the third point guard, joining Temple transfer Hysier Miller and sophomore Brandon Rechsteiner. He’s also one of seven newcomers, including high school recruits Tyler Johnson and Ryan Jones Jr.
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