Rodney Hamilton

Biography

Rodney Hamilton is in his third season as the Austin Peay State University associate head coach after joining head coach Corey Gipson's inaugural staff March 2023. Hamilton brought over a decade of experience to Clarksville and previously served on staffs that have produced four National Basketball Association Draft picks – including a trio of first-round selections. Hamilton worked alongside Gipson as his associate head coach at Northwestern State during the 2022-23 season, where the duo turned around a Demons' team that won just nine games prior to their arrival into a 22-11 program that earned the No. 2 seed in the 2023 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Championship. Prior to his arrival in Natchitoches, Louisiana, Hamilton spent four seasons (2018-22) as Memphis' director of basketball operations under head coach Penny Hardaway. Hamilton spent six seasons (2012-18) as an assistant coach at Tennessee State. Hamilton also coached Robert Covington, who currently is on the Los Angeles Clippers and is the lone NBA player hailing from a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Prior to joining Tennessee State's staff, Hamilton spent three seasons as the head women's basketball coach at Indiana Tech (2009-12). Hamilton played collegiately at Georgia State where he became the first player in program history to have his jersey retired and holds the program record for assists (535) and steals (212).