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April 14, 2016 | Selected by the Dallas Wings in the second round (No. 18 overall) in the 2016 WNBA Draft |
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April 14, 2017 | Wings announced that Hamblin will sit out the 2017 season to train with the Canadian National Team |
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May 13, 2018 | Waived by the Dallas Wings |
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Feb. 19, 2019 | Signed by the Las Vegas Aces to a training camp contract |
WNBA CAREER
2016 (Dallas)
- Scored a season-high 4 points vs. San Antonio on May 21
- Grabbed a season-high 5 rebounds vs. Minnesota on June 4
- After A State Of Limbo, Faith And A Clear Mind Is Fueling Ruth Hamblin Potential WNBA Return (March 8, 2019)
- Olympic Basketball Dreams Fuel Ruth Hamblin’s Devotion To Training With Team Canada (May 23, 2017)
- Ruth Hamblin: How A Small-Town B.C. Girl Became the Final Four’s Canadian Hammer (April 4, 2016)
- A Day With Oregon State’s Ruth Hamblin Is A Study In Success On And Off The Court (March 16, 2016)
2018-19 [Castors Braine—Belgium (BEL)]
- Scored in double figures in 2 out of 8 games, including a season-high 12 against Spirou on October 17
- Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Laarne on November 3
2018-19 [Castors Braine—EuroLeague (EL)]
- Established season highs in scoring (13), rebounding (8) and blocked shots on November 28 vs. Nadezhda O.
2017-18 [Adelaide—Australia (WNBL)]
- Named Eurobasket.com All-Commonwealth Games Honorable Mention
- Scored in double figures on 7 occasions, including a season-high 23 points vs. Bendigo on December 29
- Grabbed 10 or more rebounds on 3 occasions, including a season-high 17 vs. Bendigo on October 27
- Blocked a season-high 4 shots vs UC Capitals on October 8
2017-18 [Bourges—France (FR)]
- Scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds vs. Nice on March 10
2017-18 [Bourges—EuroLeague (EL)]
- Advanced to the EuroLeague quarterfinals
- Scored a season-high 12 points, and grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds on March 7 vs Yakin Dogu
2016-17 [Perth—Australia (WNBL)]
- Named Australiabasket.com All-Australian WNBL Honorable Mention
- Advanced to the WNBL Semifinals
- Scored in double figures on 17 occasions, including a season-high 21 vs. Bendigo on January 7
- Grabbed 10 or more rebounds on 8 occasions, including 3 games of a season-high 11 boards
- Blocked a season-high 7 shots on December 18 vs. Adelaide
OVERSEAS STATISTICS
Year | Team | League | G | Min | FG | FGA | FG% | 3G | 3GA | 3G% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS | Avg |
2016-17 | Perth | WNBL | 27 | 648 | 125 | 232 | .539 | 0 | 0 | —- | 48 | 78 | .615 | 96 | 111 | 207 | 18 | 19 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 298 | 11.0 |
2017-18 | Adelaide | WNBL | 21 | 356 | 71 | 148 | .480 | 0 | 0 | —- | 27 | 42 | .643 | 49 | 88 | 137 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 169 | 8.0 |
2017-18 | Bourges | FR | 6 | 80 | 17 | 26 | .654 | 0 | 0 | —- | 11 | 13 | .846 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 7.5 |
2017-18 | Bourges | EL | 3 | 59 | 10 | 21 | .476 | 0 | 0 | —- | 1 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 |
2018-19 | Castors Braine | BEL | |||||||||||||||||||||
2018-19 | Castors Braine | EL | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian League (WNBL) | 48 | 1004 | 196 | 380 | .516 | 0 | 0 | —- | 75 | 120 | .625 | 145 | 199 | 344 | 30 | 27 | 79 | 81 | 103 | 467 | 9.7 | ||
French League (FR) | 6 | 80 | 17 | 26 | .654 | 0 | 0 | —- | 11 | 13 | .846 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 7.5 | ||
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Belgium League (BEL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career (Oregon State, 2012-16)
- Finished her career as the Pac 12’s and Oregon State’s career leader in blocked shots
- Finished her career ranked 10th in NCAA history in blocked shots
- The Academic All-American …
- Finished her career as Oregon State’s career and single season record holder for rebounds, and is among the top-10 scorers in program history
- Recorded 28 career double-doubles, to go along with 65 double-digit scoring games
Senior (Oregon State, 2015-16)
- Led the Beavers to the Final Four
- Won the Pac-12 Regular Season and Tournament Championships
- Named All-America Honorable Mention
- Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- Named an Academic All-American
- Named Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
- Named to the All-Pac-12 First Team
- Named to the All-Pac-12 Tournament Team
- Named WBCA All-District
- Named Senior Class Award All-America
- Received the Elite 90 Award (best GPA among players at Final Four)
- Named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List
- Set the Pac-12 record for career blocks
- Set Oregon State single-season record for rebounds
- Set the OSU career rebounding record
Junior (Oregon State, 2014-15)
- Advanced to the NCAA Round of 32
- Won the Pac-12 Regular Season Championship
- Named Third-Team All-American (AP)
- Was a WBCA All-America Finalist
- Named Pac-12 Player of the Year (media)
- Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (media and coaches)
- Earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team, an CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honors
- Broke the school record for career blocked shots
- Grabbed the sixth most rebounds in Beaver history
- Recorded the second most blocked shot sin a season in program history
- Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Washington on January 16, and tied her career high with 16 rebounds in the same game
- Handed out a career-high 4 assists at Tennessee on December 28
Sophomore (Oregon State, 2013-14)
- Advanced to the NCAA Round of 32
- Named to the All-Pac-12 Team (media)
- Named ll-PAc-12 Honorable Mention (coaches)
- Named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (coaches, media)
- Named Capital One Academic All-District
- Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- Named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- Set the Pac-12 and Oregon State record for blocked shots in a season
- Blocked a league record 18 shots in the Pac-12 Tournament
- Rebound total was the fourth most in program history
- Led the conference in field goal percentage in league games (.678)
- Posted 8 double-doubles
- Scored in double-figures on 15 occasions, including two games with 20 or more points
- Produced the first triple-double at Oregon State in 30 years on January 13 against Oregon with totals of 23 points, 12 rebounds and a school-record 10 blocks
Freshman (Oregon State, 2012-13)
- Picked up a career-high 3 steals vs. Michigan State on December 19
COLLEGE STATISTICS
Year | Team | League | G | GS | Min | FG | FGA | FG% | 3G | 3GA | 3G% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS | Avg |
2012-13 | Oregon State | Pac 12 | 28 | 0 | 363 | 52 | 104 | .500 | 0 | 0 | —- | 18 | 41 | .439 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 122 | 4.4 |
2013-14 | Oregon State | Pac 12 | 35 | 35 | 934 | 141 | 247 | .571 | 0 | 0 | —- | 50 | 99 | .505 | 95 | 204 | 299 | 15 | 2 | 141 | 58 | 87 | 332 | 9.5 |
2014-15 | Oregon State | Pac 12 | 32 | 32 | 850 | 181 | 312 | .580 | 0 | 0 | —- | 50 | 69 | .725 | 80 | 196 | 276 | 26 | 14 | 122 | 43 | 69 | 412 | 12.9 |
2015-16 | Oregon State | Pac 12 | 37 | 37 | 1017 | 183 | 332 | .551 | 0 | 0 | —- | 70 | 112 | .625 | 122 | 248 | 370 | 19 | 13 | 130 | 64 | 82 | 436 | 11.8 |
Totals | 133 | 103 | 3164 | 557 | 995 | .560 | 0 | 0 | —- | 188 | 321 | .586 | 325 | 701 | 1027 | 60 | 37 | 425 | 186 | 266 | 1302 | 9.9 |
- Lettered four years at center, starting three, under head coach Wendall Ewald
- Averaged 27 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks per game as a senior
- Led team to a combined 61-2 record during junior and senior seasons
- Won back-to-back British Columbia Senior Girls ‘A’ Basketball Championships
- Three-time Northwest Zone Most Valuable Player
- Twice named Provincial Most Valuable Player
- Member of the Basketball BC U17 Elite Provincial Team in 2011, winning silver at the Canadian Juvenile National Championships
- Participated in the British Columbia High School All-Star game
- Tabbed team captain in 2011-12
- Also earned four letters in volleyball
- Daughter of Lance and Shirley Hamblin
- Has two older siblings, Gavin and Vicki
- Father is a rental property manager and mother is an agrologist
- Nicknamed “The Canadian Hammer”
- Majored in mechanical engineering
- Lists winning back-to-back provincial championships as her biggest athletic thrill to date
- Rides and shows horses
- Favorite athletes growing up were Canadian show jumping champion and Olympic silver medalist Ian Millar and six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan
- Raised on a cattle ranch 100 miles from the Alaskan border, she didn’t play hoops until 9th grade; but by 11th grade was on a provincial team comprised of BC’s best and routinely made the 12-hour trek to/from Vancouver on weekends to play with that team
- Her high school graduating class consisted of 10 people; she was valedictorian