Montréal, QC – The Montréal Alliance announced Wednesday that English forward Ashley Hamilton signed a contract with the expansion team for the 2022 season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). 

The 6-foot-7 forward currently plays for Club Básquet Coruña in the Liga Española de Baloncesto, in Spain. In 23 games this season, the Englishman is averaging 9.6 points and 3.6 rebounds, while shooting 44.1 percent from the field. 

This is not Hamilton’s first stint in Spain, having played 10 games with Club Básquet Coruña in 2019-2020 and 47 games with Baxi Manresa in 2017-2018. 

“I am so excited to be part of this team and this organization,” expressed Hamilton. “I have been blessed to play basketball all over the world, but this is my first time in Canada, which I’m very excited about. I can’t wait to meet all my teammates, the staff, and more importantly the fans”. 

Born in Hamburg, Germany, Hamilton grew up in London. Hamilton first joined the London Royals in 2018-2019, where he played in 26 games and averaged 13.8 points, 7 rebounds and 1.5 assists. The English forward also helped his team win the BBL championship and take home the Finals MVP award following a 25-point, 14-rebound performance. Hamilton went on to join the Plymouth Raiders in 2020-2021, playing in 32 games and averaging 16.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists. 

During his nine-season professional career, Hamilton also played in Italy with Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2013-2014) and Olimpia Matera (2015-2016), in Ukraine with SK Cherkasy Monkeys (2014-2015), in Lebanon with Wisdom Al Hekmeh Beirut (2014-2015) and in Greece with G.S. Lavrio B.C. (2015-2017). In more than 200 professional games, Hamilton averages over 11 points and 5 rebounds. 

Hamilton has also represented England and Great Britain on the international level, including at the Euro U18 and U20, at the European Championship Qualifiers and the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in 2021-2022. 

Hamilton played five seasons at Loyola Marymount University, where he averaged 10.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Prior to joining the American university, Hamilton played and studied at Lawrence Academy in Boston, Colegio Americano de Las Palmas in Spain and Trinity School in London. 

Hamilton joins point guards Kemy Ossé, Hernst Laroche and Alain Louis, shooting guard Isiah Osborne, forwards Dominic Green, James Jean-Marie, Abdul Mohamed and Nathan Cayo as well as center Marc-André Fortin and will join the team for the beginning of training camp for the 2022 CEBL season starting May 16. Fans will have the opportunity to see the team play 10 times this summer at the new Verdun Auditorium. Visit https://www.alliancemontreal.ca/en-ca/season-memberships-2022 to get your season membership starting at $22.50 per game and for more information.

About the Montréal Alliance

The Montréal Alliance is a professional basketball team competing in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). The team will play all their home games at the newly renovated Verdun Auditorium. The Alliance opens their inaugural season May 25 against the Honey Badgers in Hamilton. The season, comprised of 10 home games and 10 road games, ends August 1 when the team faces the BlackJacks in Ottawa. Get your season membership and find more information about the team at www.alliancemontreal.ca and on our social media platforms, on Instagram (@alliancemontreal), Twitter (@mtl_alliance), LinkedIn and Facebook (Montréal Alliance). 

About the CEBL

The CEBL begins its fourth season in May. A league created by Canadians for Canadians, more than 75 percent of its players during the past three seasons were Canadian, the highest percentage of any professional league in the country. CEBL players bring experience from the NBA, the NBA G League, top NCAA programs, the Canadian National team program, top international leagues as well as U SPORTS. All CEBL regular season games will be broadcast live on the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports mobile app and CEBL+. Additional information about the league is available at www.cebl.ca. 

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