Sara Hamson - W Basketball

Sara Hamson

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Class

Senior

Hometown

Lindon,

Utah

Last School

Pleasant Grove High School

Roster Years

2017-2022

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017-2018

Played in a total of 26 games starting in the last 17
Led the team in blocks with a 4.3 average, for a season total of 112
With 112 blocks, holds BYU’s freshman season blocks record
Recorded season bests in points (12), in rebounds (20), in assists (2), steals (2), blocks (9)
Led the way in blocks in 23 games and was the rebound leader in 10
Tallied four games with double figures in points
Named the 2017-18 WCC Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the 2017-18 WCC All-Freshman team
Led the WCC in blocks, ranked sixth in rebounds and defensive rebounds and 12th in offensive rebounds
Nationally, finished ranked first in blocked shots per game and second in blocked shots
On the season, shot .463 (63-136) from the field and .408 (20-49) from the free-throw line
Finished freshman campaign with 146 points, 201 rebounds, 13 assists and 13 steals
Named Female Rookie of the Year at 2018 Y Awards
Named to WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll

Sophmore Year 2018-2019

Nationally, finished ranked seventh in blocked shots per game and 11th in total blocked shots
Played in a total of 31 games, starting in the last 11 while averaging 20 minutes of playing time
Led the team in rebounds and in blocks with a 5.9 and a 2.8 average, respectively
Picked up season bests in points with 18, in rebounds with 12, in assists with three, in steals with two and in blocks with nine
Finished the year with a total of 142 points, 183 rebounds, 87 blocks, 24 assists and 20 steals
Had the team's best field goal percentage at .565 (61-108)
In the WCC, ranked first in blocked shots, ninth in offensive rebounds and 14th in rebounding
Named to WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll

Junior Year 2019-2020

Was the team’s rebounds (7.9) and blocks (4.72) leader while also leading the nation in total blocked shots (137) and in blocks per game (4.72)
Led the league in blocked shots and in field goal percentage (.560) while ranking fourth in defensive rebounds (5.6) and 11th in offensive rebounds
Tallied 10 games with double digits while recording four double-doubles
Was the scoring leader in two games; topped the leaderboard in rebounds in 12 and was the blocks leader in 25 contests
On the year had a total of 202 points, 228 rebounds, 43 assists, 137 blocks and 17 steals
Finished her junior campaign ranked third all-time at BYU in career blocks with 336 (needing four to tie her sister Jennifer with 340 career blocks)
Named the 2020 WCC Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Named to the 2020 WCC Women’s Basketball Second Team
Named to the 2019-20 Preseason All-WCC Team
Named to the 2020 Naismith Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist
Named to the 2019-20 WCC Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team

Senior Year 2021-2022

Played in all 30 games
No. 14 nationally in total blocks (74)
No. 15 nationally in blocks per game (2.5)
22 games with multiple blocks in 2021-22
Shot 68.1 percent from the field
Finished No. 2 at BYU in total blocks (472) behind mother, Tresa Hamson (494) and ahead of sister Jennifer Hamson (340)
No. 6 at BYU in career games played (141)
Recorded at least one block in 126 of 141 career games
No. 6 at BYU in career rebounds (813)
NCAA active career leader in total blocks during 2021-22 season

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Senior 2020-2021

Named All-WCC Honorable Mention
Named to the 2020-21 Preseason All-WCC Team
Named to the 2020-21 Preseason Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
Led the WCC in blocks per game (2.5), ranked 22nd nationally in the category
Ranked 16th in the country in total blocks with 62
Led the team with a .686 field-goal percentage
Averaged 5.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 2.5 blocks in 16.4 minutes per contest
Passed her older sister, Jennifer, for the No. 2 spot on BYU's all-time blocks list
Tallied at least three blocks in 10 contests
Tied her career-high with nine blocks in a game against Pepperdine on Feb. 9
Started in all 25 games
Finished the season as the NCAA's active career blocks leader and with the second-highest blocks-per-game career average among active players