Dearica Hamby is a professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. According to Spotrac, Dearica Hamby signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Sparks worth $202,000 for the 2025 season on June 13, 2024. On April 10, 2015, Hamby was selected by the San Antonio Stars as the sixth overall pick in the first round of the WNBA Draft. On January 21, 2023, she was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks along with Amanda Zahui B.
Hamby was awarded the Sixth Woman of the Year award in 2019 and 2020 during her time with the Las Vegas Aces. In the 2023 season, Hamby was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks. In the 2024 WNBA season, Hamby showcased her leadership quality as she led the Sparks by averaging 17.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.7 steals, all career-high numbers. She shot a career-high 51.2% from the field. Hamby's talents extend beyond the traditional WNBA format. In 2023 Hamby was part of the USA team which won gold in FIBA 3 X 3 AmeriCup where she was tournament MVP. Hamby also won the Bronze medal with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Dearica Hamby’s Instagram account is @dearicamarie, where she has more than 161,000 followers, as of January 2025. According to Crazy Luxury Homes, Hamby owns a house in Henderson, Nevada. The property is valued at approximately $399,900, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Who is Dearica Hamby's husband?
Dearica Hamby is married to Alonzo Nelson-Ododa. He is also a basketball player and the couple met in Atlanta where they both grew up, as per Yahoo.
How old is Alonzo Nelson-Ododo?
Alonzo Nelson-Ododo is 32 years old as of February 2024. He was born on February 02, 1993, as per Alonzo's Real GM profile.
What does Alonzo Nelson-Ododo do for a living?
Alonzo Nelson-Ododo is also a basketball player. He played five years of college basketball for the Richmond Spiders from 2011 to 2016 as per Alonzo's Real GM profile. During his Richmond tenure, Alonzo Nelson-Ododo averaged 4.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.7 assists, and 0.5 steals per game in 125 games. He shot 43.6% from the field and 27.4% from three-point range.
After college basketball, Alonzo Nelson-Ododa played professionally in multiple international leagues over the years. In the 2019-20 season, he played for Ostioneros de Guaymas in CIBACOPA (Mexico), appearing in just two games, where he averaged 0.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 17.8 minutes per game. (Via Real GM) The following year in the 2020-21 season, Alonzo Nelson-Ododa played for Galitos Barreiro in Portugal’s LPB, where he had a strong season, averaging 11.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.7 steals, and 1.8 blocks across 16 games while starting in 14 of them.
In 2021-22, Nelson-Ododa had a brief stint with Team FOG Naestved in Denmark’s Basketligaen, playing just one game and recording 3.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks in 10.7 minutes. As of January 2025, Nelson-Ododa remains a free agent, looking for his next opportunity in professional basketball.
Alonzo Nelson-Ododo Parents
The parents of Alonzo Nelson-Ododo are Sebastian Ododo and Heather Nelson-Ododo. He is the elder of his two siblings, a sister (Olivia) and a brother (Isaiah).
According to his Richmond Spiders and Pittsburgh Panthers college profiles, Alonzo was born on February 2, 1993, in Atlanta to parents Sebastian Ododa and Heather Nelson-Ododa. His father played basketball at Huntington University from 1989 to 1992.
Alonzo Nelson-Ododo Siblings
Alonzo has two younger siblings, Isaiah and Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
Alonzo's sister, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, is also a professional basketball player in the WNBA. As of January 2025, Olivia Nelson-Ododa is playing for the Connecticut Sun. She also had a successful college career at UConn from 2018 to 2022.
Alonzo's younger brother Isaiah is playing basketball for Roane State Community College, as of January 2025. Previously, he played for Tennessee Tech during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons and then transferred to Gulf Coast State College for the 2023-24 season as per Isaiah's Real GM.
How many children do Dearica Hamby and Alonzo Nelson-Ododo have?
Dearica and Alonzo welcomed their first child (Amaya) in February 2017. In March 2023, the Hamby gave birth to their second child (Legend).
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