Four-star guard Sedrick Hammond leaves Clark boys basketball program

By Ashton Ferguson Las Vegas Review-Journal

7 years ago

Clark guard Sedrick Hammond (2) drives to the basket against Coronado’s Freddy Reeves ... — Clark guard Sedrick Hammond (2) drives to the basket against Coronado’s Freddy Reeves (21) during the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Clark won 56-48. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Clark guard Sedrick Hammond (2) drives past Bishop Gorman guard D.J. Howe (4) during a basketball game at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Clark won 68-62. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Clark guard Sedrick Hammond (2) drives to the basket past Bishop Gorman guard Christian Popoola (21) during a basketball game at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Clark won 68-62. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Clark’s Sedrick Hammond (2) drives past Bishop Gorman’s Jamal Bey (2) during a basketball game at Clark High School in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Bishop Gorman won 70-63. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Clark’s Sedrick Hammond (2) gets to the basket over Bishop Gorman’s Saxton Howard (14) during a basketball game at Clark High School in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Bishop Gorman won 70-63. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Clark boys basketball coach Chad Beeten confirmed on Monday afternoon that junior-to-be Sedrick Hammond “has left the program.”

The 6-foot-2-inch, 160-pound Hammond is the state’s top recruit in the class of 2019, according to Scout.com.

As a sophomore last season, Hammond came off the bench and averaged 5.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game for the Chargers, who fell to Bishop Gorman 62-58 in the Class 4A state final.

Beeten, who returned to Clark in May after a brief stint at Crossroads School (California), led Clark to three consecutive state Division I-A state titles from 2014-2016. He was re-hired after the firing of Colin Darfour in March.

Hammond — a four-star recruit on ESPN.com — holds scholarship offers from Arizona State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and UNR, among others.