BATON ROUGE – Former LSU basketball center Justin Hamilton was named the best power forward in the Endesa League in Spain for his efforts for the playoff bound Valencia Basket Club.
Hamilton, who played for LSU and earned second team All-SEC honors on the NIT team of 2011-12, was also voted first team All-Endesa League and was second in the MVP voting. He was the second choice of the league coaches and third choice of the players, fans and media voting for the honor.
Hamilton averaged 14.2 points and 5.1 rebounds during the regular season for Valencia.