2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster
Ruth Hamblin
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Houston Christian School
- Hometown:
- Houston, British Columbia
HAMBLIN IN THE NEWS:
How Ruth Hamblin became perhaps the best pure center in college (Graham Hays – ESPNW)
A day with Oregon State's Ruth Hamblin is a study in success on and off the court (Gina Mizell – The Oregonian)
Hamblin rockets into stardom (Steve Gress – Corvallis Gazette Times)
Career Statistics (PDF)
2015-16 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
2014-15 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
2013-14 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
2012-13 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
SENIOR (2015-16):
· Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
· All-Pac-12
· Academic All-America
· All-Pac-12 Tournament Team
· AP All-America Honorable Mention
· WBCA All-District
· Senior Class Award All-America
· Elite 90 Award (best GPA among players at Final Four)
· Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
· Was named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List
· Set the Pac-12 record for career blocks
· Set Oregon State single-season record for rebounds with 370
· Set the OSU career rebounding record with 1,027
· Averaged 11.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while starting all 37 games
· Blocked 130 shots
· Scored 10 points and 12 pulled down 12 rebounds against Baylor (3/28)
· Went for 18 point and 18 rebounds against Troy (3/18)
· Scored 23 points and pulled down an OSU record-tying 20 rebounds in the Pac-12 title game vs. UCLA (3/7)
· Pulled down 19 rebounds against Cal (2/28)
· Scored 16 points, pulled dwon 15 rebounds and blocked six shots against UCLA (2/21)
· Scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds against Utah (2/14)
· Scored 17 points and blocked five shots against Washington State (2/7)
· Scored 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds vs. Arizona State (2/1)
· Finished with 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting against Arizona (1/29)
· Scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds against Colorado (1/24)
· Blocked eight shots at Utah (1/22)
· Scored 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting against Cal (1/15)
· Tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists against Oregon (1/10)
· Scored her 1,000th career points and posted a double-double against USC (1/2)
· Notched 15 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks against Oregon (1/8)
· Tallied a double-double against No. 3 Notre Dame (12/29)
· Hit all six of her shot attempts against CSU Bakersfield (12/15)
· Pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds and scored 17 points against Marquette (12/3)
· Notched her first double-double of the season against Arkansas (11/28), recording 16 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks
· Hit all five of her free-throw attempts on the way to 13 points against Hofstra (11/27)
· Scored 16 points and blocked three shots against UC Riverside (11/22)
· Scored 10 points in the season-opener against Longwood (11/13).
JUNIOR (2014-15):
· Earned AP Third Team All-America honors, and was a WBCA All-America Finalist
· Was named Pac-12 Player of the Year (media), Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (media and coaches) and All-Pac-12 (media and coaches)
· Earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team Honors
· Averaged 12.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, while leading the team with 122 blocks this season
· Finished the season with 295 career blocks, the most in school history
· Her 122 blocks was the second-highest single-season total in OSU history
· Tallied the sixth-highest rebounding total in Beaver history, and finished the year ninth with 657 rebounds in her career
· Tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks against Utah (2/22)
· Finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, six blocks, and went 5-for-5 from the free throw line against Arizona State (2/13)
· Scored 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds against Washington (2.6)
· Recorded her ninth double-double of the season against UCLA with 15 points and 12 rebounds (2/2)
· Blocked a season-high eight shots against USC (1/31)
· Scored 12 points in a win at No. 12/13 Arizona State (1/25)
· Tallied 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Arizona (1/23)
· Scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Washington (1/19)
· Scored 31 points on 12-for-16 shooting, and pulled down 16 rebounds against Washington State (1/16/15)
· Scored 23 points on 11-for-17 shooting at Oregon (1/15)
· Tallied nine points, 10 rebounds and six blocks against Oregon (1/9) .
· Scored 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting against USC (1/5)
· Pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked three shots against UCLA (1/3)
· Became the Oregon State career record holder with 209 blocks against Tennessee (12/28)
· Scored 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting against Southern Illinois (12/19)
· Tallied her sixth double-double of the year against North Carolina (12/16)
· Recorded her fifth double-double of the season against Sac State (12/6), putting up 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks
· Put up her second consecutive double-double against Idaho (12/4), scoring 14 points to go with 12 rebounds and six blocks
· Recorded her third double-double of the season against BYU (11/29), hitting 8-of-12 shots on her way to 16 points and 15 rebounds
· Recorded her second-consecutive double-double against Concordia (11/22), scoring 17 points and pulling down 11 rebounds
· Shot 8-for-9 in the contest and blocked four shots
· Opened the season with a 20-point performance against Portland (11/14)
· Also posted six rebounds and five blocks against the Pilots
· Had a double-double against utah State (11/16) with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
SOPHOMORE (2013-14):
· Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
· All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (Media)
· 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-District ... Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
· Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
· Started all 35 games and put up averages of 9.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.03 blocks per contest
· Set a school and Pac-12 single-season record with 141 blocks, tied for the 19th highest total in NCAA history
· Pulled down 299 rebounds, the fourth most in OSU history, and converted 57.1 percent of her shots from the floor, good for ninth on OSU’s single-season list
· Finished 30th in the Pac-12 in scoring, eighth in rebounding, third in field goal percentage, first in blocks, 10th on offensive rebounds (2.71/game) and seventh in defensive rebounds (5.83/game)
· Led the conference in field goal percentage in league games (.678)
· Posted eight double-doubles, 15 games in double figures scoring and two efforts of 20+ points
· Produced the first triple-double at Oregon State in 30 years on Jan. 13 against Oregon with totals of 23 points, 12 rebounds and a school-record 10 blocks
· It was the 17th triple-double in Pac-12 history and first to be accomplished with blocks
· Finished the season third in career blocks at OSU (173)
· Set the OSU NCAA Tournament record with five blocks against Middle Tennessee (3/23)
· Set the Pac-12 single-season record when she blocked her 120th shot of the year in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament against Utah (3/7)
· Set an event record with 18 blocks in the Pac-12 Tournament
· Averaged 9.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 6.0 blocks in Seattle
· Her 18-point, 14-rebound double-double at Washington (2/23) was her second straight and fourth in the last five games
· Became just the fourth Pac-12 player to total 100+ rejections in a single season when she swatted six for the third straight game at Washington State (2/21)
· Had her seventh career double-double and third in the last four games with 15 points and 15 rebounds in Pullman
· Posted her second straight double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against UCLA (2/14)
· Also had six blocks against the Bruins to move into the Pac-12 single-season top 10
· Played 36 minutes against Utah (2/10) in which she produced her fifth double-double of the season with 17 points on 6-for-7 shooting and 14 rebounds
· Notched her fourth career double-double and third in the last six games with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Washington State (1/26)
· Posted her second career double-double and set career highs in both points (27) and rebounds (16) at Oregon (1/11)
· Played 34 minutes against Notre Dame (12/29) and tied what was the school record for blocked shots at the time, sending away nine
· Reached double digits in rejections for the 10th consecutive game to start the season against UNLV (12/20), the longest streak for an OSU player since 2010-11 (13)
· Posted her first double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Sac State (11/15).
FRESHMAN (2012-13):
· Played in 28 games
· Averaged 4.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 13 minutes per game
· Converted on 50 percent of her attempts from the floor (52-of-104), tops on the team
· Recorded 32 blocks on the season, second on the team and the third-most in Oregon State freshman history
· Finished seventh in the Pac-12 in rejections, averaging 1.1 per game
· Blocked a team-high three shots at No. 4 Stanford (2/22), her first game with that many since Dec. 13 against Cal State Fullerton (4)
· Scored her 100th career point against Oregon (1/20)
· Blocked at least one shot for the 10th consecutive game against No. 16 UCLA (1/6)
· Made at least 50 percent of her shots for the seventh straight game against No. 16 UCLA (1/6) as part of a five-point, five-rebound effort
· Had her third double-digit point game of the season against Michigan State (12/19), also leading the Beavers in rebounds (6), blocks (2) and steals (3) in that contest
· Hit double-digits in blocks for the fourth consecutive game against Cal State Fullerton (12/13), tying what was her career high with four
· Scored a then career-high 16 points on 8-for-13 shooting in a personal-best 23 minutes against Saint Martin’s (12/9)
· Set what was then a career high with four blocks in that 84-36 win over the Saints
· Pulled down 10 rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench against Sac State (12/1)
· Averaged 8.7 points in 15.3 minutes at the Hardwood Tournament of Hope
· Had 10 points against Winthrop (11/21)
· Posted nine points, four rebounds and a team-high three blocks in her collegiate debut against Western Washington (11/10).
CANADA BASKETBALL:
· Appeared for the Senior Women’s National Team at the Edmonton Grads International Classic, a three-game series against Brazil June 26-28, 2014
· Promoted to the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team in the summer of 2013 for exhibitions in Europe and China
· Team played eight games in the Czech Republic, Serbia and France in late May and early June, going 5-3 with wins against the Czechs, Serbia, Italy and Turkey
· Averaged 2.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in Europe
· In China, Canada played three games in Daqing and three in Nanjing in early July, going 4-2 with victories over Brazil and Puerto Rico
· Averaged 1.6 points and 1.4 rebounds in China
· Member of the U18 Junior National Team that took part in the 2012 U18 FIBA Americas Championships and finished fourth to qualify for the 2013 U19 FIBA World Championships
· Averaged 5.8 minutes and 3.8 points per game at the tournament in Puerto Rico.
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL:
· Lettered four years at center, starting three, under head coach Wendall Ewald
· Averaged 27 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks per game as a senior
· Led team to a combined 61-2 record during junior and senior seasons
· Won back-to-back British Columbia Senior Girls ‘A’ Basketball Championships
· Three-time Northwest Zone Most Valuable Player
· Twice named Provincial Most Valuable Player
· Member of the Basketball BC U17 Elite Provincial Team in 2011, winning silver at the Canadian Juvenile National Championships
· Participated in the British Columbia High School All-Star game
· Tabbed team captain in 2011-12
· Also earned four letters in volleyball
· Selected as valedictorian of graduating class.
PERSONAL:
· Born in Smithers, British Columbia on June 24, 1994
· Daughter of Lance and Shirley Hamblin
· Has two older siblings, Gavin and Vicki
· Father is a rental property manager and mother is an agrologist
· Majoring in pre-engineering
· Lists winning back-to-back provincial championships as her biggest athletic thrill to date
· Rides and shows horses
· Favorite athletes growing up were Canadian show jumping champion and Olympic silver medalist Ian Millar and six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan
· Chose Oregon State because “the amazing coaching staff and hometown feel of Corvallis were a perfect fit for me.”
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