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Oh, Hello Again: 2016 F Joe Hampton Recommits to Penn State

He's BAAAAACCCCKKKKKK

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Joe Hampton, ladies and gentlemen!

Hometown Hyattsville, MD
High School Oak Hill Academy
Class 2016
Position F
AAU DC Assault
Height 6'7"
Weight 265 lbs

Starz 'n Sheetz

Rankings: 247 Sports - 3-star, #211 overall / Rivals - 3-star, #114 overall / Scout - 3-star / ESPN - 3-star, 79 rating

Offers: DePaul, Maryland, Xavier, Georgetown, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Texas A&M, Providence

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You might remember Joe Hampton from his original verbal commitment to Penn State in August of last year, or perhaps his decommitment from Penn State in March of this year. Well, he's back. Earlier today on Twitter, Hampton broke the news himself that he is recommitting to the Nittany Lions:

In August of 2014, Hampton committed to Penn State as a consensus 4-star player who was getting set to begin his junior season at the prestigious Oak Hill Academy. While the starzzz may have fallen off slightly, Penn State is still getting a very talented player, at a huge position of need. Full credit to Pat Chambers and Dwayne Anderson for keeping on Joe, and securing his commitment for a second time.

Hampton's height probably works against him to some degree when it comes to the rankings, as he falls in that awkward spot between a prototypical power forward, and a small forward. Nevermind though, as he has continually shown impressive skill.

Scholarship Matrix

2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019
1 F - Brandon Taylor G - Geno Thorpe C - Julian Moore^ F - Michael Watkins
2 F - Donovon Jack C - Julian Moore^ F - Payton Banks^ F - Deividas Zemgulis
3 C - Jordan Dickerson F - Payton Banks^ G - Isaiah Washington G - Josh Reaves
4 G - Devin Foster G - Isaiah Washington G - Shep Garner G - Nazeer Bostick
5 G - Geno Thorpe G - Shep Garner F - Michael Watkins F - Joe Hampton
6 C - Julian Moore^ F - Michael Watkins F - Deividas Zemgulis
7 F - Payton Banks^ F - Deividas Zemgulis G - Josh Reaves
8 G - Isaiah Washington G - Josh Reaves G - Nazeer Bostick
9 G - Shep Garner G - Nazeer Bostick F - Joe Hampton
10 F - Michael Watkins F - Joe Hampton
11 F - Deividas Zemgulis

12 G - Josh Reaves
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Left 1 3 4 8
Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman

Redshirting
^Used a redshirt year