Wheaton College Athletics

Rob Hamann was a two-sport standout in his four years at Wheaton. He earned All-American recognition on the basketball court and set records as a pitcher on the baseball diamond.

As a senior in 1999, Rob led Wheaton to a CCIW Men's Basketball Championship as he earned CCIW Co-Player of the Year honors on the court. He earned DIIINews Second Team All-American recognition in 1999 and he was an honorable mention All-American honoree in 1998. Hamann was a three-time First Team All-CCIW pick on the court, earning the recognition in 1997, 1998 and 1999. He scored 1,494 career points which is still 14^th all-time in school history and was 11th at the time of his graduation. Rob is ninth all-time with 682 career rebounds, which was seventh at the time of his graduation and his 162 career three-pointers was sixth at the time of his graduation, as was his 261 assists.

A standout pitcher for Wheaton in baseball, Rob posted a 1.29 ERA in 1997, a mark that is the second-lowest single-season ERA in school history. He recorded 14 career wins in his tenure on the mound, the sixth-most in school history and he is ranked seventh all-time in innings pitched. Rob was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 21^st round of the 1999 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He spent five seasons in the Blue Jays' organization, reaching as high as AAA. Rob compiled a 21-20 record with 17 saves and a 3.95 ERA in his professional career at the A, AA, and AAA levels.