BYU Highlights
- No. 2 in all-time blocks behind only her mother Tresa Spaulding Hamson (472) and ahead of sister Jennifer Hamson (340)
- No. 6 at BYU in career games played (141)
- No. 7 at BYU in career rebounds (813)
- NCAA active career leader in total blocks during the 2021-22 season
- 2021 All-WCC Honorable Mention
- 2021 Preseason Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
- 2020 WCC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2020 All-WCC Second Team
- 2020 Naismith Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist
- 2020 WCC All-Academic Team
- 2020 National leader in blocked shots (137) and blocks per game (3.72)
- 2019 WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll
- 2018 WCC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2018 WCC All-Freshman team
- Set BYU freshman record for blocks in a season with 112, 4.3 per game
- Finished the 2017-18 season ranked first nationally in blocked shots per game and second in total blocked shots as a freshman
- Named Female Rookie of the Year at the 2018 Y Awards
Personal
- Born in American Fork
- Parents are David and Tresa Spaulding Hamson
- Has two brothers and two sisters
- Sister and All-Americans Jennifer and mother Tresa played basketball at BYU
- Twitter: @HamsonSara | Instagram: @sara_hamson | TikTok: @sarahamson
Before BYU
- Three-year letterwinner in basketball
- Her senior season recorded three games with 20+points
- As a senior, averaged 13.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 7.5 blocks per game
- Daily Herald Second Team All-Region 4, 2016
- Desert News 5A Second Team All-Region, 2017
- Deseret News 5A Honorable Mention All Region, 2016
- Played on Colorado Premier Basketball Club
- Three-year letterwinner in volleyball
- Three-time First Team All-State
- Member of High Honor Roll
- 3.99 GPA
