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When fellow freshman guard K.J. Simpson went down with an injury early in Thursday’s game against Washington State, everyone in the CU Events Center knew that Julian Hammond III would have to step up.
He did just that and then some.
The pride of Cherry Creek High School grabbed five rebounds and had four assists in the Buffs’ victory — just what CU needed from its bench point guard.
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His scoring ability then shined against Washington when he went 4-for-4 from three. Hammond’s 14 total points on Sunday marked a career-high for the true freshman.
Following those two strong showings, Hammond was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Monday.
Hammond is now the second Buff to win the award this season after Simpson received the honor in late November.
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