2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2024-25 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
Bevo Francis Watch List Top 50 selection… NABC All-District Second Team… D2CCA All-East Region Second Team… All-ECC First Team… ECC Championship Most Outstanding Player… first player in program history to lead the Wildcats in rebounds, assists and steals in the same season… third player in program history to record 100 blocks and 100 steals in their career… ended the year ranked sixth all-time in program history for rebounds (641) and tied for eighth in career blocks (101)… one of four players to start all 29 games… ended the year with a team-best 215 rebounds, 116 assists and 43 steals… averaged 11.9 pointer per game with a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game… notched eight double-doubles, highlighted by a 16 point, 11 assist and eight rebound outing against No. 21/7 Gannon… his 11 assists marked a career-high as well… In the ECC final against St. Thomas Aquinas (March 9), Hemphill joined Bill as the first Daemen duo to score 20-or-more points each in two seasons as they combined to score 44 of Daemen's 88 points to propel the Wildcats to their first ECC Championship… finished in double-figures in 20 games this season, highlighted by a 22-point outing against St. Michael's in the Doc Jacobs Classic… grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against No. 11/RV Charleston… notched a season-high four blocks against No. 21/7 Gannon as well… amassed five steals against RV St. Thomas Aquinas… tallied 10 made field goals against St. Thomas Aquinas in the ECC Championship… ECC Player of the Week Twice (Nov. 18 & Jan. 20).
2023-24 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
All-ECC Third Team selection... appeared in 31 games with 12 starts... ranked fifth on the team averaging 24.5 minutes…averaged 10.6 points a game while shooting .462 from the field…ranked second on the team in total rebounds 231 while averaging 7.5 per game…ranked third on the team in assists (76)...also ranked second in blocks (35), and third in steals (42)... ended the year with a team-best five double-doubles... tallied a career-high 27 points at Saint Anselm.
2022-23 (JUNIOR)
Played in 27 of 28 games and averaged 18.5 minutes, 9.0 points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds...also ranked second on the team in blocks (24) and third in steals (32)...scored in double figures nine times...totaled 21 points and nine rebounds in just 21 minutes during an 83-57 win over St. Thomas Aquinas...totaled a career-high 24 points, nine rebounds and six blocks in just 23 minutes during a late season win over D'Youville.
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in six of the first seven games before being sidelined for the remainder of the season...played a season-high seven minutes in an 85-63 loss at Mercyhurst.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
Member of first team in program history to advance to NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight tournament... 2020-21 NCAA East Regional Champions... appeared in six games, including one start... averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game (sixth on the team)... recorded first career point along with three rebounds in Daemen debut versus Gannon on Jan. 29... followed up with six-point, two-steal performance in rematch with Golden Knights two nights later... matched season-high of six points on 2-of-5 shooting along with three rebounds and two blocks in season-high 20 minutes versus D'Youville on Feb. 10... totaled four points, four rebounds and one block in 14 minutes of play in first start of Daemen career at D'Youville on Feb. 15.
BEFORE DAEMEN
Four-year varsity player for Cardinal O'Hara High School and coach Tony Pulvirenti ... led the Hawks to Msgr. Martin Athletic Association and New York State Catholic Class B championships as a senior when he earned First Team All-WNY honors ... averaged 15.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game as a senior ... left O'Hara as the program's all-time leader in points (1,676) and rebounds (1,138) and was a part of more wins (61) than any player in program history ... two-time First Team All-Catholic ... named to First Team All-State Class B as a senior ... earned Third Team All-WNY honors as a junior ... also led Hawks to the Ken-Ton Christmas Tournament and Stop DWI Binghamton Tournament championships ... also earned three varsity letters for football at O'Hara ... spent the 2019-20 season at St. Thomas More Prep in Connecticut, helping that team to a 30-10 record ... played AAU basketball for RAP.
PERSONAL
Born Justin Denord Hemphill on April 18, 2001 in Buffalo, N.Y. ... son of Willie Hemphill, Sr. and Tina Kettle ... has three older siblings, Justina, Willie, Jr. and Summer Hemphill ... Summer plays on the women's basketball team at the University at Buffalo ... undeclared major ... hobbies include listening to music, working out, working on his game, playing video games, helping fix things and teaching himself new things ... bucket list includes traveling to all 50 states and flying in a helicopter over a major city ... favorite TV show is Prison Break ... favorite movie is Jumper ... favorite musical artist is Polo G ... favorite holiday is Halloween ... favorite vacation location is Miami ... chose to attend Daemen because "I feel it will be the perfect fit for me. Everyone that I’ve met and spoken to from Daemen so far has been nothing but welcoming and polite. I feel as if I can accomplish great things here at this school both in the classroom and for the basketball team. I wish to fully benefit from this school after fulfilling my dream of graduating from college." ... dream job is to become a carpenter.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Forward
6'6"
200 lbs
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2021-22Sophomore
Forward
6'6"
200 lbs
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2022-23Junior
Forward
6'6"
200 lbs
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2023-24Senior
Forward
6'6"
200 lbs
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2024-25Redshirt Senior
Forward
6'6"
200 lbs
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2025-26Redshirt Senior
Forward
6'6"
200 lbs
