Rodney Hamilton is in his second year as an assistant men's basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State University. Hamilton came to Cape Girardeau after serving the last two seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at Crichton College in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn.

Hamilton played four seasons at Georgia State University, where he became the first player in school history to have his jersey retired. At the conclusion of his career, he was the school's all-time leader in scoring and assists. He then moved on to play professionally for three seasons in Sweden, Switzerland and Hungary.

He became the head coach at Westside High School in Memphis 2001 and moved on to Crichton College in 2005, also in his hometown. The 2006-07 Crichton team advanced to the NAIA Elite Eight after winning the TranSouth Conference regular season and tournament championships. At Crichton, Hamilton was also the inaugural coach of the women's cross country team that began competing in the 2006-07 season.

"I've known Rodney since he was playing at Whitehaven High School in Memphis and I've always been impressed with his enthusiasm and character," head coach Scott Edgar said. "He was the all-time assist leader as a collegiate player at Georgia State and should really be able to help our backcourt players. He has been successful as a head coach at Westside High School in Memphis and as an assistant at Crichton College. He will be a solid recruiter for us in the mid-south area."

Rodney Hamilton coached for two seasons at Crichton College before coming to Southeast.