It's now 80 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, on Buccaneer Field in Charleston, SC
To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today we will highlight #80, a wide receiver:
#80 Shammond Hicks
POSITION Wide Receiver
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 180
CLASS Grad Transfer
HOMETOWN Raleigh, N.C.
COLLEGE UNCP
HIGH SCHOOL Middle Creek HS
Prior to Western Carolina: Is a graduate transfer from UNC Pembroke where he played in 26 career games from 2017 to 2020 ... Caught 69 career passes for 898 yards and eight touchdowns, catching at least one TD pass per year
2020 (Senior at UNCP): Played in three games with 14 receptions for 161 yards and a career-best four touchdowns
2019 (Junior at UNCP): Played in four games … Caught 12 passes for 98 yards (8.2 yards/catch) and one touchdown. Gave UNCP the lead for good with a 14-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter against Winston-Salem State ... Posted season-highs in both receptions (5) and receiving yards (67) against Virginia State.
2018 (Sophomore at UNCP): Played in 10 games … Caught 31 passes for a team-best 463 yards (14.9 yards/catch) and two touchdowns … Logged two or more receptions in nine games.
2017 (Freshman at UNCP): Played in nine games … Caught 12 passes for 176 yards and one touchdown … Also ran for 22 yards on two carries … Made multiple receptions in three games, including a season-best four receptions for 31 yards against Catawba … Hauled in three catches for 24 yards in the season opener with Winston-Salem State.
High School: Prepped at Middle Creek High School for coach Randy Ragland … Earned all-conference honors as a senior after hauling in 31 catches for 718 yards and 13 touchdowns … Tallied 15 catches for 348 yards and five touchdowns as a junior … Also lettered in basketball for the Mustangs.
Personal: Is the son of Cassandra and Reginald Hicks … Has an older brother, Maurice, and two younger brothers, Sean and Seth.
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