Thomas Lionel Hill Jr. (born August 31, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.
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Born | (1971-08-31) August 31, 1971 (age 51) Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||
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High school | Lancaster (Lancaster, Texas) | |||||||||||||
College | Duke (1989–1993) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
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1998 | Perth Wildcats | |||||||||||||
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A 6'5" shooting guard, Hill played at Duke University from 1989 to 1993, winning two NCAA Championships (1991 and 1992).[1][2] His teammates at Duke included Grant Hill (no relation[3]), Christian Laettner, and Bobby Hurley. Thomas Hill received Third Team All-ACC honors in 1991,1992, 1993 and was a team captain during his senior season.[4]
He played in 141 career games for Duke, 6th on their all-time list as of March 28, 2010; directly behind Jon Scheyer, and tied with Brian Davis.[5]
After graduating, Hill was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 2nd round (#39 pick overall) of the 1993 NBA draft.[6] Hill never played an NBA regular season game but he did play in preseason games where he scored a high of 14. He played in the Australian National Basketball League for one season (appearing in just nine games) for the Perth Wildcats.[7]
Thomas Hill's father, Thomas Sr., won a bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Hill is perhaps best remembered for his emotional reaction after his Duke teammate Christian Laettner hit a last-second shot to defeat Kentucky in the elite eight of the 1992 NCAA Tournament. After Laettner hit the shot, a CBS camera panned to Hill who appeared to be crying of joy with his hands on top of his head.
After his basketball career Hill proceeded to coach for Avenues: The World School in New York City and currently is the head coach of varsity basketball and varsity tennis.
He just finished a coaching job At Howard University and is looking for yet another coaching job.
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