Christopher Joseph Vogel Hill (born February 21, 1983) is an American former professional

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. He has played in the

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and

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. He played

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for the

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Division I

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where he twice led the

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s made and set the current Big Ten single-game three point shots made record. He was a two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection, a three-time

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and the 2005 Men's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year. He represented

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at the

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Early life

He attended Indian Creek Elementary in Indianapolis. Hill played

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, Indiana where he was a 2001 All-State selection and an honorable mention

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All-State honoree in 2000. He also set school records for both career and single-season passing yardage and

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s as the school's

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College career

He was a two-time ( 2002–03 & 2003–04) Big Ten Conference leader in three point shots made, joining

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, and

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. He was co-MVP of the 2002–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team. , he was one of three three-time

s in Big Ten Conference history. At the time of his 2005 recognition, he was the only two-time Academic All-America honoree in Michigan State basketball history. In 2005, he was named the Men's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year. On January 27, 2003, he was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week. During the previous week, he had had two 20-point performances. A month later on February 23, he set the past Big Ten Conference record for single-game three point shots made (10). The record remained unmatched until

tied it on March 1, 2011.

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finally surpassed the mark on 3/2/2016. He was selected as a member of the

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for the 2003 Pan-American Games and earned the Michigan State Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year in 2002. He was a second team All-Big Ten Selection in both 2003 and 2004. ''

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'' reported his natural position as

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and noted he was an excellent

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er. His career total of three point shots made was omitted from the 2010–11 Big Ten Media Guide, but his total of 306 would have ranked sixth entering the season, but was surpassed by both Jon Diebler (370) and Talor Battle (317). His ESPN profile shows a total of 305 career three point shots made.

Professional career

He has played for

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(2005–06) and Stade Clermontois BA of

in (2006–07) in France. He played the following season for Bandırma Banvit in

. He has spent the last three seasons playing in the

. He spent 2008–09 playing for Belgacom Liège Basket and then played for Spirou Charleroi.

References

External links

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Eurobasket ProfileHill
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Chris 1983 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Basketball players from Indianapolis Bandırma B.İ.K. players Liège Basket players Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players Orléans Loiret Basket players Shooting guards Spirou Charleroi players American men's basketball players Pan American Games competitors for the United States 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people