Malcolm Hill (born October 26, 1995) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Following his junior season in which he averaged 23.8 points and shot 44% from three-point range, Hill verbally committed to Illinois and former head coach Bruce Weber on September 12, 2011. Prior to verbally committing, Hill listed

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, Providence,

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, Xavier, and

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as the other schools he had considered. During his senior season, Hill broke his previous single season scoring mark he set during his junior season increasing his scoring total from 666 points to 708 total points. He averaged 25.3 points, 6.1 rebounds 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks during his final year at Belleville, and also finished in third place for Mr. Illinois Basketball voting, finishing behind

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and

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. After head coach

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was hired on March 29, 2012, Hill reaffirmed his verbal commitment to Illinois, and officially signed his National Letter of Intent on November 14, 2012.

College career

Hill made his first start, along with fellow freshman Kendrick Nunn, for the Fighting Illini on February 9, 2014, against Penn State, scoring 11 points and helping the team end an 8-game losing streak. On January 7, 2015, Hill scored a career-high 28 points as a sophomore to lead the Fighting Illini to a win at home against 11th-ranked

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when Illinois' leading scorer Rayvonte Rice was sidelined with a broken hand. As a junior, Hill was named one of ten finalists for the 2016

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which is awarded by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the best collegiate shooting guard in the United States. In a double-overtime loss to Penn State at the end of the

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, Hill set another career high scoring 39 points. Hill's 39 points were the most since Brandon Paul scored 43 points against

in 2012 and the seventh most points scored by an Illini player in program history. Following his junior season, Hill became the only Illinois basketball player to record 600 points, 200 rebounds and 100 assists in a single season. On November 13, 2016, Hill bested that career mark with 40 points in a 79–64 victory over Northern Kentucky. Following his senior season, Hill was invited to participate in the

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, which is held annually in Portsmouth, Virginia to showcase college basketball's best seniors.

Professional career

Star Hotshots (2017)

After going undrafted in the

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, Hill joined the

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for the

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and in July, he signed with the

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of the

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as their import for the

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, where he averaged 26 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2017–2018)

In September 2017, Hill signed with

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of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2018–2019)

After his first season in Germany, Hill joined the

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for the 2018 NBA Summer League and in October, 2018, he signed with

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for the

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season.

BC Astana (2019–2020)

On August 16, 2019, Hill signed with

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of the Kazakhstan Championship, where he averaged 20.2 points, 4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Hill joined House of 'Paign, a team composed primarily of Illinois alumni in

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. He scored 14 points and had four rebounds in a 76–53 win over War Tampa in the first round.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2020–2021)

On August 17, 2020, Hill signed with

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of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the

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Birmingham Squadron (2021)

On October 9, 2021, Hill signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. However, he was waived on October 12. On October 25, he signed with the

as an affiliate player. In 14 games, he averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.6 minutes per game.

Atlanta Hawks (2021–2022)

On December 22, 2021, Hill signed a 10-day contract with the

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. In his 3 appearances, he averaged 5.7 points, 2 rebounds and 0.3 assist in 15.3 minutes per game.

Chicago Bulls (2022–2023)

On January 14, 2022, Hill signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On January 19, he signed a

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with the team. On September 7, 2022, Hill re-signed with the Bulls on a new two-way contract. On February 21, 2023, he was waived by the Bulls.

Return to Birmingham (2023–present)

On February 24, 2023, Hill was re-acquired by the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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International career

In June 2015, Hill was among the 22 players who earned an invitation to the training camp for the 2015 U.S. Pan American Men's Basketball team at the

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in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Competition took place July 21–25 in

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, Canada. However, Hill was not selected for the final roster.

Personal life

Born in

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, Hill moved with his family to a nearby

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suburb Belleville, Illinois when he was four years old. Up until fifth grade, Hill also played soccer and baseball, but chose to focus on basketball. Hill's father, Malcolm, played

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basketball for

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during the early 1990s. During the summer of 2012, Hill was diagnosed with Thoracic outlet syndrome, and underwent surgery to repair the blood clot in his upper right arm. Hill took several months to recover from the operation and made a full recovery.

Notes

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini bioESPN profile
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