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Patrick Silvester Hilliman (born 17 April 1982) is a Dutch retired
basketball player Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
. In his career, Hilliman played for
Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...
(DBL) clubs
Rotterdam Challengers Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De ...
and
ZZ Leiden ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats. ...
. From 2007 till 2011, Hilliman played 30 games for the
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.


Career

From 2005 till 2009 Patrick played in
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for several teams in the lower divisions of the country. In 2009 Hilliman left Spain for Holland to go play for the
Rotterdam Challengers Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De ...
. Hilliman had an impressive debut season in the DBL, as he averaged 13.6 points and a league-leading 10.2 rebounds per game. Midway through the 2010–11 season Hilliman made a transfer to
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats ...
, after also Groningen and Den Bosch were looking to acquire him. During his stand with Leiden Hilliman won two DBL's, a
NBB Cup The Basketball Cup, formerly the NBB Cup ( nl, NBB-Beker), is an annual cup competition for Dutch basketball teams organised by the Basketball Nederland. Every team in the Netherlands can participate by signing up for the preliminary rounds. Profes ...
and two Supercups. He was also named a
DBL All-Star The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given DB ...
again in 2011–12. For the 2013–14 season Hilliman took his talents to
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, where he would start playing for Sint-Jan Basket in the Belgian Second Division. ''
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'' named him the Defensive Player of the Year and got him a place in the All-Tweede Nationale Team. For the 2014–15 season Hilliman returned to Holland, when he signed with
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. In December 2014, Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt and was dissolved. Hilliman played three more years at amateur level in Belgium with Basics Melsese.


Honours


Club

Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats ...
*
Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...
(2): 2010–11, 2012–13 *
NBB Cup The Basketball Cup, formerly the NBB Cup ( nl, NBB-Beker), is an annual cup competition for Dutch basketball teams organised by the Basketball Nederland. Every team in the Netherlands can participate by signing up for the preliminary rounds. Profes ...
(1): 2011–12 * Dutch Supercup (2): 2011, 2012


Individual

Rotterdam Challengers Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De ...
* DBL rebounding leader (1): 2009–10 *
DBL All-Star The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given DB ...
(1): 2010
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats ...
*
DBL All-Star The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given DB ...
(1): 2012


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External links


eurobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hilliman, Patrick 1982 births Living people B.S. Leiden players CB Clavijo players Centers (basketball) College of Central Florida Patriots men's basketball players Den Helder Kings players Dutch expatriate basketball people in Spain Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States Dutch Basketball League players Dutch men's basketball players Dutch people of Sint Eustatius descent High Point Panthers men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Livingstone College alumni Power forwards (basketball) Feyenoord Basketball players Sint Maarten sportsmen