Thomas Lionel Hill Jr. (born August 31, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5"

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, Hill played at

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from 1989 to 1993, winning two NCAA Championships (

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and

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). His teammates at Duke included

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(no relation), 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. 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. After graduating, Hill was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round (#39 pick overall) of the

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. 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

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n National Basketball League for one season (appearing in just nine games) for the Perth Wildcats.Tim Morrissey. "Basketball notebook". ''

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''. November 12, 1999. 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 later coached at Howard University. In 2023, Hill was named the Director of Basketball and Head Coach at the St. Andrews Episcopal School in

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, TX.

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