George Hill (basketball)
Hill sitting court-side during a Spurs-Nuggets game in December 2010
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| No. 3 – Utah Jazz | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 4, 1986 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Broad Ripple (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | IUPUI (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2011 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2011–2016 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2016–present | Utah Jazz |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
George Jesse Hill, Jr. (born May 4, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) he received many honors, including Summit League 'Player of the Year' and was an 'Honorable Mention All-American' his junior season. He was selected 26th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2008 NBA draft.
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Hill looked up to players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird while dreaming of one day playing in the NBA; when asked about his goal of becoming a first-round pick in the 2008 NBA draft, Hill commented: "It's my childhood dream". An only child, Hill attended Broad Ripple High School where he excelled as one of the top high school players in the state and formed part of the 'Magnificent Seven' from Indianapolis (Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Jr., Josh McRoberts, Rodney Carney, Eric Gordon, & Courtney Lee). Carney remembers playing against Hill : "This little kid comes in hitting all kinds of 3s, and I was like, 'Who is this little dude?...I knew he was going to be something when I saw this little skinny kid handling the ball and shooting like that." Hill played against every member of the 'Magnificent Seven' except for Gordon who was recovering from a broken wrist during their meetup. He faced off against Oden and Conley during his Junior year in High School, and remembers playing pickup-games against 10-year-old Gordon when he was 13.
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