Jeremiah Hill (basketball) explained

Jeremiah Hill
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:170
League:LNB Pro A
Team:Élan Chalon
Number:8
Birth Date:4 September 1995
Nationality:American / Cameroonian
High School:Richmond Hill
(Richmond Hill, Georgia)
College:
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2018
Team1:Jacksonville Giants
Years2:2018–2019
Team2:Lakeland Magic
Years3:2019–2021
Team3:BC Astana
Years4:2021–2022
Team4:Parma Basket
Years5:2022
Team5:BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Years6:2022–2023
Team6:Real Betis
Years8:2023
Team8:Bàsquet Girona
Years9:2023–2024
Team9:Runa Basket Moscow
Years10:2024–present
Team10:Élan Chalon
Highlights:

Jeremiah Devonte Hill[1] (born September 4, 1995) is an American-born Cameroonian basketball guard for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.

Professional Career

Hill attended Richmond Hill High School and in 2013 committed to play college basketball at Savannah State.[2] Hill later transferred to Valdosta State, where in 2017 he was named to the 2017 NABC Coaches Division-II All American Team.[3] Hill averaged 19.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a senior.[4]

Hill then played a season with the Jacksonville Giants of the American Basketball Association (ABA).[5] He won the ABA championship with Jacksonville in 2018.[6] On April 10, 2018, Hill signed with the Lakeland Magic.[7] During a February 6, 2019 game against the Maine Red Claws, Hill scored a career high 30 points, including eight three-point shots, during 24 minutes of play.[8] In July 2019, Hill signed with BC Astana in Kazakhstan. He helped Astana win the 2021 national championship and received 2020-21 Asia-Basket.com All-Kazakhstan League Player of the Year and Finals MVP honours.[9]

On July 24, 2021, he signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League.[10] On March 9, 2022, he moved to BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French ProA to replace injured Marcquise Reed.[11]

On July 22, 2022, he signed a contract to move to Seville to play for Real Betis of the Liga ACB.[12]

On January 7, 2023, he signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB.[13] He moved to Runa Basket Moscow of the VTB United League for the 2023-24 campaign.[14] On June 22, 2024, Hill inked a deal with Élan Chalon of the Ligue nationale de basket.[15]

On July 22, 2024, he signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[16]

National team

Hill was selected to play for the Cameroonian men's national team.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeremiah Hill - Men's Basketball . 2023-11-05 . Savannah State University Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: Richmond Hill basketball's Jeremiah Hill signs with Savannah State. Thompson. Scott. Savannah Morning News. en. 2019-06-05.
  3. Web site: Jeremiah Hill Named NABC All-American. Valdosta State University Athletics. en. 2019-06-05.
  4. News: Thomas . Shane . Fresh and New: Former Blazers Hill, Justice sign pro contracts . February 28, 2020 . . July 30, 2019.
  5. Web site: Former Richmond Hill standout Jeremiah Hill signs with Lakeland Magic. Sulkowski. Frank. 2018-11-06. WJCL. en. 2019-06-05.
  6. Web site: American Basketball Association 2018 . 2023-11-05 . www.usbasket.com.
  7. Web site: Jeremiah Hill to join Lakeland Magic as local tryout player. Sportando. en. 2019-06-05.
  8. Web site: Jeremiah Hill: Registers career-high in points. CBSSports.com. en. 2019-06-05.
  9. Web site: National League Basketball 2020-2021 . 2023-11-05 . www.asia-basket.com.
  10. Web site: Джеремайя Хилл в «ПАРМЕ»!. July 24, 2021. parmabasket.ru. ru. September 16, 2021.
  11. Web site: 2022-03-09 . Jeremiah Hill pigiste médical à Gravelines . 2023-11-05 . Tribune 47 . fr.
  12. Web site: Jeremiah Hill signs with Real Betis. July 22, 2022. Sportando. En. August 8, 2022.
  13. Web site: Girona tabs Jeremiah Hill. January 7, 2023. Eurobasket. En. January 8, 2023.
  14. Web site: Jeremiah Hill joins Runa! . 2023-11-06 . VTB United League . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-07-22 . Basket-ball - Élite. Jeremiah Hill, nouveau maître à jouer de l’Élan Chalon . 2024-07-22 . Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire . FR.
  16. Web site: Jeremiah Hill, nouvelle recrue de l’Elan Chalon. July 22, 2024. elanchalon.com. fr. August 9, 2024.
  17. Web site: Jeremiah Hill - Player Profile . 2023-11-05 . FIBA . en.