Jerome Hill (basketball)

Jerome Hill is an American basketball player who plays for Puente Alto. Hill played college basketball for the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs. He was named to multiple all-conference teams in his time attending Gardner–Webb University.[1]

Jerome Hill
Personal information
Born (1992-09-18) September 18, 1992
Adel, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolCook (Adel, Georgia)
CollegeGardner–Webb (2012–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Career history
2015–2016Tindastóll
2016Keflavík
2016–2017Huracan Trelew
2017Atlético Echagüe
2017–2019Puente Alto
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big South (2015)
  • Second-team All-Big South (2014)

Iceland

In 2015, Hill signed with Úrvalsdeild club Tindastóll. After a disappointing performance, he was released by the club on January 31, 2016.[2] A few days later he signed with Keflavík. In his first game with Keflavík, Hill was two assists shy of a triple double and ended with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.[3][4] In the playoffs, Hill and Keflavík faced his old team in the quarter-finals.[5] After a heated series,[6][7] Keflavík lost the series 1-3.[8]

In 2017, Hill signed with Puente Alto of the Chilean LNB[9] and went on to average 19.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 33 games during the 2017–2018 season. He returned to the team the following season.[10]

References
  1. "Jerome Hill Bio". GWUSports.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (January 24, 2016). "Körfuboltakvöld: Jerome Hill, þú ert rekinn!". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (February 4, 2016). "Jerome Hill: Þungu fargi af mér létt að vera kominn frá Tindastól". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (February 7, 2016). "Körfuboltakvöld: Er Jerome Hill rétti maðurinn fyrir Keflavík?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (March 10, 2016). "Hill mætir Tindastóli: Þið viljið ekki missa af þessu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. Pálsson, Stefán Árni (March 24, 2016). "Sló Jerome Hill Helga Margeirs?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  7. Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (March 27, 2016). "Hill sleppur við bann - Verður með á morgun". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  8. Tómasson, Ólafur Haukur (March 28, 2016). "Sláturtíð í Síkinu og Keflavík úr leik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. "Echagüe tiene a su extranjero". El Diario (in Spanish). August 9, 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  10. "Jerome Hill regresa a Puente Alto". puentebasket.cl (in Spanish). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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