Chris Hill (point guard)

Chris Hill (born August 8, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who has played in Liga II, the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League. He also played for NCAA Division I's University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers.

This article is about the basketball player who attended Milwaukee. For the basketball player from Michigan State, see Chris Hill (basketball).

Chris Hill
Personal information
Born (1983-08-08) August 8, 1983
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolWhitney Young
(Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeMilwaukee (2001–2006)
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–2010
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2006–2007Otopeni
2007–2009Techasas
2009Cherkasy Monkeys
2009–2010Odessa

Amateur career

He was a member of the Milwaukee Panthers men's team that won the Horizon League regular season championship three consecutive years from 2004 to 2006 and won back-to-back Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournaments in 2005 and 2006. He was a member of the team that made the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history at the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, leading the team in assists in each of its three games.[1][2][3]

In high school, he led Whitney Young High School to a second place Chicago Public League finish. He was a four-year starter at Whitney Young.[4]

Pro career

He has played professionally for CS Otopeni of Liga II (2006–07) and BC Techasas of Lithuanian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League (2008–09).[5]

Notes
  1. "(12) Milwaukee 83 (25-5, 14-2 Horizon); (5) Alabama 73 (24-8, 12-4 SEC)". ESPN. March 17, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  2. "(12) Milwaukee 83 (26-5, 14-2 Horizon); (4) Boston College 75 (25-5, 13-3 Big East)". ESPN. March 19, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  3. "(12) Milwaukee 63 (26-6, 14-2 Horizon); (1) Illinois 77 (35-1, 15-1 Big Ten)". ESPN. March 24, 2005. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  4. "2 Chris Hill". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  5. "Alumni Game Set For Saturday As Panthers Excel In The Pros". CBS Interactive. January 26, 2007. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
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