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Grant Hill Career NBA Stats 1994-2013
G
FGA
FGM
FG%
PTS
PPG
3PTA
3PTM
3PT%
FTA
FTM
FT% AST
APG
REB
RPG
BLK
STL
1,026
13,126
6,345
48.3
17,137
16.7
697
219
31.4
5,498
4,228
76.9
4,252
4.1
6,169
6.0
576
1,248
 

 

Grant Henry Hill was born on October 5, 1972 in Dallas, TX. He is the son of Janet and Calvin Hill, a former NFL player. His family moved to Virginia when Calvin began playing for the Washington Redskins.  Hill was raised in Reston, VA and played soccer and basketball growing up.  

 

 

Grant Hill went to South Lakes High School. He starred on the basketball court as he led his team to state playoff appearances his junior and senior years. During his senior year, Hill was name Mr. Virginia basketball, which is given to the top high school basketball players in the state. He was also earned Third Team All-American honors.

 

Grant Hill College Career Stats and Notes

Grant Hill played at Duke from 1990-94. A two time NCAA champion, Hill averaged 14 points and 3 assists for his Duke career.  In his senior year, the First Team All-American and ACC Player of the Year led the Blue Devils to the Final Four for the third time in his four years. The Blue Devils came up short in the title game against the Arkansas Razorbacks. 

 

Awards and Achievements
MVP
All-NBA

1st Team: 1997

2nd Team: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000

All-Star Selections
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 2005
Scoring Titles
NBA Finals MVP
Achievements

NBA Rookie of the Year

1994-95

Member of 1994-95 NBA All Rookie First Team

 

 

Grant Hill NBA Career Stats and Notes

Hill was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1994 NBA Draft, 3rd overall. In his first season, averaged 19 points and 6 rebounds a game, earning him Co-Rookie of the Year with Dallas Mavericks’ Jason Kidd. Hill’s career took a turn in 2000 when he suffered an ankle injury. For several seasons, Hill’s availability on the basketball court was limited due to injuries.

Grant would be traded after six years with the Pistons to the Orlando Magic prior to the 2000 season. The first four years of his Magic career was filled with missed games, including missing the entire 2003-04 season. Injuries plagued him for most of his time in Orlando and he wasn’t re-signed at the end of 2006-07 season. The Phoenix Suns took a chance on the future Hall of Famer and he played there for five years. It was during this point in his career that he was relatively healthy, even appearing in 80 plus games multiple seasons. In 2012, Hill signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in what would be his final season in the NBA. Hill retired in 2013. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.

 

Grant Hill Redemption

Hill’s career got off to a great start. Prior to 2000-01 season, Hill was a 5 time All-Star and made five All-NBA teams, with one year being First Team. The 1994-95 Co-Rookie of the Year was living up to the hype that came from his success at Duke.

However, Hill had a bad ankle injury at the end of the 1999-00 season. The complications of the injury lingered for years. In fact, over a seven year period with the Magic, Hill started only 195 games. Many felt that his career would be over.

Hill persevered, and with the Suns, he rejuvenated his career as he stayed relatively injury free. His second act wasn’t as good as his early years but Hill showed at times what could have been if he had stayed healthy throughout his Hall of Fame career.   

 

 

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