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Guard · 2016–17

George Hill

Loyalty defined George Hill before the NBA did — he turned down bigger schools for IUPUI in his native Indianapolis, keeping a promise tied to his ailing great-grandfather. San Antonio surprised the 2008 draft room by taking him 26th, and after five seasons with his hometown Pacers he was dealt to Utah in July 2016 for a year at the point.

A member of Indianapolis's famed 'Magnificent Seven' high school class alongside Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr., Hill averaged a state-best 36.2 points as a senior at Broad Ripple. He later reached the 2018 NBA Finals with Cleveland.

HOW HE CAME & WENTHe came to Utah on July 7, 2016 in a three-team deal with Indiana and Atlanta, and left in free agency after one season.

Full name
George Jesse Hill Jr.
Utah Jazz tenure
2016–17
Position
Guard
Born
1986, Indianapolis
Height
6′3″ (190 cm)
Weight
181 lb (82 kg)
College
IUPUI
Drafted
2008, 1st round (No. 26), San Antonio
Signature in the archive 2016-17 Panini Preferred Silhouettes # 29/60

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With the Jazz

GEORGE HILL · 2016–17 · PER GAME
SEASONTEAMGMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%
2016–17UTA4931.516.93.44.21.00.2.477.403.801
JAZZ TOTAL1 SEASON4931.516.93.44.21.00.2.477.403.801

Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗  ·  Wikipedia ↗

Did you know

GEORGE HILL · 7 NOTES
  • Was drafted out of IUPUI, a rare mid-major first-round selection.
  • Started for the 2017 Jazz team that won the franchise's first playoff series in seven years.
  • He owns an 850-acre exotic game ranch in the Texas Hill Country, home to zebras, kangaroos, wildebeest, ostriches and oryx.
  • He collected his IUPUI diploma in May 2018 and served as one of two student speakers at commencement.
  • His finest night came in February 201437 points, nine rebounds and eight assists against Portland, with a three to force overtime.
  • In November 2016 he shared Player of the Week honors with LeBron James after leading Utah to a 3-1 week.
  • On Bruce Bowen's advice he made 8,000 three-pointers in a single offseason to build a reliable corner shot.