Jordan Hill (basketball)
| No. 27 Houston Rockets | |
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| Power Forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | July 27, 1987 |
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | The Patterson School |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Arizona |
| NBA Draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Pro career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| New York Knicks (2009–2010) Houston Rockets (2010–present) |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Jordan Craig Hill (born July 27, 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 8th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona Wildcats. His cousin Trevor Booker plays for the Washington Wizards.
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[edit] NBA Draft
When Hill entered the 2009 NBA Draft, many had him high up on the draft board, possibly a top 5 pick in the draft. As draft night went on and Stephen Curry was taken by Golden State, it left New York to pick Jordan Hill.
[edit] NBA career
Hill was drafted as the 8th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Hill will earn about $4.3 million over the next two seasons.[1]
Hill played five games in the NBA Summer League, where averaged 14.4 ppg, 8.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.0 block. His highest score was 21 points against the Washington Wizards.
Hill scored his first regular season points for the Knicks against the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 6, 2009.
On the trading deadline on February 18, 2010, Hill was traded along with Jared Jeffries to the Houston Rockets as part of a three-team deal that included Sacramento that saw the Rockets' Tracy McGrady go to the New York Knicks.[2]
[edit] NBA career statistics
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2009-10 | New York | 24 | 0 | 10.5 | .446 | .000 | .714 | 2.5 | .3 | .4 | .4 | 4.0 |
| 2009-10 | Houston | 23 | 0 | 16.2 | .532 | .000 | .660 | 5.0 | .6 | .2 | .5 | 6.4 |
| 2010-11 | Houston | 72 | 11 | 15.6 | .491 | .000 | .706 | 4.3 | .4 | .2 | .7 | 5.6 |
| Career | 119 | 11 | 14.7 | .492 | .000 | .693 | 4.0 | .4 | .2 | .6 | 5.5 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Jordan Hill at NBA.com
- Arizona Wildcats bio
- Fan Site
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