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Bill McGill
Personal information
Born	September 16, 1939; San Angelo, Texas
Died	July 11, 2014 (aged 74)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Jefferson (Los Angeles, California)
College	Utah (1959–1962)
NBA draft	1962: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Zephyrs
Playing career	1962–1970
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	12, 40, 24, 14, 25
Career history
1962–1963	Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets
1963–1964	New York Knicks
1964	St. Louis Hawks
1965	Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1968	Grand Rapids Tackers
1968–1969	Denver Rockets
1969	Los Angeles Stars
1969–1970	Pittsburgh Pipers
1970	Dallas Chaparrals
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus first-team All-American (1962); Consensus second-team All-American (1961); Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1960); NCAA Division I scoring leader (1962); No. 12 retired by University of Utah;
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	3,094 (10.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,286 (4.4 rpg)
Assists	330 (1.1 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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Bill "The Hill" McGill (September 16, 1939 – July 11, 2014) was an American basketball player.

NCAA achievement

A 6'9" center/forward from the University of Utah, he was the NCAA scoring leader in the 1961–1962 season with 1,009 points in 26 games (38.8 points per game), a higher one-season average than any previous player except Frank Selvy in the 1953–1954 season. McGill was honored in 2008 as a member of the University of Utah All-Century team.^[1]

Pro career

McGill was selected by the Chicago Zephyrs with the first pick of the 1962 NBA draft. He played three seasons (1962–65) in the NBA and 2 seasons (1968–70) in the ABA. In his ABA/NBA career, he scored a combined 3,094 points.

Post career

His pro basketball career did not bring him wealth or security. By the early 1970s, he was in debt and living on the streets before sportswriter Brad Pye Jr. arranged for McGill to be employed by Hughes Aircraft; that job ended in 1995.^[2]

Death

He died on July 11, 2014 from natural causes at the age of 74.^[3]

References

^ "Utah Basketball All-Century Team Unveiled – The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah". Utahutes.cstv.com. 2008-02-12. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-07-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Crowe, Jerry; Los Angeles Times After basketball, McGill's hills became mountains, February 21, 2011; page C2.[1]
^ http://www.sltrib.com. "Utah basketball: Utes pioneer Bill McGill dies at 74". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2014-07-12. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)

External links

Career stats
Furlong, William Barry "Not Mixin' Or Manglin'" Sports Illustrated, November 26, 1962

[1] "Utah Basketball All-Century Team Unveiled – The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah". Utahutes.cstv.com. 2008-02-12. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-07-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[LATart-2] Crowe, Jerry; Los Angeles Times After basketball, McGill's hills became mountains, February 21, 2011; page C2.[1]

[3] ttp://www.sltrib.com. "Utah basketball: Utes pioneer Bill McGill dies at 74". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2014-07-12. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)

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 ==NCAA achievement==
 A 6'9" [[center (basketball)|center]]/[[forward (basketball)|forward]] from the [[University of Utah]], he was the [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders|NCAA scoring leader]] in the 1961–1962 season with 1,009 points in 26 games (38.8 points per game), a higher one-season average than any previous player except [[Frank Selvy]] in the 1953–1954 season.
-McGill was honored in 2008 as a member of the University of Utah All-Century team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021208aaa.html |title=Utah Basketball All-Century Team Unveiled – The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah |publisher=Utahutes.cstv.com |date=2008-02-12 |accessdate=2014-07-12}}</ref>
+McGill was honored in 2008 as a member of the University of Utah All-Century team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021208aaa.html |title=Utah Basketball All-Century Team Unveiled – The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah |publisher=Utahutes.cstv.com |date=2008-02-12 |accessdate=2014-07-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221956/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021208aaa.html |archivedate=2013-12-17 |df= }}</ref>
 ==Pro career==