Patrick Hilliman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1982 Sint Maarten |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Livingstone (2001–2002) College of Central Florida (2002–2003) High Point (2003–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–2014 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 14 |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Torrevieja |
| 2006–2007 | Alaior Opel Jovent |
| 2007–2008 | Clavijo |
| 2008–2009 | Promobys Valle de Almanzora |
| 2009–2011 | Rotterdam Challengers |
| 2011–2013 | ZZ Leiden |
| 2013–2014 | Sint-Jan |
| 2014 | Den Helder Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Patrick Silvester Hilliman (born 17 April 1982) is a Dutch retired basketball player. In his career, Hilliman played for Dutch Basketball League (DBL) clubs Rotterdam Challengers and ZZ Leiden.[1] From 2007 till 2011, Hilliman played 30 games for the Dutch national basketball team.[2]
Career
From 2005 till 2009 Patrick played in Spain for several teams in the lower divisions of the country.[3]
In 2009 Hilliman left Spain for Holland to go play for the Rotterdam Challengers. Hilliman had an impressive debut season in the DBL, as he averaged 13.6 points and a league-leading 10.2 rebounds per game.[4] Midway through the 2010–11 season Hilliman made a transfer to Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, after also Groningen and Den Bosch were looking to acquire him.[5][6]
During his stand with Leiden Hilliman won two DBL's, a NBB Cup and two Supercups. He was also named a DBL All-Star again in 2011–12.
For the 2013–14 season Hilliman took his talents to Belgium, where he would start playing for Sint-Jan Basket in the Belgian Second Division. Eurobasket.com named him the Defensive Player of the Year and got him a place in the All-Tweede Nationale Team.[3]
For the 2014–15 season Hilliman returned to Holland, when he signed with Port of Den Helder Kings.[7] In December 2014, Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt and was dissolved.
Hilliman played three more years at amateur level in Belgium with Basics Melsese.
Honours
Club
- Dutch Basketball League (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
- NBB Cup (1): 2011–12
- Dutch Supercup (2): 2011, 2012
Individual
- DBL rebounding leader (1): 2009–10
- DBL All-Star (1): 2010
- DBL All-Star (1): 2012
References
- ^ Hillimas profile. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ Oranje internationals
- ^ a b "Players | Player Details". R.H. Consultancy. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ "Patrick Hilliman profile | Game center". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ "Ook Leiden wil Patrick Hilliman | RTV Rijnmond". Rijnmond.nl. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ Rob Wouters (2014-07-22). "Noordhollands Dagblad - Patrick Hilliman naar ZZ Leiden". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ "Noordhollands Dagblad - Port of Den Helder Kings legt vier nieuwe spelers vast". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. 2014-07-22. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
External links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- B.S. Leiden players
- CB Clavijo players
- Centers (basketball)
- College of Central Florida Patriots men's basketball players
- Den Helder Kings players
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Dutch men's basketball players
- Dutch people of Sint Eustatius descent
- High Point Panthers men's basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Livingstone College alumni
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Feyenoord Basketball players
- Sint Maarten sportsmen