Kasey Hill
 Hill in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game | |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 3, 1993 Umatilla, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
| College | Florida (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Alba Fehérvár |
| 2018–2019 | APOEL |
| 2019–2020 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| 2020 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |
| 2020–2021 | Science City Jena |
| 2021 | Pärnu |
| 2021–2022 | Antalya Güneşi |
| 2024 | Shenzhen Leopards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kasey Hill (born December 3, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators.[1]
Early life
[edit]Hill was raised by Jeff and Jennie Simmons after his father was sent to prison. He befriended their son, Kyle, in grade school. Hill was named a McDonald's All-American as a senior in high school. He played high school basketball at Montverde Academy alongside future Florida teammate Michael Frazier II.[1]
College career
[edit]In Hill's freshman season, Florida reached the Final Four. He was a backup point guard to Scottie Wilbekin.[1] During his time at UF, Hill made 57.7% of his free throws.[2] In the 2016–17 season under Florida coach Mike White, Hill averaged 9.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game, earning him a spot on the SEC All-Defensive Team.[3] Hill's 2016–17 season was littered with standout performances such as the 22-point defeat of Kentucky on February 4 when he achieved 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in front of a sold-out crowd at the newly renovated O'Connell Center.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Following the close of his college career, Hill signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian League on July 21, 2017.[5]
On August 12, 2019, Hill signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German ProA.[6] On August 3, 2020, Hill signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League.[7] In six games he averaged 6.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Hill parted ways with the team on October 8.[8]
On December 7, 2020, he has signed with Science City Jena of the German ProA.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bianchi, Mike (April 4, 2014). "UF point guard Kasey Hill's surrogate family key to his success". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ "Kasey Hill". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ Cloninger, David (October 31, 2019). "Previewing SEC basketball: Florida". The Post and Courier. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "Kentucky vs. Florida Box Score, February 4, 2017 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
- ^ "MEGVAN AZ ELSŐ LÉGIÓSUNK". Alba Fehérvár (in Hungarian). July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Bremerhaven to sign Kasey Hill". Sportando. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "King Wilki Morskie signs Kasey Hill". Sportando. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "Kasey Hill leaves King". Eurobasket. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "Science City Jena verpflichtet Kasey Hill" (in German). jenaer-nachrichten.de. December 7, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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