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Grant Hill Profile
Name: Grant Henry Hill
Nickname: Mr.Nice
Height: 6-8
Weight: 225Ibs.
Born: Born: 10/5/72
College: Duke 94
High School South Lakes High School
Number :#33
Draft: 94,1-3
Team : Detiort Pistons
Position: Small Forward
His father Calvin Hill is an all-time NFL and Dallas Cowboys great at running back
Became the 8th player in Duke history to have his number (33) retired
Names Arthur Ashe and Julius Erving as his boyhood idols.

 

Award & Highlight
High School
High school career with over 2000 points and 900 rebounds.
Named a Parade Magazine Third Team All-American.

College
1990-91
Member, NCAA Championship team.
Voted to All-American Freshman team.
Selected to All-ACC Freshman team.
Member, USA National Team at Pan American Games.

1991-1992
Member, NCAA Championship team.
UPI Second Team All-American.
Second Team All-ACC.
NCAA All-Final Four Team.
Member, USA Olympic Development Team.

1992-93
UPI, USBWA Second Team All-American.
AP Third Team All-American.
Henry Iba Corinthian Award as nation¡s top defensive player.
First Team All-ACC.
Led Duke in scoring (18.0) and steals (64).

1993-94
Eighth basketball player to have number retired by Duke University.
Unanimous First Team All-American.
Finalist for Naismith,Wooden, and RCA / USBWA National Player of the Year Awards.
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-Tournament Team.
NCAA Southeastern Regional MVP.
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year.
First Team All-ACC.
Led Duke in scoring (17.4 per game), minutes (35.7), assists (176) and steals (64).

1994-1995
Selected with the third pick overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1994 NBA Draft.
NBA Co-Rookie of the Year Award, along with Jason Kidd.
First rookie in NBA history to lead the league in All Star votes.
Selected to the NBA All-Star Team.

1995-1996
Led the NBA with 10 triple-doubles, and posted 32 double-doubles.
Started in his second NBA All-Star game, once again leading the league in voting with 1,358,004 votes, scoring 14 points in the game.
A member of the Gold Medal winning Dream Team III at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Named the NBA¡s Player of the Week for the week ending March 17,1996.

1996-1997
Named first team All-NBA for the first time in his career.
Totaled a league-leading 13 triple-doubles (24 career triple-doubles).
Netted a career-high 38 points at Milwaukee in the season¡¦s final game on April 20, 1997.
Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds twice.
Scored 34 points while grabbing 15 rebounds and passing for 14 assists in a career-high 53 minutes at the LA Lakers on January 18, 1997.
Twice named the NBA's Player of the Week (1/19 and 4/6).
Named the league¡s Player of the Month (January).
Started his third straight All-Star Game.
Winner of the league¡s IBM Award
Selected to the All-Interview first team.

1996 OLYMPICS
Gold Medalist on the 1996 Dream Team at the Atlanta Games.
Averaged 9.7 points, 3.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds.

1997-98
Named second team All-NBA.
Recorded four triple-doubles this year
Totaled a season-high 37 points and tied his career-high in steals with six in 44 minutes at Indiana on 1/14.
Tied his career- high in assist with 14 in the Vancouver game on 11/9.
Only the 15th player in modern NBA history to lead his team in points, rebounds and assists.
Started for the Eastern Conference in his fourth straight All-Star Game, totaling 15 points, three rebounds and five assists.
Named to represent USA Basketball at the 1998 FIBA Men¡s World

1998-99
Named second team All-NBA.
Poured in a career-high 46 points (14-21 FG, 18-22 FT), grabbed 7 rebounds and added 7 assists in a 106-103 win over the Washington Wizards on 2/8
Named the 1998-99 NBA All-Interview Second Team
Led the Pistons in scoring (21.1 ppg, 10th in the NBA), rebounds (7.1 rpg) and assists (6.0 apg, 17th)

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