Christopher Joseph Vogel Hill (born February 21, 1983) is an American former professional

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. He has played in the

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and Basketball League Belgium. He played

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for the

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Division I

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where he twice led the

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s made and set the former Big Ten single-game three point shots made record. He was a two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection, a three-time

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and the 2005 Men's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year. He represented

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at the

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Early life

He attended Indian Creek Elementary in Indianapolis. Hill played

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, Indiana where he was a 2001 All-State selection and an honorable mention

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All-State honoree in 2000. He also set school records for both career and single-season passing yardage and

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s as the school's

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. As a freshman basketball player, he set the school single-game record with 8

s made during a 28 point outing in a victory over

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that extended Lawrence North's record to 21–0. Lawrence North then lost to Terre Haute North Vigo High School in the regular season finale before the 1999

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(IHSAA) Class 4A playoffs began. Hill was a 1999 All-state honorable mention honoree as a sophomore. He averaged 14 points, 4.5 assists that year. In football Hill threw for 249 yards in the Section 5 football playoff game against North Central High School. By basketball season of his junior year, he was listed at . That year he recorded average of 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists for an 18–4 team. Hill's scholarship offers included his dream school, Notre Dame. But after his all-star team recognition at the Las Vegas Nationals earned him an offer from a

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that was graduating five seniors, the Spartans felt like a much better fit for him because of the likelihood of immediate playing time. Hill joined a signing class with Kelvin Torbert (the nation's number 2 prospect) and Alan Anderson. Michigan State head coach

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described Hill as the school's first pure shooter since

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had graduated in 1995. As a senior, Hill missed a pair of games that his school lost due his having

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. That team finished 21–6 after losing in the state semifinals (dubbed the semistate championship).

College career

On January 27, 2003, he was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week. During the previous week, he had had two 20-point performances. A month later on February 23, he set the past Big Ten Conference record for single-game three point shots made (10). The record remained unmatched until

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tied it on March 1, 2011.

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finally surpassed the mark on March 2, 2016. Hill led the Big Ten in three point shots made. He was co-MVP of the 2002–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team. Hill was a 2003 third team

selection. Hill was a 2003 second team All-Big Ten selection. Hill repeated as the Big Ten three point shots made leader for the 2003–04 Spartans, joining

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, and

as two-time leaders. At the time of his 2004 recognition, he was the only two-time Academic All-America honoree in Michigan State basketball history. Hill was a 2004 First team Academic All-America selection. Hill was a 2004 second team All-Big Ten selection. In 2005, he was named the Men's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year. Hill served as

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for the 2004–05 Spartans who reached the final four of the

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where they lost on April 2 to the eventual champions,

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. Hill scored 3 points in the game on 1–6 (1–5 3 point) shooting. , he was one of four three-time

s in Big Ten Conference history and the only multiple Academic All-American in Michigan State history. During Hill's Spartan career, he led the team in 3-point shots made 4 times, assists and steals 3 times and scoring once. He was selected as a member of the

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for the 2003 Pan-American Games and earned the Michigan State Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year in 2002. ''

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'' reported his natural position as

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and noted he was an excellent

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Professional career

Hill played for

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of the French

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in 2005–06. He then played for

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of the French Pro A in 2006–07, and Bandırma Banvit of

for the following year. For the 2008–09 season, Hill joined

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of the Basketball League Belgium. He continued in Belgium for the next three seasons with

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, winning the Belgian National Championship in 2009–10 and 2010–11. Hill returned to the Pro A in 2012–13 to play for Orléans Loiret, but having rejoined the team for the 2013–14 season, he was limited to only three games. After his basketball career ended, Hill, who majored in finance, joined

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to work in secondary marketing for Mat Ishbia who overlapped with him at Michigan State.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Chris 1983 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Basketball players from Indianapolis Bandırma B.İ.K. players Liège Basket players Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players Orléans Loiret Basket players Shooting guards Spirou Charleroi players American men's basketball players Pan American Games basketball players for the United States 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen ALM Évreux Basket players Stade Clermontois BA players