Tyrone Hill (born March 19, 1968) is an American former professional
basketball
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player and former assistant coach for the
National Basketball Association
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's
Atlanta Hawks
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.
[HAWKS NAME TWO ASSISTANT COACHES TO WOODSON’S STAFF]
/ref> Hill spent four years playing collegiately at Xavier University
Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier had an enrollment of approximately 5,600 undergraduate an ...
, in his last season averaging 20.2 points and 12.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 58.1% from the field. The Golden State Warriors
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selected him with the eleventh pick of the 1990 NBA draft.
After three years in Golden State, Hill was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...
in the summer of 1993. On November 25, 1994, Hill scored 25 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and recorded seven assists while leading the Cavaliers to a 96–94 win over the Washington Bullets
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays i ...
. Playing under Mike Fratello
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, Hill earned an All-Star Game appearance in 1995. He set Cleveland's single-season franchise record by shooting a career-best 60.0% from the field (and ranked second in the NBA). Hill was sent to the Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...
in a 1997 three-team deal involving notably Terrell Brandon and Shawn Kemp, and after his Bucks tenure spent the remainder of his career between the Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...
, Cleveland (2 stints; 1993–94 to 1996–97 and 2001–02 to 2002–03[), and the ]Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...
.
As the starting power forward for Philadelphia, Hill teamed up with Theo Ratliff
Theophalus Curtis Ratliff (born April 17, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Born in Alabama, Ratliff played for and graduated from the University of Wyo ...
and later with Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo ...
with whom he played in the 2001 NBA Finals, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers
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. He is frequently referred to as the ultimate "lunch pail and hard hat" player, due to his rugged style of play and relentless defense and rebounding prowess.
Hill had a career field-goal shooting percentage of 50.2 and free-throw percentage of 63.
Tyrone also owned a Cincinnati, Ohio-based record company calle
All Net Records
and released various singles and albums by groups including OTR Clique, D'Meka, Renaizzance, and KompoZur.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Golden State
, 74 , , 22 , , 16.1 , , .492 , , – , , .632 , , 5.2 , , .3 , , .4 , , .4 , , 5.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Golden State
, 82 , , 75 , , 23.0 , , .522 , , .000 , , .694 , , 7.2 , , .6 , , .9 , , .5 , , 8.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Golden State
, 74 , , 66 , , 28.0 , , .508 , , .000 , , .624 , , 10.2 , , .9 , , .6 , , .5 , , 8.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 57 , , 20 , , 25.4 , , .543 , , .000 , , .668 , , 8.8 , , .8 , , .9 , , .6 , , 10.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 70 , , 67 , , 34.2 , , .504 , , .000 , , .662 , , 10.9 , , .8 , , .8 , , .6 , , 13.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 44 , , 2 , , 21.1 , , .512 , , – , , .600 , , 5.5 , , .8 , , .7 , , .5 , , 7.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 74 , , 70 , , 34.9 , , .600 , , .000 , , .633 , , 9.9 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , 12.9
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
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, 57 , , 56 , , 36.2 , , .498 , , .000 , , .608 , , 10.7 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 10.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
, 17 , , 17 , , 30.4 , , .424 , , – , , .568 , , 7.9 , , 1.0 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 8.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia
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, 21 , , 6 , , 28.0 , , .480 , , – , , .507 , , 7.3 , , .9 , , .8 , , .4 , , 8.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 68 , , 65 , , 31.7 , , .485 , , .000 , , .691 , , 9.2 , , .8 , , .9 , , .4 , , 12.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 76 , , 75 , , 31.1 , , .474 , , .000 , , .630 , , 9.0 , , .6 , , .5 , , .4 , , 9.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 26 , , 26 , , 31.2 , , .390 , , .000 , , .650 , , 10.5 , , .9 , , .7 , , .5 , , 8.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 32 , , 25 , , 26.7 , , .431 , , – , , .733 , , 8.3 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 6.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 24 , , 18 , , 20.7 , , .404 , , – , , .600 , , 5.2 , , .4 , , .6 , , .3 , , 4.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;", Miami
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, 5 , , 0 , , 7.6 , , .600 , , – , , .750 , , 1.6 , , .0 , , .0 , , .2 , , 1.8
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 801 , , 610 , , 28.0 , , .502 , , .000 , , .643 , , 8.6 , , .8 , , .8 , , .5 , , 9.4
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star
, 1 , , 0 , , 6.0 , , 1.000 , , – , , – , , 4.0 , , .0 , , – , , – , , 2.0
Playoffs
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1991
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, style="text-align:left;”, Golden State
, 9, , 0, , 8.9, , .643, , .000, , .667, , 2.6, , .2, , .3, , .4, , 2.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
, style="text-align:left;”, Golden State
, 4, , 1, , 11.8, , .429, , –, , .000, , 2.0, , .3, , .5, , .0, , 1.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1994
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
, style="text-align:left;”, Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 3, , 3, , 41.0, , .407, , –, , .541, , 10.3, , 1.3, , .3, , .3, , 14.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
, style="text-align:left;”, Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 4, , 4, , 34.8, , .310, , .000, , .640, , 5.8, , .8, , 1.8, , .3, , 8.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, style="text-align:left;”, Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
, 3, , 0, , 17.7, , .750, , –, , .778, , 5.0, , .0, , .0, , .0, , 8.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
, style="text-align:left;”, Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 8, , 1, , 24.5, , .487, , –, , .368, , 7.4, , .0, , .4, , .3, , 5.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
, style="text-align:left;”, Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 10, , 10, , 35.2, , .460, , .000, , .705, , 9.7, , .9, , .9, , .1, , 12.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
, style="text-align:left;”, Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 23, , 23, , 32.3, , .409, , .000, , .679, , 7.3, , .4, , .6, , .5, , 7.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
, style="text-align:left;”, Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 10, , 0, , 14.1, , .632, , –, , 1.000, , 2.8, , .2, , .1, , .1, , 2.8
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 74 , , 42 , , 25.3 , , .451 , , .000 , , .628 , , 6.1 , , .4 , , .5 , , .3 , , 6.6
See also
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References
External links
*
Career statistics at Basketball-reference.com
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1968 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportsmen
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Cleveland Cavaliers players
Golden State Warriors draft picks
Golden State Warriors players
Miami Heat players
Milwaukee Bucks players
NBA All-Stars
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Power forwards
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