Jaalam Hill

22 Jaalam Hill

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    225
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Louisville, Ky.
  • High School:
    Waggener (Southwestern Illinois)
  • Position:
    F

2019-20 SEASON
•    Played in 19 games and made six starts
•    Averaged 6.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game
•    Started the last four games of the season, averaging 9.5 points and 5.3 rebounds over those four contests
•    Notched five games of 10-plus points
•    Netted a season-high 17 points on 7-13 (.538) shooting from the floor in Cleveland State's regular season finale at Green Bay on Feb. 29
•    Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds at Green Bay on Feb. 29, too
•    Grabbed five or more rebounds in seven contests
•    Registered four games with one blocked shot
•    Swiped a season-high two steals on two separate ocassions 
•    Hill's 6.4 points per game ranked fifth on the Vikings
•    Averaged 1.3 offensive rebounds per contest, good for fifth-most on the team
•    Scored 12 points on a perfect 5-5 (1.000) clip from the floor in a win against Milwaukee on Jan. 25
•    Hill was one of only two Vikings to notch a perfect shooting mark from the field, joining Tre Gomillion (7-7 vs. RMU Nov. 30) (min. five made field goals)

2018-19 SEASON
•    Played in 28 games and made 18 starts on the season
•    Averaged 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game
•    Averaged 1.1 blocked shots per game and shot 59.1 percent from the floor, which topped the team in each category
•    Also shot 50.0 (10-of-20) percent from the three-point line
•    Ranked third in the Horizon League in blocked shots per game and was ninth in the league in rebounding
•    Was brilliant in the Vikings final two games of the season at Northern Kentucky and at Youngstown State - both Cleveland State victories
•    Scored a season-high 26 points and grabbed a season-high tying 12 rebounds in the Vikings victory at Northern Kentucky (2/23)
•    Was 12-of-16 from the floor in the win against the Norse
•    Followed that by scoring 22 points and collecting four rebounds in the Vikings overtime win at Youngstown State (3/2)
•    Finished the season with 16 double-figure scoring games
•    Had four double-figure rebounding games on the season
•    Shot better than 50.0 percent from the floor in 20 games
•    Was 8-of-10 from the floor and scored 19 points in the Vikings home victory over Milwaukee (2/9)
•    Finished 9-of-14 from the field and tallied 18 points against IUPUI (2/16)
•    Collected a season-high tying 12 rebounds at Illinois State (12/16)
•    Scored eight points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Vikings win over Bowling Green (12/5)
•    Scored 15 points and blocked three shots at DePaul (11/28)
•    Finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in Cleveland State's win over Youngstown State (1/26) in the Wolstein Center

PRE-CLEVELAND STATE (Southwestern Illinois)
• Averaged 18.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game as a sophomore
• Led squad to a 25-8 record and a spot in the District XVI championship game
• Was the 64th ranked junior college player in the nation
• Shot .548 from the field and .444 from three-point
• Helped team reach the top-25 in the country at numerous points during the season
• Averaged 20.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a freshman, shooting .510 from the field
• Posted five double-doubles and scored at least 20 points in 19 games to earn Honorable Mention All-American honors
• Named the NJCAA Region 24 Freshman of the Year and was a first team all-region and All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference selection in each of his two seasons
• Scored more than 1,250 points with more than 500 rebounds in 65 career games

HIGH SCHOOL (Waggener High School)
• Named honorable mention all-state as a senior
• Selected to play in Ohio-Kentucky All Star Game
• Was top-ranked player in Seventh Region to begin season
• Averaged 14.5 points and 6.0 rebounds as a junior, leading team to regional semifinals
• Named second team all-region

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 4, 1997 in Louisville, Ky.... son of Aaron and Melody Hill... communications studies major.