Ahmed Hill

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Ahmed Hill
Ahmed Hill Marousi.jpg
Hill in 2023
No. 2–Peristeri
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League GBL
Personal information
Born (1995-03-21) March 21, 1995 (age 29)
Fort Valley, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Aquinas (Augusta, Georgia)
College Virginia Tech (2014–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Northern Arizona Suns
2021 Greensboro Swarm
2021 Guelph Nighthawks
2021–2022 HydroTruck Radom
2022Guelph Nighthawks
2022–2023 Medi Bayreuth
2023 Montreal Alliance
2023–2024 Maroussi
2024 Montreal Alliance
2024 Hapoel Galil Elyon
2024–2025 Yalovaspor
2025–present Peristeri
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Ahmed Hill (born March 21, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies.

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College career

Hill with the Virginia Tech Hokies in 2019 Ahmed Hill 2019.jpg
Hill with the Virginia Tech Hokies in 2019

Hill was born in Fort Valley, Georgia [1] and came to Virginia Tech from Aquinas High School in Augusta, Georgia. He originally committed to Marquette, but chose to follow coach Buzz Williams when he moved to the Hokies. After starting as a freshman, Hill suffered an offseason knee injury and missed the 2015–16 season. [2] Hill returned to action after his redshirt year and started the majority of his last three seasons. He had his most productive season as a senior, averaging 13.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. [3]

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Hill played in the 2019 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament to gain exposure to professional scouts. [4] Though he was not selected in the 2019 NBA draft, Hill signed a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [5] The Hornets waived Hill on October 19, 2019. [6] He then signed with the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League. [7]

For the 2020–21 season, Hill joined the Greensboro Swarm of the G League. [8] In 11 games, he averaged 4.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 14.7 minutes. [9] On March 26, he signed with the Guelph Nighthawks of the CEBL. [10] Hill averaged 16.8 points and 2.3 assists per game for the Nighthawks. On December 6, 2021, he has signed with HydroTruck Radom of the Polish Basketball League. [11]

In May 2022, Hill was reacquired by the Guelph Nighthawks. [12]

On August 5, 2022, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga. [13]

On April 6, 2023, Hill signed with the Montreal Alliance of the CEBL for the 2023 season. [14] On July 28, 2023, he became the league's first player to reach 1000 career points. [15]

On September 15, 2023, Hill signed with Greek club Maroussi. [16]

On August 7, 2024, Hill signed with Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion of the Ligat Winner Sal. [17]

On November 8, 2024, he signed with Yalovaspor Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). [18] On January 15, 2025, Hill returned to Greece for Peristeri.

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References

  1. ↑ "Virginia Tech Men's Basketball" (PDF). gopsusports.com. p. 14. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ Barber, Mike (March 7, 2019). "For his mother, for his daughter, Ahmed Hill has pushed himself to excel at Virginia Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Berman, Mark (September 5, 2019). "Charlotte Hornets sign ex-Virginia Tech standout Ahmed Hill". The Roanoke Times . Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "ODU's BJ Stith & Virginia Tech's Ahmed Hill make PIT debuts". wtkr.com. April 18, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Ahmed Hill To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com . September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Waive Ahmed Hill". NBA.com . October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ahmed Hill has a new home in the G-League". WRDW. November 14, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Greensboro Announces Roster For Single-Site In Orlando". NBA.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ahmed Hill Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Guelph Nighthawks Sign Shooting Guard Ahmed Hill". CEBL.ca. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (December 6, 2021). "HydroTruck Radom inks Ahmed Hill". Sportando. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  12. ↑ "GUELPH NIGHTHAWKS ANNOUNCE 2022 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER PRESENTED BY GOODLIFE FITNESS". TheNighthawks.ca. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ "medi bayreuth verpflichtet 27-jährigen US-Amerikaner Ahmed Hill". Sportando. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Montréal Alliance Signs Ahmed Hill for 2023 Season". OurSports Central. April 6, 2023.
  15. ↑ "CEBL ANNOUNCES ROSTERS FOR THE CLASH ON AUGUST 26".
  16. ↑ "Ο ΧΙΛ ΣΤΟ ΜΑΡΟΥΣΙ". Maroussi1896.gr (in Greek). September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  17. ↑ "זר ראשון לגליל עליון: אחמד היל". HapoelGalilElion.co.il (in Hebrew). August 7, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  18. ↑ @YalovaBasket (November 8, 2024). "Welcome to Yalova, Ahmed Hill" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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