Jeremiah Hill (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jeremiah Hill

| image = Jeremiah Hill.jpg

| caption = Hill with the Lakeland Magic in 2019

| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 170

| league = LNB Pro A

| team = Élan Chalon

| number = 8

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|4}}

| birth_place =

| nationality = American / Cameroonian

| high_school = Richmond Hill
(Richmond Hill, Georgia)

| college = *Savannah State (2013–2014)

Valdosta State (2014–2017)

| draft_year = 2017

| career_start = 2017

| years1 = 2017–2018

| team1 = Jacksonville Giants

| years2 = 2018–2019

| team2 = Lakeland Magic

| years3 = 2019–2021

| team3 = BC Astana

| years4 = 2021–2022

| team4 = Parma Basket

| years5 = 2022

| team5 = BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque

| years6 = 2022–2023

| team6 = Real Betis

| years8 = 2023

| team8 = Bàsquet Girona

| years9 = 2023–2024

| team9 = Runa Basket Moscow

| years10 = 2024–present

| team10 = Élan Chalon

| highlights = * Kazakhstan League champion (2021)

ABA champion (2018)

}}

Jeremiah Devonte Hill{{Cite web |title=Jeremiah Hill - Men's Basketball |url=https://ssuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jeremiah-hill/1939 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Savannah State University Athletics |language=en}} (born September 4, 1995) is an American-born Cameroonian basketball guard for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.

Professional career

Hill attended Richmond Hill High School and in 2013 committed to play college basketball at Savannah State.{{Cite web|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305169743|title=Richmond Hill basketball's Jeremiah Hill signs with Savannah State|last=Thompson|first=Scott|website=Savannah Morning News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}} Hill later transferred to Valdosta State, where in 2017 he was named to the 2017 NABC Coaches Division-II All American Team.{{Cite web|url=https://vstateblazers.com/news/2017/3/22/mens-basketball-jeremiah-hill-named-nabc-all-american.aspx|title=Jeremiah Hill Named NABC All-American|website=Valdosta State University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}} Hill averaged 19.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a senior.{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Shane |title=Fresh and New: Former Blazers Hill, Justice sign pro contracts |url=https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/local_sports/fresh-and-new-former-blazers-hill-justice-sign-pro-contracts/article_eedc0bac-09f4-57d0-900c-3cdefdc2589d.html |accessdate=February 28, 2020 |work=Valdosta Daily Times |date=July 30, 2019}}

Hill then played a season with the Jacksonville Giants of the American Basketball Association (ABA).{{Cite web|url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/former-richmond-hill-standout-jeremiah-hill-signs-with-lakeland-magic/24707919|title=Former Richmond Hill standout Jeremiah Hill signs with Lakeland Magic|last=Sulkowski|first=Frank|date=2018-11-06|website=WJCL|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}} He won the ABA championship with Jacksonville in 2018.{{Cite web |title=American Basketball Association 2018 |url=https://www.usbasket.com/ABA/basketball_2018.aspx |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.usbasket.com}} On April 10, 2018, Hill signed with the Lakeland Magic.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/usa/g-league/290663/jeremiah-hill-to-join-lakeland-magic-as-local-tryout-player.html|title=Jeremiah Hill to join Lakeland Magic as local tryout player|website=Sportando|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}} During a February 6, 2019 game against the Maine Red Claws, Hill scored a career high 30 points, including eight three-point shots, during 24 minutes of play.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/jeremiah-hill-registers-career-high-in-points/|title=Jeremiah Hill: Registers career-high in points|website=CBSSports.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-05}} In July 2019, Hill signed with BC Astana in Kazakhstan. He helped Astana win the 2021 national championship and received 2020-21 Asia-Basket.com All-Kazakhstan League Player of the Year and Finals MVP honours.{{Cite web |title=National League Basketball 2020-2021 |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Kazakhstan/basketball-National-League_2020-2021.aspx |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.asia-basket.com}}

On July 24, 2021, he signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League.{{Cite web|url=http://parmabasket.ru/news/5/73769/|title=Джеремайя Хилл в "ПАРМЕ"!|last=|first=|date=July 24, 2021|website=parmabasket.ru|publisher=|language=ru|access-date=September 16, 2021}} On March 9, 2022, he moved to BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French ProA to replace injured Marcquise Reed.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-09 |title=Jeremiah Hill pigiste médical à Gravelines |url=https://tribune47.com/jeremiah-hill-pigiste-medical-a-gravelines/,%20https://tribune47.com/jeremiah-hill-pigiste-medical-a-gravelines/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Tribune 47 |language=fr}}

On July 22, 2022, he signed a contract to move to Seville to play for Real Betis of the Liga ACB.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/jeremiah-hill-signs-with-real-betis/|title=Jeremiah Hill signs with Real Betis|last=|first=|date=July 22, 2022|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 8, 2022}}

On January 7, 2023, he signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/786905/Girona-tabs-Jeremiah-Hill|title=Girona tabs Jeremiah Hill|last=|first=|date=January 7, 2023|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=January 8, 2023}} He moved to Runa Basket Moscow of the VTB United League for the 2023-24 campaign.{{Cite web |title=Jeremiah Hill joins Runa! |url=https://vtb-league.com/en/news/jeremiah-hill-joins-runa/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=VTB United League |language=en}} On June 22, 2024, Hill signed a deal with Élan Chalon of the Ligue nationale de basket.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=Basket-ball - Élite. Jeremiah Hill, nouveau maître à jouer de l’Élan Chalon |url=https://www.lejsl.com/sport/2024/07/22/jeremiah-hill-nouveau-maitre-a-jouer-de-l-elan-chalon |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire |language=FR}}

On July 22, 2024, he signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elanchalon.com/jeremiah-hill-nouvelle-recrue-de-lelan-chalon/|title=Jeremiah Hill, nouvelle recrue de l’Elan Chalon|last=|first=|date=July 22, 2024|website=elanchalon.com|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=August 9, 2024}}

National team

Hill was selected to play for the Cameroonian men's national team.{{Cite web |title=Jeremiah Hill - Player Profile |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/273233/Jeremiah-Hill |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=FIBA |language=en}}