# 33 Detroit Pistons
Drafted 3rd overall
by Detroit Pistons
Real Name: Grant Hill
Position: Guard-Forward
Born: 10/5/72
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Height: 6-8
Weight: 225 lbs.
High School:
Nickname:
College: Duke '94
| C A R E E R S T A T I S T I C S | ||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | STL | BLK | PPG |
| 94-95 | Detroit | 70 | 69 | 38.3 | .477 | .148 | .732 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 124 | 62 | 19.9 |
| 95-96 | Detroit | 80 | 80 | 40.8 | .462 | .192 | .751 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 100 | 48 | 20.2 |
| 1996-97 | Detroit | 80 | 80 | 39.3 | .496 | .303 | .711 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 144 | 48 | 21.4 |
| Career | TOTALS | 230 | 229 | 39.5 | .479 | .221 | .731 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 368 | 158 | 20.5 |
| All-Star | TOTALS | 3 | 3 | 22.7 | .600 | - | .500 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 | 11.7 |
| Playoff | TOTALS | 8 | 8 | 39.8 | .472 | .500 | .755 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 7 | 5 | 21.9 |
Going Up for the Jam
Need to say More?? Don't think so
1997
1996
Participated as a member of the gold-medal winning 1996 U.S. Men's Basketball Team in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics
Named IBM Player of the Year for 96-97
Named NBA Player of thw week for March 31-Apr 6, 1997
Named NBA Player of thw week for Jan 13-19, 1997
Led all players in All-Star Game voting in 1996
Participated in the 1996 NBA All-Star Games, starting in it.
Named NBA Player of the Week for the week of March 11-17, 1996
Ranked 3rd in the NBA in minutes (40.8 mpg), 13th in rebounds (9.8 rpg), 15th in assists (6.9 apg), and 19th in scoring (20.2 ppg) during the 1995-96 season
Led the NBA with 10 triple-doubles during the 1995-96 season, averaging 19.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 11.3 assists in those games
1995
Participated in the All-Star Game , starting in it
Named to the 1995 NBA All-Interview
Second Team
Became the first rookie in NBA
history to lead the league in All-Star voting
Totaled 1,394 points during his
rookie season (1994-95), placing him third on the Pistons'
all-time rookie scoring list behind Kelly Tripuka (1,772) and
Dave Bing (1,601)
Recorded the first triple-double of his career, with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, against the Orlando Magic on 4/7/95
Named 1995 NBA co-Rookie of the
Year and to the 1995 NBA All-Rookie First Team
Rookie year, led the Pistons in scoring average (19.9), points (1,394) and steals (1.77 per game)
Finished the 1994-95 season with 1,394 points, third on the all-time Pistons rookie scoring list.
College Stats
First Pistons player since the 1981-82 season to score 1,000 or more points in his rookie year
Member of two NCAA championship teams at Duke University, (1990-91; '91-92)
Led Duke to the Final Four in three of four collegiate seasons
Unanimous first-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year (1993-94)
First Player in ACC history to record 1,900 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 steals and 100 blocked shots
Won the Henry Iba Corinthian Award as the best defensive player in college basketball (1993)
Second Team All-America and First Team All ACC as a junior
Second Team All-America as a sophomore
First Team Freshman All-America
Senior Season (1989-90)
Ends recruiting war early, by announcing he will attend Duke University
Named Most Outstanding player at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, SC
Parade Magazine names Hill third-team All-American
Scores 32 points and grabs nine-rebounds in his final game for South Lakes High School
Finishes his career with 2,028 points and 943 rebounds
Named Northern Virginia Player of the Year for the third time
Member of the USA Junior National Team, where he averaged 17.8 points per game on the way to winning the gold medal at the COPABA Junior Championships
Summer 1989
First player in the 25-year history of the elite Five Star Basketball Camp to be named Most Outstanding Player and MVP of the All-Star Game
Junior Season (1988-89)
A knee injury sidelines Grant in the second quarter of a game against H.D. Woodson High School, which ultimately ends a streak of 35 consecutive games in which he recorded double figures in scoring and rebounds
Scores 24 points as South Lakes wins its first Northern Regional title
Scores 25 against Hampton High School, breaking South Hampton's all-time scoring record with 1,288 points
Sophomore Season (1987-88)
Connects on an alley-oop dunk with two seconds left to cap a 36-point effort against Washington & Lee in the Great Falls District Finals
Collects second straight AAU MVP Award as he leads the Northern Virginia Hawks to the national championship
Freshman Season (1986-87)
Grant becomes the first freshman in the history of South Lakes High School to start on the varsity basketball team
Turns heads as he scores 16 points, collects 8 rebounds and blocks 4 shots against Madison High
Receives first of 600 recruiting letters, courtesy of Denny Crum, University of Louisville
Named MVP of the AAU 14-under national tournament in Seattle
High School Career Highs
| Points | 49 |
| Rebounds | 25 |
| Assists | 15 |
| Blocked Shots | 13 |
Triple-Doble ???? No Trouble