PROFESSIONAL CAREER

In 24 games for the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks, averaged 3.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 9.2 minutes played…Converted .464 from the floor, .359 from three-point range and .786 from the foul stripe…2022-23 Season (Chicago): Played in a total of five games for Chicago, scoring a total of five points while shooting .500 from the floor and .333 behind the arc…Totaled three boards…2021-22 Season (Atlanta/Chicago): In three games with Atlanta, averaged 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, .3, assists and 1.3 steals in 15.3 minutes per game…Tallied 17 total points for the Hawks, six boards, and 46 minutes…Shot .625 from the field, .600 behind the arc, and 1.00 from the free throw line…Played in 16 games for Chicago, averaging 3.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, and .4 assists in 166 total minutes played… Shot .432 from the floor, .323 from the three-point line, and .700 from the foul stripe…Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds against the Grizzlies (Jan. 17).

BEFORE NBA

College (Illinois: 2013-17): Played in 137 games (112 starts) in his four-year career at Illinois, averaging 13.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 steals in 28.2 minutes per game…Shot .433 from the field, .351 from three-point range and .795 from the charity stripe…Second player in Illini history with career milestones of 1,800 points and 600 rebounds…Third on UI career scoring list (1,846 points)…Third on UI career free throws made (521) and attempted (655) lists…10th on UI career field goals made list (583)…Ninth on UI career field goal attempts list (1,347)…Seventh on UI career minutes played list (3,864)…Seventh on UI career games played list (137)…10th on UI career starts list (113)…Senior (2016-17): Started all 35 games he played in, averaging 17.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 33.3 minutes per game…Named second-team All-Big Ten (voted by coaches and media)…Tied for eighth nationally with 14 Game MVPs by KenPom…Third in the Big Ten in scoring with an average of 17.2 points…Total of 603 points ranks ninth on UI all-time single-season scoring list…Scored in double figures in 32 of 35 games, with 13 games of 20-plus points and two of 30+ points…Was Illini's leading scorer in 22 games on the season…Scored career-high 40 points vs. Northern Kentucky (Nov. 13), tied for the fifth-best single-game performance in school history…Posted a double-double vs. Northern Kentucky, adding a season-high 12 rebounds to his career-high 40 points…Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 14) following career-best performance vs. Northern Kentucky…Notched 32 points vs. IUPUI (Dec. 6)…Scored 29 points with career-high six 3-pointers in final game vs. Central Florida in NIT Quarterfinal (March 22)…Second on team in rebounding at 5.1 rpg…Shot 78.4 percent from the free throw line (10th in B1G)…Second in Big Ten with 160 made free throws (46th in NCAA)…Third in Big Ten with 204 free throw attempts (55th in NCAA)…Led team in steals, averaging 1.2 spg (9th in B1G)…Led team in total assists with 102…Junior (2015-16): Named second-team All-Big Ten (voted by coaches and media)…One of 10 finalists for Jerry West Award (nation's top shooting guard)…First Illini ever to record 600 points, 200 rebounds and 100 assists in a single season…Only Big Ten player to lead his team in scoring, rebounding and assists on the year…Third in the Big Ten in scoring with an average of 18.1 points, the highest by an Illini since the 2002-03 season…Total of 614 points ranked seventh on UI single-season scoring list…Scored in double figures in 31 of 34 games, with 16 games of 20-plus points and four of 30-plus points…Scored season-high 39 points at Penn State (March 6), the eighth-best single-game performance in school history…Eight games with double-figure rebounds, led by career-high 14 boards in win at Rutgers (Feb. 3)…Shot 82.1 percent from the free throw line (eighth in B1G)…Led Big Ten with 193 made free throws (18th in NCAA)…Free throw totals of 193 made and 235 attempted each rank second on Illini all-time single-season lists…Averaged 3.3 assists (13th in B1G)…Also led team in steals, averaging 1.2 spg…Sophomore (2014-15): Was named honorable mention All…Big Ten selection by league coaches and media…Second on the Illini in scoring at 14.4 ppg (14th in Big Ten)…Averaged 15.1 points in conference games (10th in Big Ten)…Scored in double figures 29 times…Increased scoring by 10 points from 4.4 ppg as a freshman to 14.4 ppg as a sophomore…Ranked ninth in the Big Ten with a .781 free throw percentage…Third on team in rebounding at 4.8 rpg…Posted 20 points vs. No. 7 Villanova (Dec. 9) at Madison Square Garden…Scored 16 points and equaled season high of nine rebounds vs. Kennesaw State (Dec. 27)…Notched a team-high 19 points and seven rebounds at Michigan (Dec. 30)…Posted a season-high 28 points, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, in 39 minutes in win over No. 11 Maryland (Jan. 7)…Notched first game-winning basket as an Illini, making a layup with 4.4 seconds remaining vs. Penn State (Jan. 31) while finishing one shy of his season high with a game-high 27 points…Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (Feb. 2) following performance vs. Penn State…Game-high 22 points with six assists at Alabama in NIT First Round (March 17)...Freshman (2013-14): Played in all 35 games (started last 12), averaging 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds on the season, with those averages increasing to 6.5 points and 2.9 rebounds as a starter…Seven points and six rebounds in Illini debut vs. Alabama State (Nov. 8)…Reached double figures for the first time with 10 points vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 10)…Scored season-high 11 points in first career start in win at Penn State (Feb. 9)…Hit two threes and entered double figures with 10 points and five rebounds in win at No. 18 Michigan State (March 1)…Had eight points in back-to-back Big Ten Tournament games vs. Indiana (March 13) and Michigan (March 14). High School: Consensus national top-75 recruit averaged 25.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks as a senior…Finished third in voting for Illinois Mr. Basketball…First-team All-State by the Associated Press, Champaign News Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association…Second-team All-State by the…Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times…St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year and first-team All-Metro…Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Year…Belleville East’s all-time leading scorer with 2,067 career points…Set school single-season scoring record with 708 points, breaking his own record set as a junior (666 points)…Selected to play in the IBCA All-Star Game, scoring a game-high 23 points for the 3A/4A South squad…Ranked No. 70 on the recruiting services consensus index…Ranked No. 62 nationally by Rivals, No. 66 by ESPN and No. 72 by Scout…Averaged 21.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as a junior…First-team All-State by AP, News-Gazette and IBCA, second-team All-State by Tribune and Sun-Times, first-team All-Metro by Post-Dispatch and Player of the…Year by News-Democrat as a junior…Scored career-high 43 points versus Granite City (Feb. 24, 2012)…High school coach was Abel Schrader…Played for the Southwestern Illinois Jets AAU program, coached by Patrick Smith.

PERSONAL LIFE

Majored in media and cinema studies…Parents are Malcolm and Machanda and Hill…Father played Div. II college basketball at Missouri-St. Louis…Has two younger brothers, Clayton and Anderson, and a younger sister, Paige…Played in The Basketball Tournament 2020 for House of ‘Paign, a team composed of primarily Illinois alumni.

Malcolm Hill