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San Antonio Bound!
Spurs' Popovich promises that Hill will make the Spurs better next season as an IMPACT player
Thursday, June 26, 2008
George Hill became the first IUPUI Jaguars basketball player ever drafted by the NBA Thursday when he was picked in the first round by the San Antonio Spurs.
Hill, the 2008 Summit League Player of the Year, made his mark during Jaguar career, leading IUPUI to a school-record 26 wins in his final season, an overall 63-33 record in his 96 career games and a 37-14 in league contests in which he played. And he helped make The Jungle a tough place for IUPUI foes; in the 40 games he played on his home court, the Jags roared to an overpowering 35-5 record.
The Indianapolis native, who led Indiana high school basketball players in scoring as a senior at Broad Ripple High School, was one of a the growing number of Indiana All-Stars to make IUPUI their college basketball program of choice.
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Pro Career Headlines
Spurs Introduce 2008 Draft Picks [George Hill] - NBA.com 
New Spurs want to work hard, make the team - San Antonio Express News
Hill a prototypical Spur: College coach recounts examples of toughness, talent, loyalty, desire - San Antonio Express News
NBA Draft Live (Recorded): Spurs Pick George Hill - ESPN
Eyewitness News Nightbeat (June 26, 2008) - WTHR
Mike Monroe's Instant Analysis - San Antonio Express News
Spurs Select Hill & Gist In NBA Draft Includes Audio Phone Interview with Hill - San Antonio Spurs
Spurs go off the radar with Hill - San Antonio Express-News
Broad Ripple's Hill realizes dream as a 1st-round pick - Indianapolis Star
HILL PICKED 26TH OVERALL BY THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS - IUPUI Athletics
One Hill of a career
Awards while a Jag
2007-08
Summit League Player of the Year (article)
Summit League all-conference first team
Associated Press honorable mention All-American (article)
Second Team Mid-Major All-America (article)
2005-06
Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League all-conference first team
2004-05
Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League All-Newcomer Team
Stats as a Jaguar
| Career points | 1,619 |
|---|---|
| Career scoring average | 17.0 |
| Career rebounds | 547 |
| Career rebounds average | 5.76 |
| Career assists | 317 |
| Career steals | 155 |
| Career field goal attempts | 1,033 |
| Career field goals made | 536 |
| Career field goal percent | 52.9 |
| Career 3-point field goal attempts | 223 |
| Career 3-point field goals made | 90 |
| Career 3-point field goal percent | 40.4 |
| Career free throw attempts | 582 |
| Career free throws made | 457 |
| Career games played | 95 |
| Career starts | 87 |
| Season points | 688 |
| 07-08 Season scoring average | 21.5 |
| 07-08 Season assists | 137 |
| 07-08 Season assist average | 4.28 |
| 05-06 Season free throws made | 182 |
| 07-08 Season assists | 137 |
