Jordan Hill (basketball)
Hill with the Lakers in January 2013
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| No. 27 – Minnesota Timberwolves | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 27, 1987 Newberry, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
North Springs (Atlanta, Georgia) The Patterson School (Patterson, North Carolina) |
| College | Arizona (2006–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | New York Knicks |
| 2010–2012 | Houston Rockets |
| 2012–2015 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2015–2016 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2016–present | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jordan Craig Hill (born July 27, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hill played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats before he was drafted eighth overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He was traded in the middle of his rookie season to the Houston Rockets, and was again involved in a midseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011–12. In 2015, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, but departed after just one season, signing with the Timberwolves in 2016.
Jordan Hill was born in Newberry, South Carolina. After Hill's mother died of breast cancer when Hill was three, Hill was raised by his father and grandmother and later older brother and older sister. His cousin, Trevor Booker, introduced him to basketball. Booker, who is four months younger than Hill, also became a player in the NBA. Hill attended North Springs High School in Atlanta, and the parents of a classmate became Hill's legal guardians. After graduating from North Springs in 2005, Hill spent a year at a prep school in Patterson, North Carolina, The Patterson School. As a junior in high school, Hill was ineligible to play on the school basketball team, so he showcased his skills to potential college coaches through an AAU club based in Smyrna, Georgia.
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