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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Justice Hill
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Little Rock, Ark.
- High School:
- Little Rock Christian HS
- Prev School:
- Salt Lake Community College
Bio
2021-22
2020-21
Before MSU
Personal
- Became one of the most improved players in all of NCAA D-I in his second season with the Racers.
- Named to the All-OVC First Team and to the NABC All-District 18.
- Started all 34 games and had per game averages of 13.4ppg (8th in OVC), 2.2rpg.
- Was third in the OVC (32nd NCAA) with 173 assists (5.1apg). His assist total is sixth all-time at MSU for a single season.
- Was 17th in NCAA in assist to turnover ratio at 2.66.
- Had one of the top single-game performances in school history at Belmont (1-15-22) when he scored 36 points on 10-of-19 from the field, including 8-of-11 from the 3-point line and the free throw line. It was the third highest scoring game in the OVC for 2021-22. He added three assists and two rebounds.
- His 36 points made him the 35th player in MSU history to score 36 or more points in a game.
- His game at Belmont started with amazing first half of 6-of-6 from the 3-point line with 25 points.
- His effort at Belmont earned him OVC Player of the Week honors.
- https://goracers.com/news/2022/1/15/mens-basketball-hill-brings-the-juice-as-racers-knock-off-belmont.aspx
- Had 25 games of double-digit scoring and five of 20 or more points.
- Scored 25 points vs SEMO (12-30-21) on 6-of-10 from the 3-point line.
- In MSU’s win (12-10-21) at Memphis, hit for 20 points on 5-of-6 from the 3-point line with three rebounds and six assists.
- Made the OVC All-Tournament Team and tournament MVP after scoring 21 points on 8-of-19 shooting.
- Had a season-high 10 assists vs Tennessee Tech (1-27-22) and made it a double-double with 20 points.
- In the Racers’ NCAA Tournament win over San Francisco (3-19-22) he scored 19 points on 5-of-9 from the 3-point line to go with four assists.
- https://goracers.com/news/2022/3/5/mens-basketball-racers-win-18th-ovc-tournament-title.aspx
- In two seasons at Murray State, scored 603 points with a scoring average of 10.1ppg.
- Totaled 266 assists which ranks fifth all-time at MSU for two-year players and 18th all-time.
- His 603 points is 27th all-time among MSU two-year scorers.
- In 60 career games, he was a .411 shooter from the field (219-of-533), .346 from the 3-point line (85-of-246) and .721 from the free throw line (80-of-111).
2020-21
- The 2020-21 season was shortened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Saw action in all 26 games and started the first 10 games of the season.
- Averaged 21.8 minutes on the floor per game with 5.7 points per game , 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds.
- Scored in double-figures three times with a 15 point game vs Illinois State (Dec. 5), 17 points vs Austin Peay (Dec. 21) and 14 points vs SIUE (Feb. 20).
- His 93 assists was second on the team.
- He had career-high 11 assists (11-29-20) vs Greenville, had a career-high in the same game of 10 rebounds. He was only three points shy of a triple-double in a wild season-opener against the running offense of Greenville as the Racers set numerous team records in the 173-95 on 11-29-20
- https://goracers.com/news/2020/11/29/mens-basketball-racers-season-opener-over-greenville.aspx
Before MSU
- Joined the Racers from Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Out of Little Rock, Arkansas, he became a NJCAA First Team All-America following the 2019-20 season and was named the Region 18 Player-of-the-Year.
- Helped the Salt Lake Bruins to the Scenic West Athletic Conference championship with a 29-4 record.
- Averaged 13.9 points per game with 4.3 assists per game.
- Led the team with 142 assists and made 40 steals.
- In back-to-back games, he scored 25 points against Northwestern JC and followed with 28 points against Western Wyoming.
- Had two double-doubles with 20 points and 11 assists against Pensacola and 14 points and 10 assists against Tohono O'odham.
- Was a star multi-sport athlete in football, basketball and track & field at Little Rock Christian.
- In football in 2018, was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Arkansas after passing for 3,084 yards and 37 touchdowns against just four interceptions.
- Led Little Rock Christian to the school's first state football title.
- Also finished second in the 2018 Arkansas State 5A meet in the high jump (6 feet, 2 inches) and was fifth at state in the long jump (21 feet, 1.75 inches).
- His father, Fitz, was football recruiting coordinator from 1998-2000 Arkansas and head coach at San Jose State in 2001-04.
Personal
- Born May 14, 2000, son of Fitz and Cynthia Hill.
- Siblings: Destiny and Faith.
- Undecided on a major.
Conlee Crossno Bye Week Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
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