Hill Added to Men’s Basketball Roster – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Point guard gives Matta depth alongside Butler
COLUMBUS, Ohio – P.J. Hill, a junior college transfer from Minneapolis, was added to the Ohio State men’s basketball roster for the 2007-08 season, Thad Matta, head coach of the Buckeyes, announced Tuesday.
Hill joined the Buckeyes during the summer and will have three years of eligibility in Columbus. He played for one season at Midland (Texas) College, the 2007 National Junior College Athletics Association National Champions.
Hill (6-1, 165) was a point guard for the 29-8 Midland squad that won the NJCAA title for the first time since 1982 when Spud Webb played for the Chaparrals. Hill averaged 6.5 points and nearly three assist a game a season ago.
A 2006 graduate of Minneapolis North High School, Hill was a four-year starter at point guard. He was a three-time all-city team honoree and made the all Minneapolis Conference team three times. A three-year basketball captain, Hill also was an all-conference track and soccer athlete as well.
Matta said Hill gives the Buckeyes some breathing room in the backcourt.
“P.J. is a proven winner,” Matta said. “He gives us depth and experience. His ability to run the floor, handle the ball and provide quickness will be an asset.”
Hill, who will wear No. 4 at Ohio State, gives the Buckeyes depth at the point guard position. Jamar Butler, a senior from Lima, Ohio, returns as the only experienced point guard on the roster. He led the Buckeyes to the Big Ten title as a sophomore in 2005-06 and teamed with Mike Conley Jr. a season ago when Ohio State again won the league championship and advanced to the NCAA national championship game.
Conley was the No. 4 pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2007 NBA Draft.
