Chris Hill (basketball)

Christopher Joseph Vogel Hill (born February 21, 1983)[2] is an American former professional basketball player.

[8] Hill joined a signing class with Kelvin Torbert (the nation's number 2 prospect) and Alan Anderson.

[9] Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo described Hill as the school's first pure shooter since Shawn Respert had graduated in 1995.

[14][15] A month later on February 23, he set the past Big Ten Conference record for single-game three point shots made (10).

[20] At the time of his 2004 recognition, he was the only two-time Academic All-America honoree in Michigan State basketball history.

[26][27] Hill served as captain for the 2004–05 Spartans who reached the final four of the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost on April 2 to the eventual champions, North Carolina.

[30] He then played for Stade Clermontois BA of the French Pro A in 2006–07,[30] and Bandırma Banvit of Turkish Basketball League for the following year.

[32] Hill returned to the Pro A in 2012–13 to play for Orléans Loiret, but having rejoined the team for the 2013–14 season, he was limited to only three games.

[30] After his basketball career ended, Hill, who majored in finance, joined United Wholesale Mortgage to work in secondary marketing for Mat Ishbia who overlapped with him at Michigan State.