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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Nevada

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Jalen Hill

Guard/forward
CLARK HS
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

17.5

Points per game

5.3

Rebounds per game

1.2

Steals per game

56.5

Field goal percentage
“Jalen Hill might be the best on-ball defender I’ve ever seen. He’s also an excellent passer, he can finish with both hands and he’s a high-percentage 3-point shooter. He’s got an elite-level, old school post-up game that you can’t stop and his IQ is off the charts. He’s the real deal.”
Paul DeSantis
Head Coach Head coach at Foothill High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-7, 220-pound senior guard and forward led the Chargers to a 25-6 record and the Class 4A state final this past season. Hill averaged 17.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting 56.5 percent from the field. The Southwest League Most Valuable Player, he is a  First Team All-State selection and a three-time First Team All-League performer.

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Academic Achievement

Hill has maintained a 3.63 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Oklahoma this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Hill has served as a youth basketball coach and has volunteered locally providing support for children with cancer.