Herbert Hill: NBA Draft Profile
May 15th, 2007
by Jeff Fox
NBA Draft: Herbert Hill
College: Providence
Class: Senior
Stats: ESPN.com
Position: PF/C
Height: 6’10”
Weight: 240lbs
Accolades: First Team All-Big East (07), Big East Most Improved Player (07), CHN Most Improved Player (07), CHN All Improved Team (07).
Scouting Report: A late developer who exploded onto the scene in his senior year.
Strengths: Extremely hard worker with a good attitude. Capable low post scorer with a good hook shot. Good coordination and athleticism for his size. Good NBA size. Great shotblocker. Great rebounder, especially on the offensive end. Was one of the top players in one of the countries top conferences, the Big East, his senior season.
Weaknesses: A year older than other seniors – spent five years at Providence. Didn’t play significant minutes until his senior year. Turns over the ball too much for a post player. Mediocre free throw shooter. Can be foul prone. Still very inexperienced.
Projected 2007 Draft Range: Early second round pick.
Consensus: If Hill continues to improve as significantly as he did in college he will have a long NBA career. As it stands now his game and body still need work and he needs to gain more experience. However, with his reported strong work ethic and good size the chances of him becoming a solid NBA pro are good.
Current NBA Mock Draft Position
CHN's Six-Star Ranking System
= Superstar/All-NBA Potential
= Potential NBA All-Star
= Consistent NBA Starter
= 6th Man/Fringe Starter
= Career Reserve
= Fringe NBA
Player/12th Man
0 stars = Life in the Minor Leagues
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Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, his work has also appeared in Dime magazine, Inside Sport magazine in Australia, and he is a writer/editor for Canada’s top independent hoops site, Hooplife.ca. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his infant son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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