Joseph Thomas Hillman was born on August 12,1966 and is an American former basketball and baseball player.
12 Facts About Joe Hillman
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Joe Hillman was an All-Big Ten Conference player at Indiana University and was a member of their 1987 NCAA championship team.
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Joe Hillman starred at Hoover High School in Glendale, California where as a senior he averaged 41.4 points per game and 26.6 points per game for his three-year high school career.
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Joe Hillman came to Indiana in 1984 as the first player from West of the Mississippi River to be recruited by Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight.
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The Hoosiers won the NCAA title that year, defeating Syracuse in the championship game with Joe Hillman collecting 6 assists, tied for team high.
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Joe Hillman was selected by the Oakland A's in the 25th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the A's, reporting to their A affiliate, the Southern Oregon A's for the 1988 season.
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In that redshirt senior season, Joe Hillman became a key player for the Hoosiers, averaging 12.6 points per game and serving as captain of the eventual Big Ten champions.
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Joe Hillman was named second-team all-conference and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.
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Joe Hillman paused his minor league baseball career to try out for the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz.
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Joe Hillman played for the Jazz in summer league and earned an invitation to Jazz training camp, but ultimately did not make the team.
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Joe Hillman finished out the baseball season with the Modesto A's, but it would prove to be his last.
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Joe Hillman played basketball professionally in Australia and England.