Solomon Hill Class: Junior Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Fairfax Height / Weight: 6-6 / 226 Position: F Experience: 2L

General: A starter in all 38 games as a sophomore ... Possesses excellent size and the ability to beat defenders off the dribble ... Has great court vision and passing ability, and will turn himself into a force at both ends with improved perimeter shooting and rebounding ... Ranked second on the team in steals in 2010-11 (32) ... Posted 14 games in double figures as a sophomore, nearly double his output as a freshman (8).

Sophomore (2010-11): One of three Cats to start every game (Williams/Jones) ... Averaged 9.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament ... Coach Miller has called Hill UA's most improved player since last year ... Named to iBN Sports Las Vegas Invitational all-tournament team after averaging 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in event's four games ... Collected 10 rebounds (six offensive) and four assists vs. Connecticut on 3/26 in NCAA West Regional Final ... Registered 13 points (5-of-8 FG) and five boards vs. Duke on 3/24 ... Notched career-best totals of seven FGs and 12 FGA en route to 16 points, eight boards and two assists vs. Texas on 3/20 ... Tallied seven points, five boards and three steals vs. Memphis in NCAA Tournament on 3/18 ... Totaled 12 points, three boards and an assist on 3/12 vs. Washington ... Collected three offensive boards and two assists on 3/11 vs. USC ... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds (first game in double figures) to go with nine points and two assists at Pac-10 Tournament vs. Oregon State on 3/10 ... Equaled a career high with six FGs to finish with 14 points and four boards on 3/5 vs. Oregon ... Posted his fifth game in double figures in Pac-10 play with 10 points on 3/3 vs. Oregon State ... Managed just one FG in five attempts at UCLA on 2/26 ... Hit a trey and added a steal on 2/24 at USC ... Tallied eight points, seven boards and three assists on 2/19 vs. Washington, including the decisive bucket with 22 ticks to go ... Finished in double figures for the first time in seven games on 2/17 vs. Washington State after totaling 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting ... Collected six boards on 2/13 at Arizona State ... Grabbed six rebounds and passed out two assists in triple OT win at California on 2/5 ... Posted six points, six boards and two assists on 2/3 at Stanford ... Passed our four assists on 1/29 vs. USC ... Equaled a career-high with two treys to finish with eight points and an assist on 1/27 vs. UCLA ... Collected five points and a steal on 1/22 at Washington State ... Had 12 points at Washington on 1/20 ... Hit 7-of-8 FTs to finish with 11 points and four boards on 1/15 vs. Arizona State ... Tallied nine points and seven rebounds on 1/9 vs. Stanford ... Collected eight points, four rebounds and two assists on 1/6 vs. California ... His five boards on 1/2 at Oregon State was his most in four games ... Posted 11 points and three rebounds at Oregon on 12/30 ... Recorded five points and four rebounds vs. Robert Morris on 12/22 ... Notched a career-high four steals on 12/19 at N.C. State to go with seven points and five rebounds ... Hit a big trey with 1:51 to go on 12/16 vs. Northern Arizona that gave UA a late two-point lead ... Collected three rebounds on 12/11 vs. BYU ... Tallied nine points, four boards, two assists and zero turnovers vs. Cal State Fullerton on 12/8 ... Scored all 10 of his points in the second half vs. Oklahoma on 12/5 ... Collected six points, five boards and three assists on 12/1 at Rice ... Finished with nine points, five boards and four assists vs. Kansas on 11/27 ... Posted his first career 20-point game on the strength of 1-of-12 FTs in 27 minutes vs. Santa Clara on 11/26 ... Grabbed a team-high six boards on 11/23 vs. Bethune-Cookman ... Collected 11 points, four assists and three steals on 11/21 vs. Northern Colorado ... Posted 10 points, five boards and three assists on 11/18 vs. New Mexico State ... Equaled a career high with eight boards to go with 10 points (4-of-7 FG) on 11/14 vs. Idaho State.

Freshman (2009-10): Worked hard to drop about 25 pounds in the preseason ... Had 147 points in his last 26 games (5.7 ppg) after totaling 60 in his first five ... Collected eight points, seven rebounds and two steals on 3/11 vs. UCLA in Pac-10 Tournament ... Finished with 12 points (four in OTs) on 3/6 vs. USC, his first double-figure effort in eight games ... Tallied four points to go with season-high totals of three steals and one block vs. UCLA on 3/4 ... Hit 4-of-6 FGs to go with seven boards on 2/27 at Stanford ... Moved back into the starting lineup for the first time since Jan. 14 and responded with five points, four assists and a block on 2/25 at California ... Collected four points and an assist on 2/21 vs. Arizona State ... Held scoreless for the first time in nine games on 2/13 vs. Oregon State ... Registered eight points, four boards and two assists on 2/11 vs. Oregon ... Hit all three FTs and grabbed four boards on 2/6 at Washington State ... Posted 12 points - his first double-figure effort since Dec. 28 - to go with seven rebounds and three assists at Washington on 2/4 ... Collected two boards vs. California on 1/31 ... Grabbed a UA season-high five offensive rebounds vs. Stanford on 1/28 ... Collected his third trey of the season to go with four assists and a block on 1/23 at Arizona State ... Two of five boards at Oregon on 1/16 were offensive ... Grabbed six boards on 1/14 at Oregon State ... Limited to three rebounds and three assists on 1/10 vs. Washington due to foul trouble ... His tip-in with 13 seconds to go tied the Washington State game on 1/8 ... Posted six points, five assists, three assists and a pair of steals on 1/2 at UCLA ... Had six rebounds and a season high three trey attempts on 12/31 at USC ... Collected his first career trey and block to go with 13 points on 12/28 vs. BYU ... Hit 4-of-7 FGs to finish with 11 points and two steals on 12/23 vs. North Carolina State ... Collected a season-high five assists to go with seven boards on 12/21 vs. Lipscomb ... Played 33 minutes at San Diego State on 12/12 ... Hit 6-of-8 FGs en route to 14 points and six boards on 12/9 vs. Louisiana Tech ... Recorded five points and three rebounds on 12/6 at Oklahoma ... Held scoreless for the first time in his career (0-5 FG), but grabbed seven boards on 12/2 vs. UNLV ... Finished in double-figures in his first two college games ... Hit 9-of-9 FTs to finish with a team-high 17 points vs, Vanderbilt on 11/25 ... Posted six rebounds and two assists on 11/24 vs. Colorado ... Tallied seven points, seven boards and two steals vs. Wisconsin on 11/23 ... Hit 6-of-11 FG en route to 12 points and two assists on 11/19 vs. Rice ... Equaled the ninth-highest freshman debut in school history with 17 points to go with eight rebounds and two assists on 11/15 vs. Northern Arizona.

High School: Hill was tabbed a four-star recruit by espn.com with a grade of 92 ... Averaged 10.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a junior and competed in the LeBron James Skills Academy in 2008 ... A two-time Los Angeles all-City selection and a third-team all-state pick in 2009 ... Follows other notable Los Angeles City Section to play for Arizona: Anthony Cook, 1985-89; Chris Mills, 1990-93; Gilbert Arenas, 1999-2001; and Hassan Adams, 2002-06. Ranked as the No. 28 overall prospect in the country and the No. 3 small forward by rivals.com ... Averaged 16.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a senior ... His Fairfax team, coached by Harvey Kitani, finished the season ranked 24th nationally and fourth in California.

Solomon Hill's Honors

2010-11
iBN Sports Las Vegas Invitational all-tournament team

Solomon Hill's Career Highs

Points	   20, vs. Santa Clara, 11/26/2010
Rebounds   11, vs. Oregon State, 3/10/2011
FG	    7, vs. Texas, 3/20/2011
FGA	   12, vs. Texas, 3/20/2011
3PT	    2, four times, last, vs. Washington State, 2/17/2011
3ATT	    3, six times, last, vs. Oregon State, 3/10/2011
FT	   10, vs. Santa Clara, 11/26/2010
FTA	   12, vs. Santa Clara, 11/26/2010
AST	    5, vs. Lipscomb, 12/21/2009
STL	    4, at North Carolina State, 12/19/2010
BLK	    1, 11 times, vs. Duke, 3/24/2011
MIN	   43, vs. USC, 3/6/2010

Solomon Hill's Career Statistics

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2009-10   31-21   785/25.3   74-151  .490    4-18   .222   55-78   .705  48-88   136  4.4  86-4   52  63   4  19  207/6.7
2010-11   38-38   957/25.2  104-214  .486   17-48   .354   78-100  .780  65-114  179  4.7  86-2   66  64   7  32  303/8.0
TOTAL     69-59  1742/25.2  178-365  .488   21-66   .318  133-178  .747 113-202  315  4.6 172-6  118 127  11  51  510/7.4