Otis Hill (born 31 March 1974) is a former American professional basketball player. He played as a power forward. He graduated from Pleasantville High School in New York State,[1] played basketball there and won many awards. At Pleasantville High School, Otis was also a standout in football and a member of the 1991 undefeated season when the team was ranked #1 in the state. Otis went on to play at Syracuse University,[2] and professionally [3] in Belgium, Spain (LEB), Italy, Israel, Poland, and for BC Odesa in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, before retiring in 2009 .[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 31, 1974 White Plains, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pleasantville (New York) |
| College | Syracuse (1993–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2009 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1997 | Portland Wave |
| 1997–1998 | Meysu Spor |
| 1998–1999 | Connecticut Pride |
| 1999 | Atlantic City Seagulls |
| 1999 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 1999–2000 | Connecticut Pride |
| 2000 | Atlantic City Seagulls |
| 2000 | Los Prados Santo Domingo |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs |
| 2000–2001 | Racing Antwerpen |
| 2001 | Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs |
| 2001–2002 | Orlandina Basket |
| 2002–2004 | Basket Zaragoza |
| 2004–2005 | Polonia Warszawa |
| 2005–2006 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2006 | Split |
| 2006–2007 | Anwil Włocławek |
| 2007–2008 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2008–2009 | Odesa |
| 2009 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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References
edit- ^ "Happy Birthday to Pleasantville's Otis Hill". 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Otis Hill". www.orangehoops.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Former Syracuse center Otis Hill ponders pro retirement". syracuse. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Doudiz.com - Sport - Basketball" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
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