May 4, 2009

TCU head men's basketball coach Jim Christian announced on Monday that Midland College standout Greg Hill (Gary, Ind. | Midland College) has signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Horned Frogs for the upcoming 2009-10 season.

"Greg brings us immediate experience, explosive scoring and size at the shooting guard position," said Christian. "We targeted and signed another hard worker that comes from a winning program. We are extremely pleased to have signed a player from one of the most powerful junior colleges in the State of Texas as well as in the nation."

"I'm excited about coming to TCU. The coaches made me feel really comfortable and made me feel like this was the place that I should be. Everyone from Coach Christian down to the players made me feel that they really wanted me here, which was a great feeling," said Hill.

The 6-2 shooting guard is coming off an impressive sophomore campaign where he led the Chaparrals to a 33-4 overall record and a berth in the NJCAA National Championship Game. In a 67-60 setback to Salt Lake Community College in the gold medal contest, Hill finished with a game-high 25 points with six three-pointers, which tied the record for most three-point field goals made in a championship game.

Hill was selected as a first team All-Region V as well as first team All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference award winner after averaging 15.5 points per game, which ranked sixth in the Region V standings. The newly-signed Frog led all players in Region V with 84 three-point field goals as well as 257 three-point field goal attempts during the 2008-09 campaign.

In his final season with the Chaps, Hill finished second in Region V in three-point field goals made per game (2.27 3FGM-G), ninth in free throw percentage (74.2% | 138-of-186), 11th in steals per game (1.78 S-G) and 16th in assists per game (2.14 A-G). The 6-2 shooting guard recorded several 20-plus scoring performances during his sophomore campaign, including 26 points in a 71-61 victory over Western Texas College and 23 points in a victory over South Plains College to claim the Region V Championship.

In his two seasons with the Chaps, Hill guided his junior college program to a 61-8 overall record and a 27-5 mark in Western Junior College Athletic Conference action. During his tenure with the Chaps, Midland was consistently ranked in the top-10 in the NJCAA ranks, including a final standing of sixth in the country during the 2008-09 campaign.

As a newcomer, Hill guided Midland to a 28-4 overall record and a 13-3 mark in Western Junior College Athletic Conference competition during the 2007-08 campaign. That season, Hill averaged 13.0 points per game, which ranked second on the team, to go along with a team-high 73.0 percent (80-of-109) from the charity stripe.

Hill concluded his freshman season ranked 12th in the country in three-point field goals made per game (2.0 3FGM-G) as well as 16th among all Region V players in free throw percentage. That season, Midland finished as co-champions of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference and a Region V semi-finalist. Hill earned honorable mention All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference accolades while the Chaps finished the season ranked seventh in the country.

Hill already has ties with the TCU men's basketball program as he was a former teammate of freshman Ronnie Moss (Fort Worth, Texas | Christian Life Academy) at Bridgton Academy during the 2006-07 season. That season, Hill averaged 21.0 points per game and was part of a Bridgton Academy program that captured the Northeastern Prep School Championship.

"It's great to already know and played with someone on the team in Tuffy. He's a great player, and it's going to be fun playing with him once again," said Hill.

Coming out of his prep program, Hill was rated as a nationally-recognized shooting guard by Rivals.com after having tremendous success at the National Prep Showcase with SYF Players AAU Team. A native of Gary, Ind., Hill finished with a team-high scoring average of 17.0 points per game for Merrillville High School.

Hill is the second player to sign with the Frogs during the spring period and the third player to ink a National Letter of Intent with the Purple and White for the upcoming 2009-10 campaign. Hill joins Xavier Roberson (Houston, Texas | Mississippi Elite Christian Academy) and Garlon Green (Missouri City, Texas | Hightower H.S.) as the newest members of the TCU men's basketball program.

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