Thomas Hill is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

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 player.

A 6'5" guard, Hill played at Duke University

Duke University

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 from 1990 to 1993, winning two NCAA Championships

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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 (1991

1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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 and 1992

1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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). His teammates at Duke included Grant Hill

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 (no relation), Christian Laettner

Christian Laettner

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, and Bobby Hurley

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. Thomas Hill received Third Team All-ACC

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 honors in 1991,1992, 1993 and was a team captain during his senior season.

He played in 141 career games for Duke, 6th on their all-time list as of March 28, 2010; directly behind Jon Scheyer

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, and tied with Brian Davis

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After graduating, Hill was selected by the Indiana Pacers

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 in the 2nd round (#39 pick overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft

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. He never played in the NBA, but he did play in the Australia

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n National Basketball League

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 for the Perth Wildcats

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Hill's father is Olympic bronze medalist hurdler Thomas Hill

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Hill is perhaps best remembered for his emotional reaction after his Duke teammate Christian Laettner hit a last second shot to defeat Kentucky in the elite eight of the 1992 NCAA Tournament. After Laettner hit the shot, a CBS camera panned to Hill who appeared to be crying with his hands on top of his head.