Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: E.C. Hill

Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: E.C. Hill

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Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: E.C. Hill

 

E.C. HILL
Northern Illinois University
Women's Basketball
Years: 1992-94

BIO

 

First team United States Basketball Writers' Association All-America during the 1993-94 season and an Honorable Mention honoree by the USBWA in 1992-93 … Was the initial first team All-America selection in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference (now Summit League) … Named Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year in 1993-94 and first team all-conference in 1992-93 … Two-time conference all-tournament team selection … Led the league and ranked 16th in the nation in scoring in 1993-94 (21.97 ppg), while leading NIU to its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Currently ranks second in league history for career points per game (19.85) and third for single season points scored (659), both set during the 1993-94 season … Her performance in 1993-94 ranks fifth on the league's single-season list for points per game (21.97), third in field goals attempted (538) and free throws made (161) and fourth for free throws attempted (205) … Following her career at NIU, she played in the American Basketball League for the New England Blizzard and Chicago Condors, before competing in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury, Charlotte Sting, Los Angeles Sparks and Orlando Miracle … Inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame and Illinois Basketball Coaches' Association Hall of Fame … After playing professionally, spent six seasons as the assistant coach at her alma mater and is currently in her first season as an assistant at the University of Arizona.


HIGHLIGHTS

-Two-time USBWA All-American, earning first team honors in 1993-94
-League's initial first team All-America honoree
-Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year (1993-94)
-Two-time conference all-tournament team selection
-League scoring champion and ranked 16th nationally in 1993-94 (21.97 ppg)
-Led NIU to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances
-Second in league history for career points per game (19.85)
-Third in Summit League history for single-season points scored (659) in 1993-94
-Played professionally in the ABL and WNBA
-Inducted into the NIU Athletics and Illinois Basketball Coaches' Association Halls of Fame
-Seven-year assistant coach and presently in first season at Arizona


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