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2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Deric Hill

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 160
  • Position Guard
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Miami Fla.
  • High School South Miami HS

Biography

Sophomore Year (2012-13):
 
- Appeared in 32 games for the Panthers, starting in 15.
- Played in 47th-consecutive game to close out the season.
- Averaged 6.2 points-per-game, 2.4 rebounds-per-game and 3.3 assists-per-game.
- Became the first FIU sophomore to record 100-or-more assists in a season, tallying 105 dimes (seventh-most in school history).
- Shot 37.3 percent (57-of-153) from the floor and 29.6 percent (16-of-54) from 3-point range.
- Converted 75.8 percent (69-of-91) from the free-throw line.
- Ranked No. 9 in the conference in free-throw percentage.
- Recorded 75 steals – third-most in FIU history (single season).
- Ranked No. 17 in the nation in steals-per-game (2.3).
- Ranked No. 6 in assists and No. 2 in steals in the Sun Belt Conference.
- Had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.5.
- Appeared in 20 SBC games, starting in 10.
- Averaged 6.6 points-per-game, 2.3 rebounds-per-game and 2.8 assists-per-game in league action.
- Scored in double-figures six times.
- Notched 5-or-more assists nine times and 3-or-more steals 12 times.
- Earned SBC All-Tournament Team honors, averaging 10.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg while recording 19 assists and 11 steals in the SBC Tournament.
- Scored a career-high 16 points, a team-high six assists and a game-high four steals versus WKU to help lead FIU to its first-ever berth in the SBC Tournament Finals (3/10).
- Registered a team-high six steals and seven assists to go along with 12 points versus UALR (3/9).
- Poured in 12 points with three assists, two steals and one blocked shot versus UALR (2/21).
- Scored a career-high 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting while recording a game-high five steals at North Texas (2/9).
- Recorded a game-high six steals versus ULM (2/2), including the eventual game-clinching takeaway with 10 seconds left in the contest.
- Tied a then-career-high in points (11) at UALR (1/12).
- Scored a then-career-high 11 points at Arkansas State (1/10).
- Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds while tying a season-high in assists (8) versus Bethune-Cookman (1/7).
- Scored seven points to go along with a career-high seven steals and a season-high eight assists versus Florida A&M (1/2).
- Registered a season-high five assists at Coastal Carolina (11/24).
- Set a career mark in steals versus Stephen F. Austin (6) (11/17).
- Scored a career-high nine points at Boston College (11/11), while making second-career start.
 
Freshman Year (2011-12):
 
- Appeared in 23 games, starting in one.
- Played in 15-straight games to close out the season.
- Averaged 1.8 points-per-game and 0.8 rebounds-per-contest.
- Shot 39.1 percent (18-of-46) from the floor and converted 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from the free-throw line.
- Finished No. 3 on the team in assist-per-game (1.4).
- His 33 total assists were the fourth-most on the team.
- Played in 15 games in Sun Belt Conference action.
- Averaged 2.1 points-per-game and 1.1 rebounds-per-game in SBC play.
- Shot 38.2 percent (13-of-34) from the floor versus Sun Belt competition.
- Finished No. 2 on the team in total assists (28) versus league opponents.
- Notched six points, three steals and a career-high nine assists versus South Alabama (2/25).
- Made first-career start, playing 32 minutes at UALR (2/16).
- Scored six points and registered two steals versus North Texas (2/9).
- Recorded career highs in points (7) and rebounds (4), while notching three assists at Louisiana (1/14)/
- Set a career mark in rebounds with four versus Middle Tennessee (1/12).
- Made FIU debut at Virginia Tech (11/15) during the second round of the 2010 Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off.
 
Prep and Personal Data:
 
- A four-year letterwinner in basketball at South Miami High School.
- As a senior, averaged 18 points-per-game, eight assists-per-game and six steals-per-game for the Cobras.
- Named to the Miami Herald First-Team All-Dade County as well as the Orlando Sentinel/SourceHoops' all-state first-team selection at the Class 6A level.
- Was named the basketball team's Most Valuable Player during both his junior and senior years.
- Earned two letters in football as the Cobra's quarterback during his junior and senior seasons.
- Named the school's Athlete of the Year in 2010-11.
- Born on July, 12, 1993 in Miami, Fla.
- Son of Dion Anthony Hill and Melissa McKenzie.
- Related to San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore (cousin), former NFL cornerback Tanard Davis (cousin) and former FIU wide receiver Jason Frierson (cousin).
- Hobbies include playing video games and listening to music.
- Majoring in business.

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Historical Player Information

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    2011-12Freshman

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    5'9" 160 lbs
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    2012-13Sophomore

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    5'9" 160 lbs
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