Tayler Hill ( born Tayler Hill ; born October 23, 1990 , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA ) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Wings team at the Women's National Basketball Association . Was selected in the 2013 draft VNBA draft in the first round under the overall fourth number by the Washington Mystics team. Plays the defender position.
| Tayler hill | |
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| Tayler hill | |
| Dallas Wings - No. 2 | |
| Position | Defender |
| Growth | 175 cm |
| Weight | 66 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | October 23, 1990 (28 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Minneapolis , Minnesota |
| School | South (Minneapolis) |
| College | Ohio State (2009—2013) |
| VNBA draft | 4th, 2013 , Washington Mystics |
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Early years
Tayler was born into the family of Paul and Monique Hill. She has six brothers and sisters: Tanisha, Paul Jr., Morgan, Jade, Angel and Malaki [1] . From an early age, Hill was engaged in basketball under the guidance of his father, who successfully coached several teams of the Amateur Sports Union, for which his daughter played [2] . Tayler's older brother, Paul Jr., also played basketball and defended for the Ohio State University team. Basketball was also played by her older sister, Tanisha Scott, who played for the team of the University of Minnesota in Duluth and became a basketball coach [3] . Cousin Tayler, Devon George , played in the NBA and three times became the champion of the Los Angeles Lakers [1] . In addition to basketball, Hill was involved in childhood and football [4] .
Hill began playing for the South Minneapolis High School basketball team when she was in eighth grade. Despite her young age, in her first season she had the best performance in the state, gaining an average of 22.5 points per game, and became the first eight-grader in Minnesota history to be included in the first symbolic state team. In total, during her appearances for the school team, Hill played four times in state championships, and in 2009, as her captain, she led her team to victory in this tournament. In the same year, Tyler participated in a McDonald's all-star school basketball game. She completed her last season in the school team with 31.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.7 interceptions and 2.3 assists per game, and the total number of points scored (3888) for all five years in the team is a record for all Minnesota high school basketball players. After high school, Hill, taking the 12th place in the ranking of the best players among graduates according to the ESPN , had sports scholarships from universities in Ohio, Minnesota , Duke , Marquette and Texas [4] .
Ohio State University
In 2009, Hill entered Ohio State University , and her main specialties were personality development and family psychology. Throughout all four years of study at the university, she played for the university basketball team “Bakize” in the starting five. For three consecutive seasons, Hill was part of the symbolic national team of defending players of the Big Ten conference , twice - in the first national team of the conference, twice became the leader of the conference by points. Having scored 2015 points for her student career, Hill took fourth place in this indicator among all the players who played for the university team [4] .
Women's NBA
In the 2013 NBA Women's Draft, Hill was selected under number four by the Washington Mystics Club [5] . She began her debut season in professional basketball as a starting five player, but after seven games she was transferred to the reserve. Hill finished the 2013 season with an average score of 6.5 points per game. Tayler missed almost the entire next season due to pregnancy, returning only for the last five matches. By the 2015 season, she fully recovered after giving birth and played 32 games, gaining an average of 7.5 points. Significant progress in the game Hill occurred in the 2016 season, when coach Mike Tibolt entrusted her with a place in the starting five of the Mystics. Her performance in all respects has grown significantly, in terms of points (15.4 per game), she became the leader in the team [6] and claimed the title of the most progressive player in the female NBA. In early 2017, Hill signed a new four-year contract at Mystics. [7] In the 2017 season, Tyler continued to play in the starting five, but Elena Delle Donne, who joined the team, lost the role of the main set of points. In July of the same year, Hill suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was out of action before the end of the season [8] . After returning to the 2018 season, Hill became a substitute, losing his place in the starting five to young Ariel Atkins [9] .
On July 23, 2018, Hill joined the Dallas Wings team as a result of an exchange for Air Powers with an additional exchange of rights for the 2019 draft. Wings President noted that the acquisition of Hill will help his team get into the playoffs and fight for victory in the championship [10] . In the new team, Tayler did not become the main player, but got more time on the court. “Wings” reached the playoffs, but lost in the first round, “ Phoenix ” [11] . Hill did not participate in this game due to an ankle injury [12] . Her previous team reached the finals in the season of 2018, where they lost to Seattle [13] .
Performances Abroad
In August 2013, Hill signed a contract with the Israeli club Elektra from Ramat Hasharon [14] . Initially, she was supposed to play for the club during the entire offseason of 2013-2014, but already in early November she left the team due to pregnancy, having played only one match [15] .
In the off-season of the women's NBA 2016-2017, Hill played for the Israeli club “Herzliya Bnot” [16] .
Personal life
Tyler is actually married to basketball player Dave Lighty, who also studied at Ohio State University, and after that he began to play professionally for European clubs. In early December 2013, Hill announced her pregnancy [17] . June 18, 2014 she had a son - Maurice David Lighty [18] .
Statistics
| Season | Team | AND | IP | MIN | PP% | 3O% | Bb% | PDB | PRD | PRX | BL | PF | PTR | Point |
| 2013 | Washington | 34 | 7 | 17.4 | 32.8 | 33.3 | 84.3 | 1.7 | 1,5 | 0.6 | 0,0 | 0.9 | 1,1 | 6.5 |
| 2014 | Washington | five | 0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 100 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 |
| 2015 | Washington | 32 | 0 | 17.0 | 34.8 | 31.9 | 72.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | Washington | 32 | 32 | 29.3 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 82.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1,0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1,2 | 15.4 |
| 2017 | Washington | 18 | sixteen | 25.6 | 36.1 | 30.3 | 93.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0,0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 2018 | Washington | 13 | 0 | 9.0 | 28,2 | 28.6 | 91.7 | 0.6 | 1,0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 7 | one | 16.9 | 28.9 | 29.2 | 100 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5,0 |
| Total | 141 | 56 | 19.9 | 33.9 | 32,5 | 84.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1,2 | 1,1 | 9.0 | |
| Season | Team | AND | IP | MIN | PP% | 3O% | Bb% | PDB | PRD | PRX | BL | PF | PTR | Point |
| 2013 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 18.2 | 36.8 | 33.3 | 50,0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1,0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 2014 | Washington | one | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1,0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 26,4 | 43.5 | 46.2 | 83.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2,3 | 1,0 | 12.0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 19.7 | 38.6 | 38.5 | 78.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 7.9 | |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Tayler Hill Biography . Ohio State University (August 14, 2009). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Mullen, Mike. Paul Hill, father of college basketball star Tayler Hill, charged in attempted shooting . City Pages (October 20, 2011). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Fisher, Maggie. Former South star Tayler Hill's legacy lives on The Southerner (December 20, 2013). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Tayler Hill Bio (inaccessible link) . The Ohio State University. Date of treatment November 2, 2017. Archived December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Griner, Delle Donne, Diggins go 1-2-3 . ESPN (May 16, 2013). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ About Tayler Hill . WNBA Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Tayler Hill Re-Signs with Washington . WNBA (February 6, 2017). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Wallace, Ava. Mystics' second-leading scorer Tayler Hill out for the season with torn ACL . The Washington Post (16 July 2017). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Lee, Albert. Skylar Diggins-Smith's pregnancy means more offseason questions for the Wings . SB Nation (October 26, 2018). Date of treatment March 8, 2019.
- ↑ Mystics Trade Tayler Hill To Wings For Aerial Powers . WNBA (23 July 2018). Date of treatment August 17, 2018.
- ↑ Mercury hit 13 3s, advance past Wings in WNBA playoffs . ESPN (August 22, 2018). Date of treatment March 8, 2019.
- ↑ Lopez, Selby. Wings draw Phoenix Mercury in first round of WNBA playoffs . SportsDay (August 19, 2018). Date of treatment March 8, 2019.
- ↑ Maloney, Jack. WNBA Finals 2018: Seattle Storm sweep Washington Mystics to win third title . CBS (10 September 2018). Date of treatment March 8, 2019.
- ↑ AS Ramat Hasharon Electra announced American guard Tayler Hill . Eurobasket.com (August 25, 2013). Date of treatment March 8, 2019.
- ↑ Tayler Hill leaves Ramat Hasharon . Eurobasket.com (November 2, 2013). Date of treatment March 8, 2019.
- ↑ 2016-2017 WNBA Overseas Signings . Women's Basketball 24.7 (22 August 2016). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.
- ↑ Mystics G Tayler Hill pregnant with 1st child . ESPN (December 6, 2013). Date of treatment March 8, 2019.
- ↑ Lee, Albert. Tayler Hill and David Lighty are having a baby boy . SBNation.com (June 18, 2014). Date of treatment November 2, 2017.