Darryl Hill (basketball player)
Encyclopedia
Daryll Hill is a former basketball
player from Queens
, New York
.
He played at Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens
. He went on to play basketball at St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens
. At St. John's he led the Big East in scoring for one season. He was known as "Showtime Hill" due to his flashy moves while also playing at the Rucker Park
streetball
tournament.
He had a tryout with the New York Knicks
, but has never played in the NBA. He played with the Albany Patroons
during the 2008-2009 CBA
season. He played 10 games with the Patroons averaging 2.5 assists per game and 5.9 points per game.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player from Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
He played at Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens
Bayside, Queens
Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping...
. He went on to play basketball at St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
. At St. John's he led the Big East in scoring for one season. He was known as "Showtime Hill" due to his flashy moves while also playing at the Rucker Park
Rucker Park
Rucker Park is a basketball court in the Harlem neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located at 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard across the street from the former Polo Grounds site...
streetball
Streetball
Streetball or street basketball is a variation of the sport of basketball, typically played on outdoor courts and featuring significantly less by way of formal structure and enforcement of the game's rules...
tournament.
He had a tryout with the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, but has never played in the NBA. He played with the Albany Patroons
Albany Patroons
The Albany Patroons were a professional basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association ....
during the 2008-2009 CBA
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
season. He played 10 games with the Patroons averaging 2.5 assists per game and 5.9 points per game.