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Illinois guard Malcolm Hill (Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville East H.S.) put up big numbers and compiled an impressive list of accomplishments during his junior season with the Fighting Illini.
2015-16 Accolades
- USBWA first-team All-District V
- NABC second-team All-District 7
- Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches and media)
- One of 10 finalists for Jerry West Award (nation's top shooting guard)
- Career-high 39 points at Penn State (3/6), seventh-best in Illini history
- 18.1 ppg is highest by an Illini since Brian Cook averaged 20.0 ppg in 2002-03
- First Illini player to record 600 points, 200 rebounds and 100 assists in a season
- Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 21)
- Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 27-28)
2015-16 Big Ten Ranks
- Third in in scoring (18.1 ppg)
- Ninth in rebounding (6.6 rpg)
- Fifth in defensive rebounds (5.3
- Eighth in free throw percentage (.821)
- Second in free throw attempts (235)
- 13th in assists (3.3 apg) – Entered year with 1.0 career average
- Fifth in league in minutes played at 35.1 mpg
Illinois Season Rankings (2015-16)
- 614 points (6th)
- 193 free throws made (2nd)
- 235 free throw attempts (2nd)
- 1,195 minutes played (8th)
- 35.1 minutes per game (10th)
Junior Year Facts
- Led the Illini in total points, rebounds, assists and steals in 2015-16
- Second on team in blocked shots (1 behind Maverick Morgan)
- Scored in double figures in 31 of 34 games
- Had 16 games of 20+ points and four of 30+ points
- One of two B1G players to lead team in pts, rebs and asst (Michigan's Derrick Walton)
- Eight games with double-figure rebs, led by career-high 14 boards at Rutgers (2/3)
- Seven double-doubles in 2015-16
- Leads league and ranks 17th in the NCAA with 193 made free throws
- Played and defended all five positions over the course of the season
Illinois Career Rankings (through 2015-16)
- 1,243 points (27th)
- 361 free throws made (8th)
- 451 freee throw attempts (9th)
