Photo: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What draws me to Grant Hill is not the towering frame or the Duke pedigree, but the rare combination of grace and substance. Two Sportsmanship Awards say more about a man than any scoring title; he competed at the highest level while keeping his dignity intact. I find his second act even more compelling. Becoming an art collector and a franchise co-owner, he turned his refined eye from the court to canvases and boardrooms. Hill embodies a quiet, intelligent kind of greatness, the sort that ages well and earns respect long after the final whistle has blown.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Grant Hill
- Name (Japanese)
- グラント・ヒル
- Reading
- ぐらんと・ひる
- Born
- October 5, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 203 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- art collector / basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- South Lakes High School
- University
- Duke University
Awards & achievements
- 1993 NABC Defensive Player of the Year
- 1995 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 1994 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- 1995 Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award
- 1995 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 1997 All-NBA Team
- 2005 NBA Sportsmanship Award
- 2008 NBA Sportsmanship Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Grant Hill born?
Born October 5, 1972 (age 53).
Where is Grant Hill from?
Grant Hill is from Dallas, Texas, United States.
What does Grant Hill do?
Grant Hill works as art collector, basketball player.
How tall is Grant Hill?
Grant Hill is 203 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.