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Kyle Eric Hill (born April 7, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was picked by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2001 NBA draft with the 44th overall draft pick. Hill's NBA rights were then traded by the Mavericks shortly after the draft to the Houston Rockets. Hill ended up never playing in an NBA game and is 1 of 8 players from the 2001 NBA Draft that never played a game in the league.

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High school and college career

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Hill grew up in a rough neighborhood of Chicago, where there was once a shooting outside his window. In response to his declining grades and truancy from school, his mother moved him to nearby Justice, Illinois, after his eighth-grade year. There he would sometimes hear racial slurs as people drove by, but still described the move as positive.[1] Hill attended and played basketball at Argo Community High School in Summit, Illinois, where he averaged 13.8 points, 5.8 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game as a senior and was named the most valuable player of the South Inter-Conference Association North Conference.[2] He played college basketball at Eastern Illinois University, where he helped lead the Panthers to an appearance in the 2001 NCAA tournament.[3]

Professional career

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Hill was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 44th pick of the 2001 NBA draft.[4][5] He immediately went to Europe and signed with the French team ASVEL, where he played in the Euroleague with Nikola Vujčić, where he averaged 13.4 points per game and won the French Cup.

Hill next moved to another French club Pau-Orthez, where he recorded 9.5 points per game in 25 minutes per game. He then played briefly with AEK Athens in Greece, and then with Lauretana Biella in Italy during the 2003–04 season. He followed that with an excellent season with the Croatian club KK Zadar.

After Zadar, he moved to the Italian club Snaidero Udine, where he played well and averaged more than 15 points per game during the 2005–06 season. Soon after that he moved to the Spanish team Girona, but an injury that he suffered to his achilles tendon prevented him from playing much. During the 2007–08 season, Hill played five games with KK Bosna from Sarajevo and he then returned to Udine. He finished the season playing with Snaidero Udine, where he formed one half of the same dynamic duo along with Jerome Allen for the team, and was once again coached by Cesare Pancotto, just like in the 2005–06 season.

On March 1, 2010, Hill signed a contract with Hemofarm Vršac from Serbia. Later, on 2012, Hill signs for Aguas de Sousas Ourense of LEB Plata, Spanish third division.

Coaching career

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Hill continues to coach in the Atlanta area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.[6]

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Kyle Hill is an American science communicator, , television host, and writer specializing in explaining scientific concepts through pop culture and fandoms, based in , . Born on March 21, 1989, in , he earned a in civil and from in 2011, followed by a in science communication in 2013. Hill rose to prominence as the host and science editor for Because Science, a YouTube series produced by from 2014 to 2020, which amassed over 300 million views and reached 1 million subscribers in just 15 months by debunking myths and exploring in . He has since launched THE FACILITY, another channel focused on , which gained 1 million subscribers in 18 months and 100,000 in its first five days, emphasizing topics like nuclear energy and environmental issues. On television, Hill served as a host and expert on shows including MythBusters: The Search (, 2016, the network's highest-rated debut), How to Build... Everything? (), Bill Nye Saves the World (), and TechKnow (). As a , Hill has contributed to outlets such as , WIRED, , , and , often bridging science with geek culture, and he maintains a column for . His work has earned recognition, including being named a top science communicator by WIRED in 2013 and Science Influencer of the Year by in 2020. Beyond media, Hill advises on for the (2022), consults for the U.S. Department of Energy on , and serves as a speaker for organizations like the and the American Nuclear Society, and was the keynote speaker at the Nuclear Energy Institute's nuclear communications forum in 2025. He also acts as a social media ambassador for the Clean Futures Fund's Dogs of Chernobyl initiative and has voiced characters in video games while consulting for esports team .

Early life and education

Kyle Hill was born on March 21, 1989, in Mequon, Wisconsin. He earned a Bachelor of Science in civil and environmental engineering from Marquette University in 2011, followed by a Master of Arts in science communication from the same university in 2013.

Professional playing career

2001 NBA draft

Kyle Hill was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 44th overall pick in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft, held on June 27, 2001, in New York City. The selection came after Hill's standout senior season at Eastern Illinois University, where he averaged 23.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game, earning him First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors and the OVC Tournament MVP award. Scouting reports highlighted his quickness, perimeter shooting ability (39.1% from three-point range over his college career), and scoring prowess, but noted concerns over his 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) height and 185 lb (84 kg) frame, which were seen as limitations against NBA competition. Shortly after the draft, on August 10, 2001, the Mavericks traded Hill's draft rights to the Houston Rockets as part of a three-team deal involving the New York Knicks, receiving a $3.2 million trade exception in return. This transaction effectively ended any immediate affiliation with Dallas, positioning Hill with Houston amid a crowded backcourt that included players like Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley. Despite the opportunity, Hill never appeared in an NBA game for the Rockets or any other team, as he was unable to secure a roster spot during training camp or the preseason. The lack of NBA playing time stemmed from the competitive depth of the league's guard positions and Hill's profile as a late-second-round prospect from a conference, prompting him to seek professional opportunities abroad starting in the 2001–02 season. This transition marked the beginning of an eleven-year international career across multiple leagues in .

International career

Kyle Hill began his professional career overseas following his selection in the , debuting with in France's LNB Pro A during the 2001–02 season. In his rookie year, he averaged 12.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game, contributing to ASVEL's LNB Pro A championship victory. Hill continued in France with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the 2002–03 season, where he helped the team secure the LNB Pro A title and the French Cup, posting averages of 9.5 points and 2.7 assists per game in 25 minutes of play. The following season, he briefly joined AEK in for competition before moving to Pallacanestro Biella in Italy's , appearing in 2 games with AEK and contributing to Biella's campaign. In 2004–05, Hill signed with in , winning the Croatian League championship and the Croatian Cup while averaging 13.4 points per game in domestic play. Over the remainder of his eleven-year European career, Hill played for several clubs across multiple leagues, including Snaidero in (2005–06 and 2007–08), Akasvayu in Spain's (2006–07), KK Bosna in Bosnia (2007–08), Lucentum in Spain's (2008–09), KK Hemofarm in (2009–10), and Club Ourense in Spain's LEB Oro (2011–12), retiring after the latter season. His international career featured appearances in the with ASVEL, Pau-Orthez, and AEK, as well as the ULEB Cup with . In play, Hill maintained career averages of 11.0 points, 1.7 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.

Post-playing career

Kyle Hill, the science communicator born in 1989, has no professional playing career in basketball or any sport. Content previously in this section pertained to a different individual, Kyle Eric Hill (born 1979), a retired basketball player.
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