Shakyla Hill

Shakyla Denise Hill (born December 14, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who plays for ŽKK Kraljevo in the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia (ZLS) and the WABA League. She played college basketball for Grambling State where she became the first woman to record two quadruple-double's over her career.[1][2]

Shakyla Hill
ŽKK Kraljevo
PositionPoint guard
LeagueZLS
WABA League
Personal information
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996
Little Rock, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Career information
High schoolHall High School
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
CollegeGrambling State (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentŽKK Kraljevo
Career highlights and awards
  • Serbian Cup winner (2020)
  • WABA League Defensive Player of Year (2020)
  • WABA League Defensive All-First Team (2020)
  • WABA League Defensive First Team (2020)

College career

Hill played for Grambling State University from 2015 to 2019. On January 4, 2018, she recorded a quadruple-double, the first one in the NCAA for 25 years, with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals.[3] On February 3, 2019, she posted the second quadruple-double of her career with 21 points, 16 rebounds, 13 assists and 10 steals in a victory against over Arkansas-Pine Bluf.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 WNBA draft, Hill signed with Serbian club ŽKK Kraljevo in September 2019.[5] On January 26, 2020, she posted another quadruple-double, the first in ZLS history, with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against KZK Partizan.[6] In March 2020, she helped Kraljevo win the Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup.[7] Kraljevo had a 17-1 record when the rest of the 2019–20 ZLS season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.[8]

References
  1. Randall C. Williams (10 September 2019). "Former Grambling basketball star Shakyla Hill signs to play in Serbia". The Undefeated. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Grambling's Shakyla Hill Gets Second Career Quadruple-Double". Sports Illustrated. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "Grambling State's Shakyla Hill records fourth Division I women's quadruple-double". ESPN. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Shakyla Hill of Grambling State records another quadruple-double". ESPN. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. Cory Diaz (5 September 2019). "Former Grambling star Shakyla Hill signs pro deal, denounces HBCU perception". The News-Star. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. Erick Taylor (13 April 2020). "Hill finds success in Serbia". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. "KRALJEVO ISPISALO ISTORIJU Košarkašice iz grada na Ibru osvojile Kup Milan Ciga Vasojević". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. "Vanredno stanje – prekid takmičenja KSS". lige.kss.rs (in Serbian). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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