Shakyla Denise Hill (born December 14, 1996) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Grambling State where she became the first woman to record two quadruple-double's over her career. She later went on to play professionally in Serbia where she recorded the first quadruple-double in the ZLS's history.[1][2]

Shakyla Hill
Personal information
Born (1996-12-14) December 14, 1996 (age 27)
Jacksonville, 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
PositionPoint guard
Number2
Career history
2019–2020ŽKK Kraljevo
2022Bashkimi Prizren
Career highlights and awards
  • Serbian Cup winner (2020)
  • Kosovo Cup (2022)
  • WABA League Defensive Player of Year (2020)
  • WABA League Defensive All-First Team (2020)
  • WABA League Defensive First Team (2020)
  • ZLS steals leader (2020)

College career edit

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 edit

After going undrafted in the 2019 WNBA draft, Hill signed with Serbian club ŽKK Kraljevo of the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia (ZLS) and the regional WABA League 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] In the ZLS league, she averaged 13.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 5.7 steals per game. In the WABA League, she averaged 14.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 4.2 steals per game.[9]

In January 2022, Hill joined Bashkimi Prizren of the Kosovo Women's Basketball Superleague.[10] In February, she won the Kosovo Cup.[11]

Statistics edit

College statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16Grambling3140157.4%40.0%64.5%5.83.02.80.112.9
2016–17Grambling3451148.2%27.6%62.7%7.84.23.00.115.0
2017–18Grambling3355645.9%22.4%69.8%7.55.74.80.316.8
2018–19Grambling3260542.3%24.3%69.4%7.66.34.60.318.9
Career130207347.3%25.7%67.1%7.24.83.80.215.9

Source[12]

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