PG P.J. Hill (official thread)

[WyoBuckeye]

Originally Posted by OSU_Buckguy

Hill not yet a Buckeye

Brian Snow

Rivals ($)

In the world of recruiting sometimes things can be confusing, and that seems to be the case with P.J. Hill. Reports surfaced both Thursday night and Friday morning that Hill committed to Ohio State, and would enroll as soon as Monday in school. However that isn't exactly the case.

WTF is going on? That's weird. Some type of eligibility issue? Certainly Hill would not back down form that type of offer.

[OSU_Buckguy]

Originally Posted by WyoBuckeye

Some type of eligibility issue?

it's likely not an academic issue. the kid is known to be very bright. don't be surprised if the loose ends are wrapped up very soon.

[schwab]

Originally Posted by WyoBuckeye

Certainly Hill would not back down form that type of offer.

He'd be crazy to, if he did. His only D-1 offer coming out of HS was the University of Denver.

[BeanieWells28]

Rivals.com$ (Brian Snow)

Crazy day ends in commitment for Hill.......

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$ (Adam Jardy)

Getting To Know P.J. Hill...........

[Buckskin86]

Help is on way at point guard
Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:25 AM
By Bob Baptist

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The Ohio State men's basketball team bolstered its point guard position for next season when it received a commitment last night from P.J. Hill, who helped Midland (Texas) Community College win the National Junior College Athletic Association championship last season.

Hill said coach Thad Matta called last night to offer him a scholarship and he accepted. He said he plans to enroll Monday for the start of the second summer session.

The Columbus Dispatch : OSU men's basketball: Help is on way at point guard

[knightlife]

More on Hill from MyWestTexas.com
MyWestTexas.com - MC's Hill signs with Buckeyes

[starBUCKS]

Good find. This whole situation amazes me. I am excited to have PJ and am really rooting for him. But, I still wonder if the proper dilligence was done in researching him. It a testament in Matta's confidence with Groce. I think maybe they were looking for a good defender and just liked what they saw.

[Buckeye Nation]

That Hill is a late bloomer.
Here's hoping he gives much needed help to our backcourt rotation.

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by starBUCKS

It a testament in Matta's confidence with Groce. I think maybe they were looking for a good defender and just liked what they saw.

Groce works with the guards in practice so I think TM would go along with his evaluation with no questions asked.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Bucknuts.com (Free)

Bucks Ready To See What Hill Can Provide.....by Jeff Rapp.

[NotImpressedOSU]

I don't know how Tubby missed this one. I went to middle school and high school with is kid, and he might be small, but he will bust his rear to play basketball. I really don't know how he spent a year in a JUCO when he could have been playing against D-I competition, but that Matta really lucked out here.

[OSU_Buckguy]

Matta Adds Point Guard to 2007-2008 Roster

From OSU Press Release

ozone

P.J. Hill, a junior college transfer from Minneapolis, was added to the Ohio State men's basketball roster for the 2007-08 season, Thad Matta, head coach of the Buckeyes, announced Tuesday.

Hill joined the Buckeyes during the summer and will have three years of eligibility in Columbus. He played for one season at Midland (Texas) College, the 2007 National Junior College Athletics Association National Champions.

Hill (6-1, 165) was a point guard for the 29-8 Midland squad that won the NJCAA title for the first time since 1982 when Spud Webb played for the Chaparrals. Hill averaged 6.5 points and nearly three assist a game a season ago.

Continued...

[osugrad21]

DDN

Ohio State lands 6-foot-1 junior college transfer


By the Associated Press

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

COLUMBUS ? Ohio State added junior college transfer P.J. Hill to its roster for the 2007-2008 season, coach Thad Matta said Tuesday.

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

Men's basketball: Buckeyes find help to fill void at point guard

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:39 AM
By Bob Baptist


The Columbus Dispatch



The night he was offered and accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Ohio State, barely a week after an OSU coach discovered him at a camp in Tulsa, P.J. Hill was asked for the story. "How I got to Tulsa is a story in itself," he said.

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