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American basketball player| No. 4 – Chicago Sky | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Whitney M. Young Magnet High School (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018-2019 | AZS Poznań |
| 2019-2020 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2020-2021 | Maccabi Ramat Gan |
| 2021-2022 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2022 | Fuerza Regia Femenil |
| 2022 | TFSE-MTK Budapes |
| 2022-2023 | Antalya 07 Basketbol |
| 2023-present | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Khaalia Hillsman (born August 1, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA. She played college basketball at Texas A&M.
College career
Hillsman came out of high school as the 47th overall rated recruit per ESPN HoopGurlz's rankings. Hillsman committed to play for the Texas A&M Aggies, citing that she chose the Aggies because "I love the atmosphere, the team, the coaches, and the campus... also thought it would be a good fit with all the success assistant coach Bob Starkey has had with his post players."
During her four years at A&M, Hillsman finished in the Top 10 all-time in scoring and rebounds. She was named to the All-SEC Second Team twice - 2017 and 2018 - and helped lead the Aggies to the Sweet 16 in 2018.
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2014–15 | Texas A&M | 31 | 165 | .544 | .000 | .569 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 2015–16 | Texas A&M | 32 | 234 | .550 | .000 | .591 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| 2016–17 | Texas A&M | 34 | 556 | .624 | .000 | .790 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| 2017–18 | Texas A&M | 36 | 517 | .602 | .000 | .755 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| Career | 133 | 1472 | .593 | .000 | .721 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
WNBA career
Hillsman went undrafted in the 2018 WNBA Draft. She signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm on April 18, 2018. Hillsman did not make the roster for the Storm, getting cut on May 16, 2018.
Hillsman's next chance in the WNBA came in 2022, as she signed another training camp contract - this time with the Atlanta Dream. Hillsman did not make the Dream roster.
Hillsman signed another training camp contract in 2023 with the Connecticut Sun. Hillsman, once again, did not make the final roster - getting waived on May 3, 2023.
Chicago Sky
In June 2023, Hillsman signed a Hardship Contract with the Chicago Sky, after they had numerous injuries causing them to fall below 10 available players. Hillsman made her WNBA debut on June 9, 2023, when the Sky faced the Los Angeles Sparks - recording 1 minute of play.
References
- "2014 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- Canizales, Nick. "Texas A&M Women's Basketball Signs Five-Star Post Khaalia Hillsman". kcentv.com. KCEN. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "2017 SEC Women's Basketball Awards announced". secsports.com. SEC. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "2018 SEC Women's Basketball Awards announced". secsports.com. SEC. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Khaalia Hillsman". 12thman.com. Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Seattle Adds Khaalia Hillsman, Emily Potter to Training Camp Roster". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Seattle Storm Waives Khaalia Hillsman and Brittany McPhee". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Dream sign N'dea Jones, Khaalia Hillsman to training camp deals". ajc.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- @ATLDreamPR (April 22, 2022). "The Atlanta Dream announced today the team has waived center Khaalia Hillsman" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "The Connecticut Sun Sign Caitlin Bickle, Jayla Everett and Khaalia Hillsman to Training Camp Contracts". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Connecticut Sun Waives Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, Khaalia Hillsman and Kiara Smith". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- Costabile, Annie. "Sky bring in Khaalia Hillsman and Taylor Soule on hardship contracts". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
External links
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