Academy of Art University Athletics

2020-21: 2020-21 All-PacWest Northern California Team… 2020-21 PacWest Northern California Player of the Week on Feb. 15… Appeared in all 13 games during the COVID-19 shortened season, starting in 12 contests and totaling 429 minutes, third-most minutes on ART U … Grabbed 164 total rebounds to move into second place in ART U career history with 409, while the 164 is ninth-most in a single season at ART U … Averaged 12.6 rebounds per game (most on ART U), which helps solidify his first place position atop the ART U career rebounding average category at 9.5 rebounds per game (43 games) … Averaged a double-double for the season with 14.6 points per game (second most on ART U) in addition to the 12.6 rebounds per game, totaling nine double-doubles which tied for seventh in the nation … Moved into third place in field goal percentage (55.5 percent; 212-for-382) and sixth place in career scoring average (12.5 ppg; 43 games) ART U history … Set his single-game career-high in rebounds in the first game of the season on Jan. 22 against Dominican with 18boards … Tied his career high in points with 23 against Fresno Pacific on Jan. 30 along with four assists in 39 minutes, both of which were also career highs … Notched a career-best five steals against Humboldt State on Feb. 28 … Shot 51.9 percent (69-for-133) from the field and 53.3 percent (8-for-15) from 3-point range while shooting 62.0 percent (44-for-71) at the free throw line … The 51.9 percent from the field was the ninth-best single-season mark in ART U history … Game averages: Minutes – 33.0 (third most on ART U) … Points – 14.6 (second most on ART U, 11th in PacWest) … Rebounds – 12 .6 (most in PacWest and on ART U) … Assists – 1.4 … Steals – 1.3 (second most on ART U) … Blocks – 0.5 (tied for most on ART U) … Season highs: Minutes – 39 (1/30/21 at FPU) … Points – 23 (1/30/21 at FPU) … Rebounds – 18 (1/22/21 vs DUC) … Assists – Four (1/30/21 at FPU) … Steals – Five (2/28/21 vs HSU) … Blocks – One (six times; last: 3/6/21 at DUC) … Field goals made – Nine (2/20/21 at FPU) … 3-point field goals made – Two (twice; last: 3/2/21 at FPU) … Free throws made – Seven (2/9/21 vs DUC).

2019-20: 2019-20 All-PacWest Third Team … set ART U single-season program records for rebounds (245), offensive rebounds (97), and tied for first in defensive rebounds (148; also: Victor Ruiz de Carranza) … finished second in single-season rebounding average (min. 15 games) at 8.2 per game (first: Andrija Blatancic, 8.8) … leads ART U career category for field goal percentage (min. 100 made; 57.4 percent) … appeared in 30 games, starting in 29, totaling 768 minutes (25.6 avg.) … averaged 11.6 points per game on 57.4 percent shooting … snatched 97 offensive rebounds and 148 defensive rebounds to total 245, an average of 8.2 per game … posted 12 double-doubles, the most on the Urban Knights … totaled 28 assists, 19 steals and 10 blocks.

Previous Experience: Hill played one year at East Central University ... averaged 3.5 points per game ... played sophomore season at Coffeyville Community College ... averaged 5.0 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game ... freshman season played for Wallace State Hanceville ... played five years varsity basketball at Faith Academy ... named 5A Region Player of the Year and All State First Team. 

Personal: Josh Hill was born in Mobile, Ala ... parents are Natasha and Stanley ... favorite movie is Friday ... favorite food is seafood ... favorite music is hip-hop/rap ... favorite sports moment is winning the conference championship ... life hero is Nipsey Hussle ... favorite professional sports team are the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Saints ... non-sporty hobby is traveling ... Communications & Media Technologies major.