Donte Hill Class: Sophomore Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA High School: Norfolk Collegiate Height / Weight: 6-4 / 205 Position: G Experience: 1VL Major: Political Science

Overview: Made a name for himself among the high school ranks as an excellent on-the-ball defender, a trait he hopes to display at the collegiate level as he heads into his sophomore season...appeared in 23 games as a first-year freshman, his role should expand in his second year with the team after an offseason in Clemson's strength & conditioning program...possesses good size for a wing player, he serves as a combo guard for the Tigers...like Cliff Hammonds and K.C. Rivers before him, shoots with his left hand...came to Clemson from Norfolk Collegiate School, the same school that produced former Tiger center Karolis Petrukonis.

In 2009-10: Played in 23 games as a freshman, averaging 5.1 minutes per contest...averaged 1.4 points and 0.6 rebounds per game in limited floor time...added eight assists and eight steals...posted double figures in the win over College of Charleston, scoring season-high 11 points versus the Cougars...played double figure minutes in wins over Presbyterian College, Liberty, Winthrop and Charleston...most significant action in an ACC game was nine minutes at Boston College, when the Tigers were without the services of starting guard Demontez Stitt...scored in four ACC games, netting field goals in two games against Georgia Tech and also in the final minutes of the home win over Virginia...scored six points on 3-4 field goals in 40-point rout at Liberty...scored three points, all on free throws, in Clemson's 102-66 win over Winthrop...tallied multiple steals against three opponents, all during the non-conference portion of the schedule.

In High School: Three-star prospect according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com...listed #150 in the final Rivals.com prospect rankings...First-Team All-State selection among the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association...named to All-Tidewater boys basketball team as a junior and senior...TCIS (Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools) Player-of-the-Year as a senior...played in the 2009 Charm City Challenge, where he was named to the All-Tournament team after posting a double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) for the U.S. team that won by a score of 112-86 over the Baltimore All-Stars...averaged 23.5 points, 14 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game as a senior...tallied 23 double-doubles and an astounding six triple-doubles his senior season...season-high was 39 points against Booker T. Washington...as a junior, averaged 20.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game...played for coach Jim Markey...chose Clemson over offers from Marquette and Old Dominion...born 9/21/90.

Hill Career Highs
Points: 6 vs. Liberty, 11/17/09
Field Goals Made: 4 vs. College of Charleston, 12/19/09
Field Goal Attempts: 7 vs. College of Charleston, 12/19/09
Field Goal %: (.571, 4-7) vs. College of Charleston, 12/19/09
3-Pointers Made: 1 vs. Presbyterian, 11/13/09; 1 vs. College of Charleston, 12/19/09
3-Point Attempts: 3 vs. Presbyterian, 11/13/09
Free Throws Made: 3 vs. Winthrop, 11/23/09
Free Throw Attempts: 5 vs. College of Charleston, 12/19/09
Rebounds: 3 vs. many (3), last vs. College of Charleston, 12/19/09
Offensive Rebounds: 3 vs. College of Charleston, 12/19/09
Assists: 3 vs. Presbyterian, 11/13/09
Blocked Shots:1 vs. Liberty, 11/17/09
Steals: 2 vs. many (3), last vs. Furman, 12/13/09
Minutes: 15 vs. Liberty, 11/17/09