SAN ANTONIO – The Spurs signed guards George Hill and Salim Stoudamire on Wednesday. Hill was the club's first-round pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Hill, who was taken with the 26th overall selection, averaged 8.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in three games in the Vegas Summer League and in four games in the Rocky Mountain Revue averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.0 steals.
The 6-foot-2 Hill attended college at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), where he appeared in 95 games over four years and averaged 17.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.63 steals. Last season, he ranked 16th in the nation in scoring with 21.5 points per game on his way to earning a Summit League Player of the Year award and an honorable mention All-American.
Stoudamire comes to San Antonio from Atlanta, where he had spent his entire three years in the NBA after being selected by the Hawks with the 31st overall pick in the 2005 draft.
Over 157 games he has averaged 8.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.0 minutes per game.
Salim Stoudamire
Stoudamire, 6-1, 175 lbs., has spent his entire three-year NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks. Last year he appeared in 35 games, averaging 5.7 points in 11.5 minutes. He scored in double figures in nine games including a season-high 18 points vs. Golden State on 2/22. Stoudamire enjoyed his best season in 2005-06 when he played in 61 games, averaging 9.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.3 minutes. For his career, he has appeared in 157 games, averaging 8.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.0 minutes per game.
Originally selected by Atlanta with the 31st pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, Stoudamire played four seasons at the University of Arizona where he played in 129 games, averaging 15.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Stoudamire finished his collegiate career in ninth place in NCAA history in career three-point field goal percentage (.458, 342-747) and tied for 18th in career three-point field goals made. As a senior he led the nation in three-point shooting (.504, 120-238) and ranked fourth nationally in free throw percentage (.910, 122-134).
George Hill
The native of Indianapolis, Indiana was drafted by San Antonio with the 26th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.
The 6-2 Hill played this summer with the Spurs entries in the Vegas Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Revue. He appeared in three games – all starts – in the Vegas Summer League and averaged 8.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 31.8 minutes. Hill posted 17 points and 8 rebounds on 7/14 against Memphis. In four games at the Rocky Mountain Revue, he averaged a team-high 12.8 points with 3.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.00 steals in 30.8 minutes. Hill scored 21 points and added 4 rebounds and 3 assists against Utah on 7/18.
Hill spent the past four years at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Last season he was named the Summit League Player of the Year, earned First Team All-Conference honors and was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press. Hill led the Summit League and ranked 16th nationally in scoring with 21.5 points per game while shooting .545 from the field (195-245) and .450 (49-109) from three-point range. He posted nine double-doubles and averaged 6.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.78 steals in 32 games. Hill scored in double figures in all 32 games, finishing with 20 or more points 16 times, and topped the 30-point mark in seven contests. He appeared in just five games as a junior before missing the rest of the season with a broken foot. As a sophomore Hill earned First Team All-Conference honors, averaging a team-high 18.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists. He was named to the league All-Newcomer Team as a freshman. For his career Hill appeared in 95 games for the Jaguars, averaging 17.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.63 steals.
