Xavier Hill Named SUNYAC Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The SUNYAC chooses Oneonta's Xavier Hill as its Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week for the week ending November 18.
Senior Hill helped the Oneonta men's basketball team to a 3-0 week while leading the Red Dragons in scoring. He averaged 24.7 points on .610 percent shooting and .417 percent from three-point range. He also averaged 12.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. In the 100-87 win over Hartwick, Hill broke the Oneonta singe-game record with 43 points. He shot 15-for-24 (.625 percent) and was 5-for-7 (.714 percent) for threes. He added 18 rebounds, seven of which were offensive boards. In the 80-51 win over Elmira, Hill added ten points, eight rebounds, and a steal. Then in the 86-81 victory against Westfield State on Sunday, he recorded a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Hill shot .600 percent from the field and also had a season-high four assists.