Patrick Hilliman

Patrick Hilliman
Personal information
Born (1982-04-17) 17 April 1982 (age 42)
Sint Maarten
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
CollegeLivingstone (2001–2002)
College of Central Florida (2002–2003)
High Point (2003–2005)
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–2014
PositionPower forward / center
Number14
Career history
2005–2006Torrevieja
2006–2007Alaior Opel Jovent
2007–2008Clavijo
2008–2009Promobys Valle de Almanzora
2009–2011Rotterdam Challengers
2011–2013ZZ Leiden
2013–2014Sint-Jan
2014Den Helder Kings
Career highlights and awards

Patrick Silvester Hilliman (born 17 April 1982) is a Dutch retired basketball player. In his career, Hilliman played for Dutch Basketball League (DBL) clubs Rotterdam Challengers and ZZ Leiden.[1] From 2007 till 2011, Hilliman played 30 games for the Dutch national basketball team.[2]

Career[edit]

From 2005 till 2009 Patrick played in Spain for several teams in the lower divisions of the country.[3]

In 2009 Hilliman left Spain for Holland to go play for the Rotterdam Challengers. Hilliman had an impressive debut season in the DBL, as he averaged 13.6 points and a league-leading 10.2 rebounds per game.[4] Midway through the 2010–11 season Hilliman made a transfer to Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, after also Groningen and Den Bosch were looking to acquire him.[5][6]

During his stand with Leiden Hilliman won two DBL's, a NBB Cup and two Supercups. He was also named a DBL All-Star again in 2011–12.

For the 2013–14 season Hilliman took his talents to Belgium, where he would start playing for Sint-Jan Basket in the Belgian Second Division. Eurobasket.com named him the Defensive Player of the Year and got him a place in the All-Tweede Nationale Team.[3]

For the 2014–15 season Hilliman returned to Holland, when he signed with Port of Den Helder Kings.[7] In December 2014, Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt and was dissolved.

Hilliman played three more years at amateur level in Belgium with Basics Melsese.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Netherlands Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

Individual[edit]

Netherlands Rotterdam Challengers

Netherlands Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hillimas profile. Sports Reference . Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ^ Oranje internationals
  3. ^ a b "Players | Player Details". R.H. Consultancy. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  4. ^ "Patrick Hilliman profile | Game center". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  5. ^ "Ook Leiden wil Patrick Hilliman | RTV Rijnmond". Rijnmond.nl. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  6. ^ Rob Wouters (2014-07-22). "Noordhollands Dagblad - Patrick Hilliman naar ZZ Leiden". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  7. ^ "Noordhollands Dagblad - Port of Den Helder Kings legt vier nieuwe spelers vast". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. 2014-07-22. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-07-30.

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