Jade Hill at the end of the 2024-25 school year will be a member of the UST’s first women’s basketball graduating class in the DI era.
Four years ago, the 5’7” guard came to St. Paul from Minneapolis South and immediately became a full-time starter. Hill hasn’t missed a game or a start.
“A lot of us have been playing together for the last three years, so we’ve built up a lot of connection, and we know each other really well on and off the court, which I think makes the biggest difference,” the Minneapolis native said after a workout.
After scoring over 2,700 points at South, including a school single game high of 52 points, Hill maintained her scoring prowess as a Tommie. Last season, she earned second team all-league honors, including hitting her 1,000th career point in late January.
When told that her assist totals have increased each year, Hill admitted, “I didn’t know that. That’s good. I feel like I’m always dishing out, looking for my teammates and trying to get them involved. I definitely want to keep improving my numbers.” Hill and teammate Amber Scalia made the Summer League’s preseason second team.
“Jade does so many things,” added Coach Ruth Sinn of Hill.
“The thing that has been enjoyable coaching Jade is she always wants to improve. She always wants to take that next step.”
Coach Ruth Sinn
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