Patrick Hilliman

Patrick Hilliman
Personal information
Born (1982-04-17) 17 April 1982 (age 42)
Sint Maarten
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 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

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

Club

Netherlands Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

Individual

Netherlands Rotterdam Challengers

Netherlands Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

References

  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.