LSU Announces The Signing Of Murray State Transfer Justice Hill

by Staff Reporter

March 30, 20223 Comments

Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports

LSU officially announced the signing of Murray State transfer guard Justice Hill on Wednesday. Per LSUSports.net:

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Hill, a 6-0 guard from Little Rock, Arkansas, helped Murray State to an Ohio Valley Conference Championship in 2021-22 and an NCAA Tournament Round of 32 appearance. He started all 34 games with a stat line of 13.4 points, 5.1 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. Hill averaged 31.3 minutes per game, shooting 43.1 percent overall and 35.8 percent from three-point range (63 three-pointers made).

Hill had 36 points against Belmont, 26 versus Southeast Missouri State and 21 versus Morehead State. He had a points-assists double double with 20 points and 10 assists against Tennessee Tech and nine assists versus San Francisco in the opening round of the NCAA.

Hill was eighth in the OVC in scoring average, seventh in 3-point field goals at 1.9 per game and third in assists at 5.1 per game. He was also third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.7 a game (173 assists, 65 turnovers). He earned first-team All-OVC honors posting 12 games with only one or no turnovers.

He ranked 13th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio and was 34th in Division I with 5.1 assists per game.

“We are thrilled to have Juice join our family here at LSU,” said Coach McMahon. “He is a dynamic guard who impacts winning! He represents everything Tiger Basketball is going to be about as we move the program forward. He is a great young man from a great family. We look forward to the opportunity to coach him at LSU.” Read more.