UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER:

Averaged 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 25.6 minutes in 104 collegiate games … 

2021-22 (At University of Regina): Named an Academic All-Canadian for the fourth time… Canada West All-Star 1st Team… Named Canada West Student-Athlete Community Service Award… Won USports Ken Shields Award for Men’s Basketball Community Service... Finished 7th in school history for assists (251)… Started in 18 of the 19 Canada West games… led the Cougars and finished fifth in the conference with 4.6 assists per game… averaged 13.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists in 32.6 minutes played in 19 games… scored a career-high 25 points in a win against University of Saskatchewan (Nov 7th) ... 2020-21 (At University of Regina): Season cancelled (COVID-19)… 2019-20 (At University of Regina): Started in 18 of the 20 Canada West games… For third straight year, led the Cougars and finished fifth in the conference with 4.5 assists per game… averaged 9.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in 27.2 minutes played in 18 games… scored a career-high 23 points in a win against Fraser Valley Cascades (Feb 7th) ... 2018-19 (At University of Regina): Named an Academic All-Canadian for the third consecutive season ... started all 20 Canada West games for the second consecutive season ... for the second straight year, led the Cougars with 68 assists ... averaged 7.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 26.0 minutes played during the conference schedule ... scored a career-high 19 points in a win at Brandon (Nov. 9) ... hit the game-winning three-pointer with no time left in regulation to give the Cougars an 82-79 road win at Victoria (Jan. 4) ... also started all three postseason games, collecting 18 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists while averaging 23.3 minutes played per game… 2017-18 (At University of Regina): Named an Academic All-Canadian ... moved into a full-time starting role in his second season with the Cougars ... started all 20 Canada West games and had a team-leading 68 assists during the conference schedule ... averaged 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... scored a season-high 15 points against Fraser Valley (Nov. 10) ... had a career-high four steals against Lethbridge (Nov. 24) and against Mount Royal (Jan. 5) ... also started all three postseason games, averaging 6.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while leading the Cougars with 13 assists… 2016-17 (At University of Regina): Named an Academic All-Canadian ... played in 18 of the team's 20 Canada West games and started five games in his first season of U SPORTS eligibility ... averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 16.3 minutes played per game during the conference schedule ... scored a season-high 10 points against Manitoba (Jan. 14) ... had season highs in both rebounds (9) and assists (8) against Thompson Rivers (Feb. 10) ... started both of the team's playoff contests at Manitoba and collected seven points and five assists while averaging 19 minutes played per game…

Notable

An actuarial science major, Hillis is a five-time Academic All-Canadian and a five-time recipient of Dean's List honours. His numerous academic honours also include the prestigious Academie Silver Scholarship, which he's earned three times during his time at the University.

As a volunteer, Hillis has helped raise money for the local burn unit fund, created videos to help kids stay active during the pandemic, visited schools to talk with students, and advocated for mental health while providing advice and resources.

Attended Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS in Regina before coming to the U of R ... won provincial and city championships with LeBoldus in both his Grade 11 and Grade 12 seasons ... played for Team Saskatchewan at the 2015 17U National Championship in Halifax ... older brother Samuel Hillis was a teammate on the Cougars from 2016 to 2020 ... father James Hillis played five seasons for the Cougars in the 1980s and also guided the U of R's men's basketball team for 19 seasons during a head coaching career that spanned from 1994 to 2013.

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