Malcolm Hill keeps moving up Illinois’ all-time scoring list
Malcolm Hill, the former Belleville East standout and current University of Illinois Fighting Illini guard, soared into Illini history Wednesday night during a 73-70 win against Michigan State.
Hill, who scored 22 points, passed former Big Ten Player of the Year Brian Cook on the school’s all-time scoring list. Cook starred for the Illini in the early 2000s, and played a pivotal role on the 2001 team that made the Elite Eight.
Hill was 6-of-16 from the floor, including 3-of-8 from behind the arc and 7-of-10 from the free throw line. He now has 1,759 career points, just 53 points shy of tying Dee Brown for third on the all-time list.
Hill joined the 1,500 point club on Dec. 27. Hill is also one of three Illini with 1,700 career points and 600 career rebounds, joining Cook and Deon Thomas, the school’s all-time leading scorer.
Illinois closes the regular season at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rutgers before the start of the Big Ten Tournament that begins March 8 in Washington, D.C.
At a glance
These are the 11 players to score 1,500 or more points in University of Illinois history:
Years | Player | Points |
1991-1994 | Deon Thomas | 2,129 |
1994-1997 | Kiwane Garris | 1,948 |
2003-2006 | Dee Brown | 1,812 |
2013-present | Malcolm Hill | 1,759 |
1999-2003 | Brian Cook | 1,748 |
1998-2002 | Cory Bradford | 1,735 |
2008-2011 | Demetri McCamey | 1,718 |
1978-1981 | Eddie Johnson | 1,692 |
2010-2013 | Brandon Paul | 1,654 |
1978-1981 | Mark Smith | 1,653 |
1989-1993 | Andy Kaufmann | 1,533 |
This story was originally published March 1, 2017 at 10:39 PM with the headline "Malcolm Hill keeps moving up Illinois’ all-time scoring list."