2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Hill, Mari
Jersey Number 11
Mari Hill
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Asuwa
- Hometown:
- Nagakute, Japan
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
MA-ree
2020-21
2019-20
HILL MAKING HISTORY FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (Dec. 31, 2019)
GETTING TO KNOW MARI HILL (JULY 2019)
2018-19 AT SOUTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
2017-18 AT TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
LINKS
STORY: Hill Making History for BGSU Women's Basketball (Dec. 31, 2019)
MA-ree
2020-21
- Played in 12 games off the bench, averaging 0.5 ppg and 0.4 rpg
- Saw four minutes of action, pulling down a rebound, in BG's season-opening win over Valparaiso, and saw time in the win at Northern Kentucky as well
- Played nearly nine minutes in the win over Eastern Michigan, hitting her only shot from the field
- Had a steal in two minutes at Morehead State
- Played five minutes in BGSU's blowout win at Ball State, with two points and a rebound, and played nearly five minutes at Western Michigan as well
- Was on the court for 12 minutes of BGSU's win at Miami, with two points, two boards and an assist
- Had a rebound in the home win over WMU, and blocked a shot in BG's victory vs. Toledo three days later
- Saw action in the Falcons' win over Buffalo in the semifinal round of the MAC Tournament
- Played three-plus minutes of the final game of the season, vs. Drake in the WNIT, and had a plus/minus rating of +4
2019-20
- Played in 29 of BGSU's 31 games, starting 25
- Had 6.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, ranking second on the Falcons in the latter category
- Was 15th in the Mid-American Conference in assists per game
- Led BG with 1.2 steals per contest
- Had eight double-digit scoring games
- Recorded nine steals -- just one away from tying the school record -- in her BGSU debut
- Also had two points, five rebounds, four assists and zero turnovers in that game, a win over Cleveland State at the Stroh
- Started that contest and played 35-plus minutes
- Her steals total shattered the Stroh Center record, as no player had ever had more than six steals in a women's basketball game in the first eight years of the building's history
- Had five rebounds and four assists in the Falcons' win over Notre Dame College
- Played a team-high 32 minutes vs. Green Bay on Thanksgiving Day in Victoria, B.C., with four points, three rebounds and four assists vs. the Phoenix
- The next day, had five points, four rebounds and a pair of assists vs. San Francisco
- Exploded for 17 points, by far the highest total of her young BGSU career, in BG's 38-point win over California Baptist
- In addition to the point total, had seven rebounds, three assists and a steal in a team-high 35 minutes, as the Falcons picked up a 98-60 victory
- Played 38 minutes in BG's next game, with 12 points, five boards, eight assists and two steals in a win at Marshall
- Had eight points, six rebounds and game-high totals of four assists and two steals in BG's victory at Milwaukee
- Played nearly 37 minutes of that win, going 4-for-7 from the floor
- Had two points, a pair of rebounds, five assists and three steals at Loyola
- Had a stellar game at Purdue, scoring 11 points and adding a game- and season-high nine assists vs. the Boilermakers
- Played all but 28 seconds of that game, adding a steal
- Scored five points in the MAC opener at Eastern Michigan
- Tied her season high with 17 points vs. Ball State
- Also had five rebounds, four steals and three assists in 42 minutes vs. the Cardinals
- Scored 10 points vs. Akron, going 5-for-8 from the floor, and added two rebounds, three assists and a steal
- Had two points, three rebounds, four assists and a steal at Buffalo
- Hit double digits at Toledo, with 10 points, and also had two boards, three helpers and a pair of steals
- Scored 16 points in the Falcons' win over Western Michigan
- Went 6-for-10 from the field and added six rebounds, three assists and a steal
- Had nine points at Ohio and six points, two boards and three assists vs. Miami
- Had six points, four rebounds and an assist at Kent State
- All four of her rebounds came at the offensive end of the floor
- Eight points, two assists and a steal vs. Northern Illinois, playing 42:57 of the 45 minutes
- Scored 12 points vs. EMU, going 5-for-9 from the field
- Had two points, five rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals at Central Michigan
HILL MAKING HISTORY FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (Dec. 31, 2019)
GETTING TO KNOW MARI HILL (JULY 2019)
2018-19 AT SOUTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- Helped SGTC to an overall record of 30-4 and a perfect 18-0 league (Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association) mark
- Led the GCAA and ranked among the top-10 players in the nation in both assists and steals per game for the Lady Jets
- Averaged 5.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 3.7 steals per game
- Had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.4, ranking seventh in the nation in that category
- Was named team MVP as SGTC won the state and district tournaments and qualified for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament
- Was the MVP of the NJCAA Region XVII Tournament as SGTC qualified for the national tourney, and was also named to the GCAA All-Academic Team
- Earned an Associate's Degree in Sports and Fitness Management, and had a 3.8 grade-point average
2017-18 AT TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Helped the Eagles win the NJCAA Division I National Championship in her freshman season
- TCC finished with an overall record of 29-6, and the Eagles became the lowest seed (No. 11) ever to win the national tourney
- Played in 34 games, making 19 starts
- Averaged 5.9 points, 1.7 boards, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per contest
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Asuwa H.S. in Nagakute, Japan
- Attended IMG Academy in Florida during the 2016-17 academic year, where she was named team MVP
PERSONAL
- A communication major at BGSU, with a 3.85 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester
LINKS
STORY: Hill Making History for BGSU Women's Basketball (Dec. 31, 2019)
Amy Velasco, Lexi Fleming, & Coach Chmiel Postgame Interview (Mar. 5, 2025)
Thursday, March 06
Paige Kohler, Coach Chmiel, & Amy Velasco Postgame Interview (Feb. 26, 2025)
Thursday, February 27
In the Paint: Lexxus Graham-Blincoe
Wednesday, February 26
Erika Porter, Amy Velasco, & Coach Chmiel Postgame Interview (Feb. 22, 2025)
Sunday, February 23
