Back بيل ماكغيل Arabic بيل ماكجيل (لاعب كرة السله) ARZ Bill McGill Catalan Bill McGill Spanish Bill McGill French ביל מקגיל HE Բիլ ՄաքԳիլ Armenian Bill McGill Italian Bill McGill Polish Макгилл, Билл Russian
 McGill, c. 1962 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 16, 1939 San Angelo, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 2014 (aged 74) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jefferson (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | Utah (1959–1962) |
| NBA draft | 1962: 1st round, 1st overall pick |
| Selected by the Chicago Zephyrs | |
| Playing career | 1962–1970 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 12, 40, 24, 14, 25 |
| Career history | |
| 1962–1963 | Chicago Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets |
| 1963–1964 | New York Knicks |
| 1964 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1964–1967 | Grand Rapids Tackers |
| 1967–1968 | Holland Carvers |
| 1968–1969 | Denver Rockets |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Stars |
| 1969–1970 | Pittsburgh Pipers |
| 1970 | Dallas Chaparrals |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 3,094 (10.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,286 (4.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 330 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Bill "The Hill" McGill (September 16, 1939 – July 11, 2014) was an American basketball player best known for inventing the jump hook. McGill was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1962 NBA draft out of the University of Utah, with whom he led the NCAA in scoring with 38.8 points per game in the 1961–1962 season.