2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 00
Naz Hillmon
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Gilmour Academy
Bio
At Michigan
• First player in program history to earn All-America honors
• Only player - man or woman - in Michigan history with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
• Holds Michigan single-game scoring record with 50 points (at Ohio State, Jan. 20, 2021)
• Graduates as the program leader in rebounds (1,063), double-doubles (52) and free throws made (487)
• Two-time WBCA All-America (2021, 2022), USBWA All-America first team (2021, 2022), Sports Illustrated All-America first team (2021, 2022), The Athletic All-America first team (2021, 2022)
• 2022 Associated Press All-America first team and Wooden All-America
• Finalist for the 2021 Wade Trophy
• 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year (consensus)
• 2021 Michigan Female Athlete of the Year
• Four-time All-Big Ten first team (consensus) - first player in program history to earn four first-team nods
• Three-time finalist for the Katrina McClain Award (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Three-time WBCA All-Region (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
• 2019 Big Ten Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year
• Four-time team MVP
• First player in program history to wear 00
• Selected by the Atlanta Dream with the 15th pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, becoming the highest draft pick in program history
• WBCA All-America, USBWA All-America (first team), Associated Press All-America (second team), Sports Illustrated All-America (first team), The Athletic All-America (first team)
• Named the Big Ten Player of the Year by both the coaches and media, along with being a unanimous and consensus All-Big Ten first teamer
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week three times (Nov. 30, Jan. 11, Jan. 25), the ESPNW Player of the Week twice (Jan. 11, Jan. 25) and WBCA Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Week (Jan. 12)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Named Michigan Female Athlete of the Year, just the second women's basketball player to earn the honor (Katelynn Flaherty, 2018)
• Started all 22 games, averaging 23.9 points and 11.4 rebounds in 33.8 minutes per game while shooting 62.3 percent from the field
• Compiled 15 double-doubles on the season, ranking 11th nationally
• Scored in double figures in all but one game, with three 30-point games and 15 20-point games
• Set a Michigan record (men and women) for points scored in a game with 50 points and 16 rebounds at No. 17 Ohio State (Jan. 21), becoming the first player in the NCAA this season with a 50-point game
• Recorded the nation's second 30-20 game of the 2020-21 season with 35 points and a career-best 22 rebounds against Nebraska (Jan. 7)
• Had 26 points and 12 rebounds in a win at No. 15 Northwestern (Jan. 3)
Sophomore (2019-20)
• Named to All-Big Ten first team unanimously by both the coaches and the media
• Named ESPNW and Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 3)
• Named to Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll four times (Nov. 18, Dec. 9, Feb. 10, Feb. 24)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 32 games, scoring in double figures 28 times with 11 double-doubles
• Ranked in the top five in Big Ten scoring (17.4 ppg), rebounding (8.7 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.567).
• Topped the 20-point mark 14 times, highlighted by a 30-point, 10-rebound performance against No. 18 Iowa (Feb. 2)
• Finished the season with 558 points (9th), 277 rebounds (7th) and shot 56.7 percent (7th) to rank in the top 10 of Michigan season records
Freshman (2018-19)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (media), Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, All-Big Ten first team (consensus), Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the week
• Appeared in all 34 games off the bench, averaging team-highs in points per game (13.1) rebounds per game (7.0) and field goal percentage (.628)
• Finished sixth nationally in field goal percentage, the only freshman in the top 50
• Recorded a team-high eight double-doubles on the season
• Reached double-figures 20 times, highlighted by eight 20-point games
• Had 27 points on 11-for-13 shooting to go with 11 rebounds at Michigan State (Feb. 24)
• Scored game-winning basket in Michigan's come-from-behind win over Ohio State (Jan. 20), finishing with 20 points and eight rebounds
USA Basketball
• Has three gold medals with USA Basketball
• Played for the USA Basketball AmeriCup team in 2021, helping USA win gold in her first senior team assignment
• Started all six games at the AmeriCup, averaging 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game
• Served as captain of the USA Basketball U19 team, which earned the gold medal at the 2019 FIBA World Championship
• Started all seven games of the 2019 tournament, averaging 7.4 ppg and a team-high 7.6 rpg
• Won a gold medal with the USA Basketball U18 at the 2018 FIBA Americas Championship
• Averaged 10.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg and shot 67 percent in 18.2 minutes per game
Prep
• Gilmour Academy (2018)
• Two-time Associated Press Division II Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
• Named to the 2018 All-USA Ohio first team by USA Today
• Averaged 21 points, 14 rebounds, 2.7 and 2.0 steals per game as a senior
• Helped Gilmour to the 2017 Ohio state championship, recording 24 points and 17 rebounds in the title game
• Two-time finalist for Ohio Ms. Basketball
• Graduated as Gilmour's all-time leading scorer and rebounder
• Named to the 2018 USA Basketball U18 Team
• Ranked No. 58 and a four-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz
• Nominated for McDonald's All-America game
• Played AAU for Sports City U
Personal
• Full name: Nazahrah Ansaria Hillmon
• Birthday: April 5, 2000
• Daughter of Victor and NaSheema Anderson
• Mother, NaSheema, played basketball at Vanderbilt and in the American Basketball League (ABL) for the Nashville Noise
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts - majoring in communications and media
• First player in program history to earn All-America honors
• Only player - man or woman - in Michigan history with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
• Holds Michigan single-game scoring record with 50 points (at Ohio State, Jan. 20, 2021)
• Graduates as the program leader in rebounds (1,063), double-doubles (52) and free throws made (487)
• Two-time WBCA All-America (2021, 2022), USBWA All-America first team (2021, 2022), Sports Illustrated All-America first team (2021, 2022), The Athletic All-America first team (2021, 2022)
• 2022 Associated Press All-America first team and Wooden All-America
• Finalist for the 2021 Wade Trophy
• 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year (consensus)
• 2021 Michigan Female Athlete of the Year
• Four-time All-Big Ten first team (consensus) - first player in program history to earn four first-team nods
• Three-time finalist for the Katrina McClain Award (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Three-time WBCA All-Region (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
• 2019 Big Ten Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year
• Four-time team MVP
• First player in program history to wear 00
• Selected by the Atlanta Dream with the 15th pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, becoming the highest draft pick in program history
Senior (2021-22)
• WBCA All-America, USBWA All-America (first team), Associated Press All-America (first team), Sports Illustrated All-America (first team), The Athletic All-America (first team), Wooden All-America (first team)
• Consensus and unanimous pick to All-Big Ten first team, along with earning a spot on the all-defensive team
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week four times (Nov. 29, Jan. 3, Jan. 31, Feb. 21) and placed on the Big Ten Honor Roll four times (Nov. 15, Dec. 13, Jan. 24, Feb. 7)
• Named USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the week (Feb. 1)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 30 games, starting 29 times with 29 double-figure scoring games
• Averaged 21.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 33.5 minutes per game
• Tallied 18 double-doubles on the season to lead the Big Ten
• Had a pair of 30-point games, coming against IUPUI (Nov. 9) and Purdue (Jan. 24)
• Recorded 17 20-point games on the season, 11 of those resulting in double-doubles
• Had 12 games with at least three assists
• WBCA All-America, USBWA All-America (first team), Associated Press All-America (second team), Sports Illustrated All-America (first team), The Athletic All-America (first team)
• Named the Big Ten Player of the Year by both the coaches and media, along with being a unanimous and consensus All-Big Ten first teamer
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week three times (Nov. 30, Jan. 11, Jan. 25), the ESPNW Player of the Week twice (Jan. 11, Jan. 25) and WBCA Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Week (Jan. 12)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Named Michigan Female Athlete of the Year, just the second women's basketball player to earn the honor (Katelynn Flaherty, 2018)
• Started all 22 games, averaging 23.9 points and 11.4 rebounds in 33.8 minutes per game while shooting 62.3 percent from the field
• Compiled 15 double-doubles on the season, ranking 11th nationally
• Scored in double figures in all but one game, with three 30-point games and 15 20-point games
• Set a Michigan record (men and women) for points scored in a game with 50 points and 16 rebounds at No. 17 Ohio State (Jan. 21), becoming the first player in the NCAA this season with a 50-point game
• Recorded the nation's second 30-20 game of the 2020-21 season with 35 points and a career-best 22 rebounds against Nebraska (Jan. 7)
• Had 26 points and 12 rebounds in a win at No. 15 Northwestern (Jan. 3)
Sophomore (2019-20)
• Named to All-Big Ten first team unanimously by both the coaches and the media
• Named ESPNW and Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 3)
• Named to Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll four times (Nov. 18, Dec. 9, Feb. 10, Feb. 24)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 32 games, scoring in double figures 28 times with 11 double-doubles
• Ranked in the top five in Big Ten scoring (17.4 ppg), rebounding (8.7 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.567).
• Topped the 20-point mark 14 times, highlighted by a 30-point, 10-rebound performance against No. 18 Iowa (Feb. 2)
• Finished the season with 558 points (9th), 277 rebounds (7th) and shot 56.7 percent (7th) to rank in the top 10 of Michigan season records
Freshman (2018-19)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (media), Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, All-Big Ten first team (consensus), Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Six-time Big Ten Freshman of the week
• Appeared in all 34 games off the bench, averaging team-highs in points per game (13.1) rebounds per game (7.0) and field goal percentage (.628)
• Finished sixth nationally in field goal percentage, the only freshman in the top 50
• Recorded a team-high eight double-doubles on the season
• Reached double-figures 20 times, highlighted by eight 20-point games
• Had 27 points on 11-for-13 shooting to go with 11 rebounds at Michigan State (Feb. 24)
• Scored game-winning basket in Michigan's come-from-behind win over Ohio State (Jan. 20), finishing with 20 points and eight rebounds
USA Basketball
• Has three gold medals with USA Basketball
• Played for the USA Basketball AmeriCup team in 2021, helping USA win gold in her first senior team assignment
• Started all six games at the AmeriCup, averaging 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game
• Served as captain of the USA Basketball U19 team, which earned the gold medal at the 2019 FIBA World Championship
• Started all seven games of the 2019 tournament, averaging 7.4 ppg and a team-high 7.6 rpg
• Won a gold medal with the USA Basketball U18 at the 2018 FIBA Americas Championship
• Averaged 10.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg and shot 67 percent in 18.2 minutes per game
Prep
• Gilmour Academy (2018)
• Two-time Associated Press Division II Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
• Named to the 2018 All-USA Ohio first team by USA Today
• Averaged 21 points, 14 rebounds, 2.7 and 2.0 steals per game as a senior
• Helped Gilmour to the 2017 Ohio state championship, recording 24 points and 17 rebounds in the title game
• Two-time finalist for Ohio Ms. Basketball
• Graduated as Gilmour's all-time leading scorer and rebounder
• Named to the 2018 USA Basketball U18 Team
• Ranked No. 58 and a four-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz
• Nominated for McDonald's All-America game
• Played AAU for Sports City U
Personal
• Full name: Nazahrah Ansaria Hillmon
• Birthday: April 5, 2000
• Daughter of Victor and NaSheema Anderson
• Mother, NaSheema, played basketball at Vanderbilt and in the American Basketball League (ABL) for the Nashville Noise
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts - majoring in communications and media
