Personal
Born in Las Vegas, Nev ... parents are R. Roger Hillman and Janice Stout ... served an LDS Church mission in Independence, Missouri from Jan. 1996 to Dec. 1997 ... married to the former Kyra Eberhard May 4, 2002 ... majoring in fitness and wellness ... started playing volleyball at age 14 ... also enjoys fishing, beach volleyball, and hanging out with his wife.
Before BYU
Attended Boulder City High School in Las Vegas ... first-team all-conference in volleyball ... served as co-captain for the Utah Valley State College volleyball team ... named MVP of the NIRSA Nationals ... first-team NCCA All-American twice ... two-time first-team all-conference.
Summary
Hillman came to BYU after twice earning First-Team NCCA All-America honors at UVSC ... was a key member of the 2004 NCAA National Championship team ... earned AVCA Second-Team All-America honors as a senior ... was very consistent all season, tied for second on the team in total kills with 418 ... hit .405 (66-15-126) in five postseason games as the Cougars claimed the MPSF and the NCAA championships ... competed in 44 matches in two seasons ... served as a backup as a junior ... prepped at Boulder City High School in Las Vegas where he earned first-team all-conference in volleyball.
Stats
Career Match Highs Kills: 27 at Hawaii, 3/20/04 Attempts: 46 vs. Pepperdine, 3/13/04 Hitting Percentage: .667 vs. Stanford, 2/21/04 Digs: 10 at UCLA, 4/8/04 Block Assists: 6 at Long Beach State, 1/30/04 Block Solos: 1 (nine times) Total Blocks: 6 (twice) at Long Beach State, 1/30/04; at UC San Diego, 4/3/04 Service Aces: 4 at Ohio State, 1/23/04 Assists: 4 vs. Pacific 2/6/04
Year |
MP | GP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | RE | D | BS | BA | TB | B/G | BE | BHE |
2003 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 0.95 | 5 | 37 | 0.405 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 |
2004*^ | 32 | 118 | 418 | 3.54 | 135 | 820 | 0.345 | 24 | 22 | 66 | 3 | 125 | 9 | 82 | 91 | 0.77 | 7 | 2 |
Competed in 21 games on the season ... recorded a personal-best .667 hitting percent (7-1-9) on Mar. 5 against Concordia ... registered 20 kills, one ace, 11 digs and three blocks on the season.
Earned AVCA All-America Second-team honors ... member of the 2004 National Championship team ... competed in 118 games this season ... named to the MPSF All-Tournament team ... starting opposite-side hitter ... second on the roster with 3.54 kills per game ... registered 91 blocks on the season, 0.77 per game ... led the team with 22 service aces ... led BYU with a team-high 26 kills on Mar. 13 in a 3-1 win over Pepperdine ... hit his career-best 27 kills on Mar. 20 against Hawaii ... posted his first double-double performance with 16 kills and 10 digs against UCLA on Apr. 8, marking his career-high in digs ... recorded double-digit kills in 25 matches this season ... hit 20 or more kills in four matches this season... hit his season-best .667 percentage against Stanford on Feb. 21 (18-0-27).