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This article is about the national flag of Canada. For other Canadian flags, see List of Canadian flags.
Canada
Name
Canadian flag, The Maple Leaf, l'Unifolié
Use
National flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion
1:2
Adopted
February 15, 1965
Design
A vertical triband of red (hoist-side and fly-side) and white (double width) with the red maple leaf centred on the white band.
Designed by
George F. G. Stanley
The flag of Canada, often referred to as the Canadian flag, or unofficially as the Maple Leaf and l'Unifolié (French for "the one-leafed"), is a national flag consisting of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1:2:1, in the middle of which is featured a stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre.[1] It is the first specified by law for use as the country's national flag.
In 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson formed a committee to resolve the ongoing issue of the lack of an official Canadian flag, sparking a serious debate about a flag change to replace the Union Flag. Out of three choices, the maple leaf design by George Stanley,[2] based on the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada, was selected. The flag made its first official appearance on February 15, 1965; the date is now celebrated annually as National Flag of Canada Day.
The Canadian Red Ensign was unofficially used since the 1890s and approved by a 1945 Order in Council for use "wherever place or occasion may make it desirable to fly a distinctive Canadian flag".[3][4] Also, the Royal Union Flag remains an official flag in Canada. There is no law dictating how the national flag is to be treated, but there are conventions and protocols to guide how it is to be displayed and its place in the order of precedence of flags, which gives it primacy over the aforementioned and most other flags.
Many different flags created for use by Canadian officials, government bodies, and military forces contain the maple leaf motif in some fashion, either by having the Canadian flag charged in the canton, or by including maple leaves in the design.
Contents
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1 Origins and design
2 History
2.1 Early flags
2.2 Great Flag Debate
2.3 Flag today
3 Flags used in Canada from 1497 to the present
4 Proclamation
5 Alternative flags
6 Protocol
7 Promoting the flag
8 See also
9 References
10 Bibliography
11 External links
Origins and design[edit]
See also: Maple leaf
The Canadian flag flying at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Construction sheet.
The flag is horizontally symmetric and therefore the obverse and reverse sides appear identical. The width of the Maple Leaf flag is twice the height. The white field is a Canadian pale (a square central band in a vertical triband flag, named after this flag); each bordering red field is exactly half its size[5] and it bears a stylized red maple leaf at its centre. In heraldic terminology, the flag's blazon as outlined on the original royal proclamation is "gules on a Canadian pale argent a maple leaf of the first".[6][8]
The maple leaf has been used as a Canadian emblem since the 18th century.[9] It was first used as a national symbol in 1868 when it appeared on the coat of arms of both Ontario and Quebec.[10] In 1867, Alexander Muir composed the patriotic song "The Maple Leaf Forever", which became an unofficial anthem in English-speaking Canada.[11] The maple leaf was later added to the Canadian coat of arms in 1921.[10] From 1876 until 1901, the leaf appeared on all Canadian coins and remained on the penny after 1901.[12] The use of the maple leaf by the Royal Canadian Regiment as a regimental symbol extended back to 1860.[13] During the First World War and Second World War, badges of the Canadian Forces were often based on a maple leaf design.[14] The maple leaf would eventually adorn the tombstones of Canadian military graves.[15]
By proclaiming the Royal Arms of Canada, King George V in 1921 made red and white the official colours of Canada; the former came from Saint George's Cross and the latter from the French royal emblem since King Charles VII.[16] These colours became "entrenched" as the national colours of Canada upon the proclamation of the Royal Standard of Canada (the Canadian monarch's personal flag) in 1962.[17] The Department of Canadian Heritage has listed the various colour shades for printing ink that should be used when reproducing the Canadian flag; these include:[5]
FIP red: General Printing Ink, No. 0-712;
Inmont Canada Ltd., No. 4T51577;
Monarch Inks, No. 62539/0
Rieger Inks, No. 25564
Sinclair and Valentine, No. RL163929/0.
The number of points on the leaf has no special significance;[18] the number and arrangement of the points were chosen after wind tunnel tests showed the current design to be the least blurry of the various designs when tested under high wind conditions.[19]
The image of the maple leaf used on the flag was designed by Jacques Saint-Cyr;[20] Jack Cook claims that this stylized eleven-point maple leaf was lifted from a copyrighted design owned by a Canadian craft shop in Ottawa.[21] The colours 0/100/100/0 in the CMYK process, PMS 032 (flag red 100%), or PMS 485 (used for screens) in the Pantone colour specifier can be used when reproducing the flag.[5] For the Federal Identity Program, the red tone of the standard flag has an RGB value of 255–0–0 (web hexadecimal #FF0000).[22] In 1984, the National Flag of Canada Manufacturing Standards Act was passed to unify the manufacturing standards for flags used in both indoor and outdoor conditions.[23]
History[edit]
Early flags[edit]
An early example of a Canadian Red Ensign approx. 1870–1898
The first flag known to have flown in Canada was the St George's Cross carried by John Cabot when he reached Newfoundland in 1497. In 1534, Jacques Cartier planted a cross in Gaspé bearing the French royal coat of arms with the fleurs-de-lis. His ship flew a red flag with a white cross, the French naval flag at the time. New France continued to fly the evolving French military flags of that period.[4][24] As the de jure national flag of the United Kingdom, the Union Flag (commonly known as the Union Jack and, by law, called the Royal Union Flag in Canada since 1964) was used similarly in Canada since the 1621 British settlement in Nova Scotia. Its use continued after Canada's independence from the United Kingdom in 1931 until the adoption of the current flag in 1965.[4]
A Canadian postcard marking the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911, showing the Royal Union Flag (lower) and a version of the Red Ensign with a crowned composite shield of Canada (unapproved by the sovereign) in the fly
Shortly after Canadian Confederation in 1867, the need for distinctive Canadian flags emerged. The first Canadian flag was that then used as the flag of the Governor General of Canada, a Union Flag with a shield in the centre bearing the quartered arms of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves.[25] In 1870 the Red Ensign, with the addition of the Canadian composite shield in the fly, began to be used unofficially on land and sea[26] and was known as the Canadian Red Ensign. As new provinces joined the Confederation, their arms were added to the shield. In 1892, the British admiralty approved the use of the Red Ensign for Canadian use at sea.[26] The composite shield was replaced with the coat of arms of Canada upon its grant in 1921 and, in 1924, an Order in Council approved its use for Canadian government buildings abroad.[4] In 1925, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King established a committee to design a flag to be used at home, but it was dissolved before the final report could be delivered. Despite the failure of the committee to solve the issue, public sentiment in the 1920s was in favour of fixing the flag problem for Canada.[27] New designs were proposed in 1927,[28] 1931,[29] and 1939.[30]
The 1946 special joint committee's recommended national flag
During the Second World War, the Red Ensign was the recognized Canadian national flag. A joint committee of the Senate and House of Commons was appointed on November 8, 1945, to recommend a national flag to officially adopt. It received 2,409 designs from the public and was addressed by the director of the Historical Section of the Canadian Army, Fortescue Duguid, who pointed out red and white were Canada's official colours and there was already an emblem representing the country: three joined maple leaves seen on the escutcheon of the Canadian coat of arms.[26] By May 9 the following year, the committee reported back with a recommendation "that the national flag of Canada should be the Canadian red ensign with a maple leaf in autumn golden colours in a bordered background of white". The Legislative Assembly of Quebec had urged the committee to not include any of what it deemed as "foreign symbols", including the Union Flag, and Mackenzie King, then still prime minister, declined to act on the report, leaving the order to fly the Canadian Red Ensign in place.[16][25][31]
Great Flag Debate[edit]
Main article: Great Canadian Flag Debate
By the 1960s, debate for an official Canadian flag intensified and became a subject of controversy, culminating in the Great Flag Debate of 1964.[32] In 1963, the minority Liberal government of Lester B. Pearson gained power and decided to adopt an official Canadian flag through parliamentary debate. The principal political proponent of the change was Pearson. He had been a significant broker during the Suez Crisis of 1956, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.[33] During the crisis, Pearson was disturbed when the Egyptian government objected to Canadian peacekeeping forces on the grounds that the Canadian flag (the Red Ensign) contained the same symbol (the Union Flag) also used as a flag by the United Kingdom, one of the belligerents.[33] Pearson's goal was for the Canadian flag to be distinctive and unmistakably Canadian. The main opponent to changing the flag was the leader of the opposition and former prime minister, John Diefenbaker, who eventually made the subject a personal crusade.[34]
In 1961, Leader of the Opposition Lester Pearson asked John Ross Matheson to begin researching what it would take for Canada to have a new flag. Pearson knew the Red Ensign with the Union Jack was unpopular in Quebec, a base of support for his Liberal Party, but strongly favoured by English Canada. By April 1963, Pearson was prime minister in a minority government and risked losing power over the issue. He formed a 15-member multi-party parliamentary committee in 1963 to select a new design, despite opposition leader Diefenbaker's demands for a referendum on the issue.[35] On May 27, 1964, Pearson's cabinet introduced a motion to parliament for adoption of his favourite design, presented to him by artist and heraldic advisor Alan Beddoe,[26] of a "sea to sea" (Canada's motto) flag with blue borders and three conjoined red maple leaves on a white field. This motion led to weeks of acrimonious debate in the House of Commons and the design came to be known as the "Pearson Pennant",[36] derided by the media and viewed as a "concession to Québec".[26]
Flag today[edit]
A new all-party committee was formed in September 1964, comprising seven Liberals, five Conservatives, one New Democrat, one Social Crediter, and one Créditiste, with Herman Batten as chairman, while John Matheson acted as Pearson's right-hand man.[26] Among those who gave their opinions to the group were Duguid, expressing the same views as he had in 1945, insisting on a design using three maple leaves; Arthur R. M. Lower, stressing the need for a distinctly Canadian emblem; Marcel Trudel, arguing for symbols of Canada's founding nations, which did not include the maple leaf (a thought shared by Diefenbaker); and A. Y. Jackson, providing his own suggested designs.[26] A steering committee also considered about 2,000 suggestions from the public, in addition to 3,900 others, "including those that had accumulated in the Department of the Secretary of State and those from a parliamentary flag committee of 1945–1946".[attribution needed][26] Through a six-week period of study with political manoeuvring, the committee took a vote on the two finalists: the Pearson Pennant (Beddoe's design) and the current design. Believing the Liberal members would vote for the Prime Minister's preference, the Conservatives voted for the single leaf design. The Liberals, though, all voted for the same, giving a unanimous, 14 to 0 vote[26] for the option created by George Stanley and inspired by the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario.[37]
There, near the parade square, in March 1964, while viewing the college flag atop the Mackenzie Building, Stanley, then RMC's Dean of Arts, first suggested to Matheson, then Member of Parliament for Leeds, that the RMC flag should form the basis of the national flag. The suggestion was followed by Stanley's memorandum of March 23, 1964, on the history of Canada's emblems,[38] in which he warned that any new flag "must avoid the use of national or racial symbols that are of a divisive nature" and that it would be "clearly inadvisable" to create a flag that carried the Union Jack or a fleur-de-lis. According to Matheson, Pearson's one "paramount and desperate objective" in introducing the new flag was to keep Quebec in the Canadian union.[39] It was Dr. Stanley's idea that the new flag should be red and white and that it should feature the single maple leaf; his memorandum included the first sketch of what would become the flag of Canada. Stanley and Matheson collaborated on a design that was ultimately, after six months of debate and 308 speeches,[26] passed by a majority vote in the House of Commons on December 15, 1964. Just after this, at 2:00 am, Matheson wrote to Stanley: "Your proposed flag has just now been approved by the Commons 163 to 78. Congratulations. I believe it is an excellent flag that will serve Canada well."[40] The Senate added its approval two days later.[16]
Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, proclaimed the new flag on January 28, 1965,[16] and it was inaugurated on February 15 of the same year at an official ceremony held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in the presence of Governor General Major-General Georges Vanier, the Prime Minister, other members of the Cabinet, and Canadian parliamentarians. The Red Ensign was lowered at the stroke of noon and the new maple leaf flag was raised. The crowd sang "O Canada" followed by "God Save the Queen".[41] Of the flag, Vanier said "[it] will symbolize to each of us—and to the world—the unity of purpose and high resolve to which destiny beckons us".[42] Maurice Bourget, Speaker of the Senate, said: "The flag is the symbol of the nation's unity, for it, beyond any doubt, represents all the citizens of Canada without distinction of race, language, belief, or opinion."[41] Yet there was still opposition to the change, and Stanley's life was even threatened for having "assassinated the flag". In spite of this, Stanley attended the flag raising ceremony.[43]
At the time of the 50th anniversary of the flag, the government—held by the Conservative Party—was criticized for the lack of official ceremony dedicated to the date; accusations of partisanship were levelled.[42] Minister of Canadian Heritage Shelly Glover denied the charges and others, including Liberal Members of Parliament, pointed to community events taking place around the country.[42] Governor General David Johnston did, though, preside at an official ceremony at Confederation Park in Ottawa, integrated with Winterlude. He said "[t]he National Flag of Canada is so embedded in our national life and so emblematic of our national purpose that we simply cannot imagine our country without it."[44] Queen Elizabeth II stated: "On this, the 50th anniversary of the National Flag of Canada, I am pleased to join with all Canadians in the celebration of this unique and cherished symbol of our country and identity."[45] A commemorative stamp and coin were issued by Canada Post and the Royal Canadian Mint, respectively.[44]
The Flag of Canada is represented as the Unicode emoji sequence U+1F1E8 🇨 REGIONAL INDICATOR C, U+1F1E6 🇦 REGIONAL INDICATOR A.[46]
Flags used in Canada from 1497 to the present[edit]
Flag on John Cabot's ship, and used during the English colonization of the Americas before the Act of Union (1497-1707)
Flag used during the Scottish colonization of the Americas before the Act of Union (1621-1707)
Flag of France at time of Jacques Cartier (1534–1604)
Merchant Flag used by Champlain and French merchants (1604–1663)
New France Flag (1663–1763)
The Great Britain Union Flag (1763–1801)
The United Kingdom Union Flag (1801–1964) and the Canadian Royal Union Flag (1964–present)
Flag used (1868–1921)
1907 Canadian Red Ensign commonly used in western Canada. Note the inclusion of all the provincial emblems.
Flag used (1921–1957)
1957 version of the Canadian Red Ensign that had evolved as the de facto national flag until 1965
First flag proposal to Parliament; the Pearson Pennant
Flag of the Royal Military College of Canada; used as inspiration by George F.G. Stanley
Earlier (1964) version of the proposal that was adopted
Current flag, (1965–present)
Current flag, using Pantone specifications.
Proclamation[edit]
After the resolutions proposing a new national flag for Canada were passed by the two houses of parliament, a proclamation was drawn up for signature by the Canadian queen. This was created in the form of an illuminated document on vellum, with calligraphy by Yvonne Diceman and heraldic illustrations. The text was rendered in black ink, using a quill, while the heraldic elements were painted in gouache with gilt highlights. The Great Seal of Canada was embossed and secured by a silk ribbon.[47]
The royal proclamation of the national flag of Canada
This parchment was signed discreetly by the calligrapher, but was made official by the signatures of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Lester Pearson, and Attorney General Guy Favreau. In order to obtain these signatures, the document was flown to the United Kingdom (for the Queen's royal sign-manual) and to the Caribbean (for the signature of Favreau, who was on vacation). This transport to different climates, combined with the quality of the materials with which the proclamation was created, and the subsequent storage and repair methods (including the use of Scotch Tape) contributed to the deterioration of the document: The gouache was flaking off, leaving gaps in the heraldic designs, most conspicuously on the red maple leaf of the flag design in the centre of the sheet, and the adhesive from the tape had left stains. A desire to have the proclamation as part of a display at the Canadian Museum of Civilization marking the flag's 25th anniversary led to its restoration in 1989. The proclamation is today stored in a temperature and humidity controlled, plexiglass case, so as to prevent the vellum from changing dimensionally.[47]
Alternative flags[edit]
As a symbol of the nation's membership in the Commonwealth of Nations, the Royal Union Flag is an official Canadian flag and is flown on certain occasions.[48] Regulations require federal installations to fly the Royal Union Flag beside the national flag when physically possible, using a second flagpole, on the following days: Commonwealth Day (the second Monday in March), Victoria Day (the same date as the Canadian sovereign's official birthday), and the anniversary of the Statute of Westminster (December 11). The Royal Union Flag can also be flown at the National War Memorial or at other locations during ceremonies that honour Canadian involvement with forces of other Commonwealth nations during times of war. The national flag always precedes the Royal Union Flag, with the former occupying the place of honour.[48] The Royal Union Flag is also part of the provincial flags of Ontario and Manitoba, forming the canton of these flags; a stylized version is used on the flag of British Columbia and the flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.[48] Several of the provincial lieutenant governors formerly used a modified union flag as their personal standard, but the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is the only one who retains this design.[48] The Royal Union Flag and Red Ensign are still flown in Canada by veterans' groups and others who continue to stress the importance of Canada's British heritage and the Commonwealth connection.[48]
The Red Ensign is occasionally still used as well, including official use at some ceremonies. It was flown at the commemorations of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 2007.[49][50] This decision elicited criticism from those who believe it should not be given equal status to the Canadian flag and received praise from people who believe that it is important to retain the ties to Canada's past.[49][50]
In Quebec, the provincial flag (a white cross on a field of blue with four fleurs-de-lis) can be considered a national flag along with the Maple Leaf flag, as is the Acadian flag in the Acadian regions of the Maritime provinces,[20][51] and the flags of the Iroquois Nation, the Metis Nation and other groups.
Protocol[edit]
The Canadian flag flying between the flag of France (left) and the Canadian Red Ensign (right) at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial
No law dictates the proper use of the Canadian flag. Canadian Heritage has released guidelines on how to correctly display the flag alone and with other flags. The guidelines deal with the order of precedence in which the Canadian flag is placed, where the flag can be used, how it is used, and what people should do to honour the flag. The suggestions, titled Flag Etiquette in Canada, were published by Canadian Heritage in book and online formats and last updated in August 2011.[52] The flag itself can be displayed on any day at buildings operated by the Government of Canada, airports, military bases, and diplomatic offices, as well as by citizens, during any time of the day. When flying the flag, it must be flown using its own pole and must not be inferior to other flags, save for, in descending order, the Queen's standard, the governor general's standard, any of the personal standards of members of the Canadian Royal Family, or flags of the lieutenant governors.[53] The Canadian flag is flown at half-mast in Canada to indicate a period of mourning. Canadian Forces does have a special protocol for folding the Canadian flag for presentations, such as during a funeral ceremony; CF does not recommend this method for everyday use.[54]
Promoting the flag[edit]
A sample of items from the Parliamentary Flag Program
Since the adoption of the Canadian flag in 1965, the Canadian government has sponsored programs to promote it. Examples include the Canadian Parliamentary Flag Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage and the flag program run by the Department of Public Works. These programs increased the exposure of the flag and the concept that it was part of the national identity. To increase awareness of the new flag, the Parliamentary Flag Program was set up in December 1972, by the Cabinet and, beginning in 1973,[55] allowed members of the House of Commons to distribute flags and lapel pins in the shape of the Canadian flag to their constituents. Flags that have been flown on the Peace Tower and the East and West Blocks of Parliament Hill are packaged by the Department of Public Works and offered to the public free of charge. The program has a 34-year waiting list for East and West Block flags, and a 48-year waiting list for Peace Tower flags.[56]
Since 1996, February 15 has been commemorated as National Flag of Canada Day.[41] In 1996, Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps instituted the One in a Million National Flag Challenge.[57] This program was intended to provide Canadians with a million new national flags in time for Flag Day, 1997. The program was controversial because it cost some $45 million, and provided no means to hoist or fly the flags. The official numbers from Canadian Heritage put the expenses at $15.5 million, with approximately a seventh of the cost offset by donations.[58]
Many museums across the country have special historic flags in their collections. Settlers, Rails & Trails Inc., of Argyle, Manitoba is home to Canada's 2nd largest flag collection (second only to the Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Quebec) The Canadian Flag Collection contains over 1,300 historic, corporate, regional, sport and special occasion flags.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
Canada portal
National Flag of Canada Day
National symbols of Canada
List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
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George Hill
Hill with the Cavaliers in 2018
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Personal information
Born
(1986-05-04) May 4, 1986 (age 32)
Indianapolis, Indiana
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
188 lb (85 kg)
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Broad Ripple (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College
IUPUI (2004–2008)
NBA draft
2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career
2008–present
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2008–2011
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George Jesse Hill Jr. (born May 4, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) he received many honors, including Summit League Player of the Year and was an honorable mention All-American his junior season. He was selected 26th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2008 NBA draft.
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1 Early life
2 College career
2.1 College statistics
3 Professional career
3.1 NBA draft
3.2 San Antonio Spurs (2008–2011)
3.2.1 2008 Summer League
3.2.2 2008–09 season
3.2.3 2009–10 season
3.2.4 2010–11 season
3.3 Indiana Pacers (2011–2016)
3.3.1 2011–12 season
3.3.2 2012–13 season
3.3.3 2013–14 season
3.3.4 2014–15 season
3.3.5 2015–16 season
3.4 Utah Jazz (2016–2017)
3.5 Sacramento Kings (2017–2018)
3.6 Cleveland Cavaliers (2018–present)
4 Player profile
5 NBA career statistics
5.1 Regular season
5.2 Playoffs
6 Personal life
7 Notes
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Early life[edit]
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Hill looked up to players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird while dreaming of one day playing in the NBA;[1] when asked about his goal of becoming a first-round pick in the 2008 NBA draft, Hill commented: "It's my childhood dream".[2] An only child,[3] Hill attended Broad Ripple High School[4] where he excelled as one of the top high school players in the state and was one of the "Magnificent Seven" from Indianapolis (with Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Jr., Josh McRoberts, Rodney Carney, Eric Gordon, and Courtney Lee).[5] Carney remembers playing against Hill: "This little kid comes in hitting all kinds of 3s, and I was like, 'Who is this little dude?...I knew he was going to be something when I saw this little skinny kid handling the ball and shooting like that."[5] Hill played against every member of the Magnificent Seven except Gordon, who was recovering from a broken wrist during their meetup.[5] He faced off against Oden and Conley during his junior year in high school, and remembers playing pickup games against 10-year-old Gordon when he was 13.[5]
In his senior year, Hill averaged a state-leading 36.2 points per game, the fifth-highest single-season average in Indiana High School Athletic Association history.[6]
College career[edit]
Despite scholarship offers from several big conference schools, including Temple and Indiana, he chose to commit to IUPUI, wishing to stay with his ailing great-grandfather, Gilbert Edison.[7] A few months after he agreed to attend IUPUI, his great-grandfather died, never getting the opportunity to see Hill play basketball at the college level. Following his great-grandfather's advice to always be a man of his word, Hill decided to pass on other offers and stay at IUPUI.[2]
In his sophomore year, he led the IUPUI Jaguars to a tie for the best record in the conference.
Following an injury that forced him to become a redshirt in his third year at IUPUI, Hill returned the next season and led the Jaguars to a school-record 26 wins and the Summit League Tournament finals before losing to eventual champion Oral Roberts University and thus failing to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament.
Not counting Hill's injury-shortened 2006–07 season, the Jaguars were 61–30 during his three seasons at IUPUI.
College statistics[edit]
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2004–05 IUPUI 29 21 28.4 52.3 41.2 70.9 4.5 2.2 1.4 0.2 10.7
2005–06 IUPUI 29 29 35.1 51.8 32.0 79.8 6.0 3.6 1.7 0.3 18.9
2006–07 IUPUI 5 5 28.4 50.9 30.8 65.2 5.4 2.0 1.6 0.0 14.6
2007–08 IUPUI 32 32 36.8 54.5 45.0 81.2 6.8 4.3 1.8 0.4 21.5
Career 95 87 33.3 52.9 40.4 78.5 5.8 3.3 1.6 0.3 17.0
Professional career[edit]
NBA draft[edit]
Despite having one year of eligibility left, Hill, wishing to "test the waters", declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA draft. He left IUPUI as the fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,619 points, and became the second[Note 1] IUPUI player to declare early.[8] Although he had regularly attracted NBA scouts to his college games, he was not projected in most mock drafts largely due to remaining unannounced.[9]
The hard part was putting my name in, knowing I have great teammates and great coaches and if it came down to me leaving, I wouldn't be able to play for the team or the coaches again...The easy thing was, if I put my name in and don't get drafted, I still have the option of coming back and playing for this great university.
—  George Hill, [9]
In the following months, Hill worked out with several NBA teams. After an impressive run at the Orlando pre-draft rookie camp, Hill attracted attention and became a projected second-round selection. On draft night, the San Antonio Spurs surprised many by selecting Hill with their 26th pick in the first round; many expected the Spurs to select Mario Chalmers of Kansas.[10] Hill became the second first-round draft choice in The Summit League's history and the first player ever drafted from IUPUI.[11] On September 23, 2008, the Spurs signed Hill to a standard rookie contract that guaranteed the first two years and included a team option on the next two years.[12]
San Antonio Spurs (2008–2011)[edit]
2008 Summer League[edit]
Las Vegas
On July 14, 2008, in his first summer league game as a Spur, Hill scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds while holding fellow draft pick O. J. Mayo to 5-of-17 shooting en route to a victory for the Spurs.[13] Throughout the summer league Hill struggled with his shooting, making only 2 of 25 shots (8.0%), and one of six three-pointers (16.7%). Hill played in all but one of the four summer league games for the Spurs; he finished averaging 8.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 31.7 minutes per game.[14][15]
Rocky Mountain Revue
At the Utah Revue, Hill led his team by averaging 12.9 points over four games; however he continued to struggle offensively with his shooting, only making 21.4% of his three-point field goals.[16] In the first of the four games, Hill led all scorers with 21 points and helped the Spurs defeat the Utah Jazz, 82–57. He followed up with a quiet offensive performance, 6 points, in a win against the NBDL Ambassadors, before scoring 18 points in a loss versus the Gerald Green-led Mavericks. In the final game of the Revue, Hill once again struggled with his shooting (1–7) but managed to make key plays with the game on the line. Hill made two clutch free throws with 6.9 seconds left and then forced a turnover on the defensive end to beat the previously undefeated Atlanta Hawks.[17][18]
2008–09 season[edit]
In 2008, Hill joined the San Antonio Spurs and made his NBA debut on November 4 against the Dallas Mavericks in the third game of the season. He had sat out the previous two games due to a sprained left thumb.[19] In 15 minutes of play, Hill finished with 11 points, 1 steal, and 1 assist.[20] Hill initially served as the main reserve at point guard, but after Tony Parker suffered an injury early in the season he was promoted to starter.[21][22] After the return of Parker and Manu Ginóbili, Hill received fewer minutes.[23][24] He finished his rookie season averaging 5.7 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, and 1.8 assists per game. Hill made his playoff debut in game 2 of the Spurs first-round series against the Mavs, but only played 5 minutes.
2009–10 season[edit]
Hill in March 2010, defending Jameer Nelson of the Orlando Magic
Hill spent most of his off-season working on his point-guard skills, supervised by player development coach Chad Forcier, and his jump shots with Spurs shooting coach Chip Engelland. Following the advice of former Spur Bruce Bowen, he focused on developing his corner three-point shot. By the time training camp arrived, Hill had converted 8,000 threes.
His hard work during the off-season paid large dividends as soon as the 2009-10 season commenced. Hill saw his minutes increase from 16.5 to 29 a game. He also started in 43 games, most of them while Tony Parker was battling injuries. Hill more than doubled his scoring average, improved his field goal percentage by 7.5 percentage points, and his 3-pt shooting by 7.9 percentage points. On April 1, Hill notched career highs of 30 points, 5 steals, and 7 assists in a home game win against the Houston Rockets.[25] Hill ended the regular season tied at second place with Kevin Durant and Marc Gasol for the Most Improved Player of the Year award. All three garnered a total of 101 points.[26]
The Spurs' first-round playoff series with the Mavs was a breakout series for Hill. He was ineffective in Game 1, scoring 0 points in 17 minutes after coming back from an ankle injury. He shook off his tentativeness in the next few games, scoring 7 and 17 points in Games 2 and 3. Then Hill led the Spurs to a Game 4 victory on a night when the Spurs' Big Three of Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili shot a combined 9-of-34 from the field. Hill scored a career playoff high 29 points, shooting 11-16 from the field and 5-6 from downtown.[27] Hill averaged 22.3 points in the series, helping the Spurs to win the series in six games.
2010–11 season[edit]
Hill in March 2011
On March 28, 2011, Hill matched his career high of 30 points in a 119–114 loss to the Houston Rockets.[28]
Indiana Pacers (2011–2016)[edit]
Hill with the Pacers in March 2014
2011–12 season[edit]
Hill was traded to the Indiana Pacers during the 2011 NBA Draft on June 23, 2011, a trade that sent rights to the 15th overall pick Kawhi Leonard, the 42nd pick, Dāvis Bertāns, and 2005 draftee Erazem Lorbek to the Spurs in exchange for Hill.[29]
Hill started the shortened season as a backup for Darren Collison. On January 31, 2012, Hill left the game against the New Jersey Nets after suffering an ankle injury. The Pacers announced it was a small chip fracture.[30] He missed 12 games with the injury and returned on February 22, against the Charlotte Bobcats. On April 9, 2012, Pacers coach Frank Vogel announced that Hill would start for the injured Collison. Although Collison returned from the injury, Hill remained a starter for the rest of the season. Hill finished the season averaging 9.6 points per game with a field goal percentage of .442.
During their first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic, Hill scored double-digits in all five games as the Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conferences Semifinal. Facing the Miami Heat in the Conference Semifinals, Hill scored a playoff high 20 points and 5 assists in game 3. The Heat won the next 3 games, advancing to the Conference Finals and eventually becoming NBA champions.
2012–13 season[edit]
On July 13, 2012, Hill re-signed with the Pacers to a reported five-year, $40 million contract.[31]
During the 2012–13 season, Hill made a game-winning floater against the Toronto Raptors and a game-winning layup over the outstretched arms of Dwight Howard against the Los Angeles Lakers.
2013–14 season[edit]
Hill had the best game of his NBA career on February 7, 2014 when he scored a career-high 37 points against the Portland Trail Blazers along with 9 rebounds and 8 assists including a game-tying three-pointer to force the game to overtime.[32]
2014–15 season[edit]
After missing the first 28 games of the season with a left knee injury, Hill returned to action on December 23 against the New Orleans Pelicans. In just over 21 minutes of action off the bench, he recorded 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in the 96-84 win.[33]
On February 27, 2015, Hill recorded his first career triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a 93-86 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[34] On March 14, he scored a season-high 30 points in an 89-93 loss to the Boston Celtics.[35]
2015–16 season[edit]
On February 19, 2016, Hill had nine points and nine assists and matched a career-high with 11 rebounds in the Pacers' 101–98 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.[36]
Utah Jazz (2016–2017)[edit]
On July 7, 2016, Hill was traded to the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal involving the Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks.[37] He made his debut for the Jazz in their season opener on October 25 against the Portland Trail Blazers, recording 19 points and six assists in a 113–104 loss.[38] On November 7, he was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, October 31 through Sunday, November 6. Hill helped the Jazz to a 3–1 week behind averages of 20.8 points, 5.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds.[39] On November 23, he scored 22 points in his return from an eight-game absence, as the Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a 108–83 win over the Denver Nuggets.[40] On December 29, he returned to action against the Philadelphia 76ers after missing 13 games with a sprained toe.[41] On January 21, 2017, he scored a season-high 30 points in a 109–100 win over the Pacers.[42] On March 3, 2017, he set a new season high with 34 points in a 112–97 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[43]
Sacramento Kings (2017–2018)[edit]
On July 10, 2017, Hill signed a three-year deal worth a reported $57 million with the Sacramento Kings.[44] The deal was fully guaranteed for its first two seasons, with only $1 million guaranteed for the 2019–20 season.[45]
Cleveland Cavaliers (2018–present)[edit]
On February 8, 2018, Hill was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade that also involved the Kings and the Utah Jazz.[46] The Cavaliers won the Eastern Conference championship and were defeated in the 2018 NBA Finals by the Golden State Warriors.
Player profile[edit]
On draft day, ESPN reported that Hill had a 6'9" wingspan.[47] Hill's athleticism, length, and strength are among his greatest assets; going into the NBA he was said to have "NBA-ready" defense but to still need improvement offensively.[48]
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said, "He does a little bit of everything. The great thing about him is that he's a very good all-around basketball player, he's a tenacious defender, he can score, he can run, he's a good passer, he knows how to play and he's really a team guy".[49] When asked on multiple occasions which current NBA player he most resembled, Hill picked Monta Ellis, adding that he saw himself as a combo guard and an energy player who enjoys playing defense and getting into the passing lanes.[1][50] Hill was drafted by the Spurs to back up All-Star Tony Parker at point guard.[48]
NBA career statistics[edit]
Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
Regular season[edit]
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2008–09 San Antonio 77 7 16.5 .403 .329 .781 2.1 1.8 .6 .3 5.7
2009–10 San Antonio 78 43 29.2 .478 .399 .772 2.6 2.9 .9 .3 12.4
2010–11 San Antonio 76 5 28.3 .453 .377 .863 2.6 2.5 .9 .3 11.6
2011–12 Indiana 50 9 25.5 .442 .367 .778 3.0 2.9 .8 .3 9.6
2012–13 Indiana 76 76 34.5 .443 .368 .817 3.7 4.7 1.1 .3 14.2
2013–14 Indiana 76 76 32.0 .442 .365 .807 3.7 3.5 1.0 .3 10.3
2014–15 Indiana 43 36 29.5 .477 .358 .790 4.2 5.1 1.0 .3 16.1
2015–16 Indiana 74 73 34.1 .441 .406 .760 4.0 3.5 1.1 .2 12.1
2016–17 Utah 49 49 31.5 .477 .403 .801 3.4 4.2 1.0 .2 16.9
2017–18 Sacramento 43 36 26.6 .469 .453 .778 2.7 2.8 .9 .3 10.3
2017–18 Cleveland 24 24 27.9 .444 .351 .805 2.7 2.8 .9 .6 9.4
Career 666 434 28.8 .453 .383 .800 3.2 3.3 .9 .3 11.6
Playoffs[edit]
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2009 San Antonio 4 0 19.0 .333 .375 .857 2.0 .5 .5 .3 5.8
2010 San Antonio 10 8 34.4 .451 .379 .838 3.1 .7 1.0 .2 13.4
2011 San Antonio 6 1 31.5 .400 .267 .867 5.0 2.3 1.5 .3 11.7
2012 Indiana 11 11 31.5 .448 .375 .848 2.3 2.9 1.2 .3 13.5
2013 Indiana 18 18 38.1 .401 .358 .829 3.7 4.3 1.2 .2 14.6
2014 Indiana 19 19 36.2 .444 .364 .721 3.7 3.0 1.2 .2 12.1
2016 Indiana 7 7 33.6 .561 .481 .818 2.7 2.1 .9 .1 13.6
2017 Utah 8 8 35.1 .469 .387 .724 4.1 3.6 .3 .1 15.6
2018 Cleveland 19 18 29.3 .450 .314 .774 2.2 2.2 .5 .4 9.2
Career 102 90 33.3 .442 .365 .801 3.2 2.7 1.0 .3 12.4
Personal life[edit]
On January 16, 2016, Hill's girlfriend, Samantha, gave birth to the couple's first child, Zayden Jaxon Hill.[51] On January 4, 2018, Samantha gave birth to their second child, Zoë Jessie Hill. Hill received his diploma from IUPUI from the School of Liberal Arts on May 12, 2018. He was one of two student speakers to address the new graduates.
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Carlos Knox was the first IUPUI player to declare early (1997) but would later withdraw his name.[8]
See also[edit]
National Basketball Association portal
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Video: Spurs introduce 2008 Draft Picks. nba.com/spurs, July 10, 2008. Accessed July 29, 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b Matt Baker. IUPUI's George Hill dreams of having his name called indystar.com, June 26, 2008. - Archived at Webcite
Jump up ^ Maurice M. McKiernan. IUPUI's George Hill: the man behind the stats jagbytes.com, February 20, 2008. - Archived at WebCite
Jump up ^ Indianapolis Public Schools. 2004 BRHS Graduate Hill Picked in First Round of NBA Draft headlines.ips.k12.in.us - Archived at WebCite
^ Jump up to: a b c d Rabjohns, Jeff. "Magnificent Seven - Oden. Conley. McRoberts. Carney. Hill. Lee. And Gordon. Indy high school rivals, now NBA colleagues, take us back to beginning. They recall classic games back in high school -- and even elementary school", Indianapolis Star, The (IN). Final Edition, Sports, D01. (ind138231025)
Jump up ^ 2007–2008 Men's Basketball Roster iupuijags.com. - Archived at Webcite
Jump up ^ Hill a prototypical Spur: College coach recounts examples of toughness, talent, loyalty, desire mysanantonio.com June 27, 2008 - Archived at WebCite
^ Jump up to: a b "IUPUI's Hill declares for NBA draft", The Associated Press State & Local Wire. May 1, 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b Jeff Rabjohns (May 1, 2008). "IUPUI's Hill to test his NBA value". Indianapolis Star, The (IN) FINAL EDITION ed., D02. Retrieved November 6, 2008 from NewsBank on-line database (Access World News) on the World Wide Web: <infoweb.newsbank.com>. (ID: ind131429991)
Jump up ^ Wallace, Michael. "Miami Heat's Chalmers feels at home in San Antonio", The Miami Herald. November 08, 2008.
Jump up ^ Ed Holdaway. "Hill picked 26th overall by the San Antonio Spurs" iupuijags.com, June 25, 2006. Accessed July 12, 2008. - Archived at WebCite
Jump up ^ Cliff Brunt, Spurs sign George Hill sports.yahoo.com, September 23, 2008.
Jump up ^ Mike Monroe. Spurs' Hill holds own against Mayo in summer league debut mysanantonio.com, July 15, 2008. - Archived at WebCite
Jump up ^ George Hill (2008 Summer League Statistics) nba.com, Accessed July 21, 2008. - Archived at WebCite
Jump up ^ Mike Monroe. Spurs' Hill makes date to fix his wayward shot mysanantonio.com, July 17, 2008. Accessed July 21, 2008. - Archived at WebCite
Jump up ^ Tim Buckley. Warriors' Morrow named MVP of the Revue espn.com, July 26, 2008. - Archived at WebCite
Jump up ^ "2008 RMR Schedule" nba.com/jazz/Renue, July 18-July 25.
Jump up ^ "08 RMR Day 4: Atlanta vs. San Antonio" nba.com/jazz/Revue, July 22, 2008.
Jump up ^ Finger, Mike. This time, Hill prepared to answer call, Mysanantonio.com, November 05, 2008.
Jump up ^ NBA Mavericks at Spurs Boxscore, NBA.com, Nov 04, 2008.
Jump up ^ " Spurs' Parker out one month for ankle sprain ", China View (xinhuanet.com) Nov 11, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Parker injured early in game", Sports Illustrated November 7, 2008.
Jump up ^ Monroe, Mike. "Late surge propels Spurs past Rockets", San Antonio Express News. November 14, 2008. (Accessed November 15, 2008)
Jump up ^ San Antonio(AP)."Duncan scores 22 points, leads the Spurs to another home victory", NBA.com, November 14, 2008
Jump up ^ McDonald, Jeff "Hill leads Spurs past Rockets" MySA.com, April 1, 2010.
Jump up ^ Duncan, Chris "Rockets G Brooks NBA's most improved player" Yahoo! Sports, April 22, 2010
Jump up ^ "Spurs vs. Mavs, Game 4 boxscore" Yahoo! Sports
Jump up ^ Spurs-Grizzlies notebook
Jump up ^ Pacers acquire guard George Hill
Jump up ^ George Hill Injury: Pacers Guard Out Indefinitely With Chip Fracture In Ankle
Jump up ^ Pacers re-sign Roy Hibbert, George Hill
Jump up ^ George Hill scores 37 as Pacers win 118-113 in overtime
Jump up ^ Hill leads Pacers over Pelicans 96-84
Jump up ^ Surging Pacers hold off short-handed Cavaliers 93-86
Jump up ^ Celtics take control early, then hold off Pacers 93-89
Jump up ^ Ellis scores 27 as Pacers beat Thunder 101-98
Jump up ^ "Jazz Acquire George Hill from Indiana". NBA.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Lillard scores 39, Blazers run home-opening win streak to 16". ESPN.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "LeBron James, George Hill named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Hill scores 22 in return, Jazz beat Nuggets 108-83". ESPN.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Hill scores 21 in return, Jazz top 76ers 100-83 with big 4th". ESPN.com. December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Hill scores 30 vs. former team as Jazz beat Pacers 109-100". ESPN.com. January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Hill scores 34, Jazz beat Nets 112-97 in wire-to-wire win". ESPN.com. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Kings Sign George Hill". NBA.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Rodney Hood, George Hill in 3-team trade with Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Jump up ^ "Cavaliers Acquire George Hill and Rodney Hood in Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
Jump up ^ Thorpe, David (December 10, 2008). "Rookie Watch: Welcome, Westbrook". Weekly Rookie Rankings for ESPN. Retrieved 2008-12-11. However, he has a 6-foot-9 wingspan, which allows him to extend his arm past defenders.
^ Jump up to: a b Tim Buckley. Hill takes first steps in climbing the Spurs' ladder espn.com, July 23, 2008. - Archived at WebCite
Jump up ^ Spurs 2008 Draft : Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich youtube.com, (Video: coach Popovich talking about George Hill).
Jump up ^ Radio: George Hill on STSA radio.woai.com, Accessed July 29, 2008.
Jump up ^ George Hill to return to Pacers after birth of his son
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values: جورج هيل (لاعب كرة سلة) – Arabic

values: George Hill (Basketballspieler) – German

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values: Джордж Гілл (баскетболіст) – Ukrainian

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