Jalen Hill reflects on his time in the Big 12 playing at Oklahoma, sharing the court with the likes of Austin Reaves. Jalen breaks down his decision to transfer back home to UNLV for this upcoming season, and sets some personal goals for the year.
Jalen Hill was a 4 star recruit in the 2019 class, who spent the last 4 seasons playing at the University of Oklahoma. In 2019-20, Hill started in just one game and played 10.9 minutes for the Sooners. He worked his way up the depth chart, and started every game he appeared in his Junior (2021-22) and Senior (2022-23) seasons. In 2022-23, Hill averaged career highs in minutes (32.7) and points per game (9.7). Hill scored a carrer high 26 points in an upset win versus #2 Alabama (1/28/23). During this game, Hill also held 2023 #2 overall pick Brandon Miller to 4/14 shooting and just 11 points as his primary defender. In the summer of 2023, Hill elected to use his 5th year of eligibility and transfer to UNLV for the 2023-24 season.