▁game ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁play ▁in ▁pr ese ason ▁games ▁where ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁ 1 4 . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁Basketball ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁Per th ▁Wild c ats . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Hill ' s ▁father , ▁Thomas ▁Sr ., ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 0 - meter ▁hur d les ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁Hill ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁emot ional ▁reaction ▁after ▁his ▁Duke ▁team mate ▁Christian ▁La ett ner ▁hit ▁a ▁last - second ▁shot ▁to ▁defeat ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁the ▁el ite ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁NCAA ▁Tournament . ▁After ▁La ett ner ▁hit ▁the ▁shot , ▁a ▁CBS ▁camera ▁p anned ▁to ▁Hill ▁who ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁cry ing ▁of ▁joy ▁with ▁his ▁hands ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁head . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁basketball ▁career ▁Hill ▁proceeded ▁to ▁coach ▁for ▁Aven ues : ▁The ▁World ▁School ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁currently ▁is ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁vars ity ▁basketball ▁and ▁vars ity ▁tennis . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Finn ish ▁League ▁profile ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : American ▁exp atri ate ▁basketball ▁people ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : American ▁exp atri ate ▁basketball ▁people ▁in ▁Finland ▁Category : American ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9