Naz Hillmon is an American college basketball player for Michigan Wolverines. Let’s find out more about her and her parents.
Naz is the all-time leading scorer in a single game in Michigan, man or woman, with 50 points. She was also named a first-team All American and Big Ten Player of the Year.
Hillmon started playing basketball at an early age.
At the 2019 Under-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup, she represented the United States and won a gold medal.
She also won a gold medal in the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
She played four varsity seasons at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio. After she graduated from Gilmour Academy, she verbally committed to playing basketball on July 4, 2017.
During the 2018-2019 season, Naz appeared in all 34 games for the Wolverines. She had an outstanding season and was named Big Ten Conference Freshman of The Year by the media and Big Ten Conference sixth player of the year by the coaches, Big Ten All First Team, and Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team.
Naz Hillmon’s Parents: Who Are They?
Naz Hillmon was born to NaSheema Anderson and Fredrick Baker. Victor Anderson is her stepfather.
Her mother NaSheema Anderson also played basketball at Vanderbilt from 1994 to 1998.
Nasheema played for ABL Nashville Noise and was 1994 Gatorade Ohio State Player of the Year and Miss Ohio Basketball.
Her mother also earned All American honors. She became a staple in the college basketball world and continued playing professionally in American Basketball League for one season.
Anderson wanted her daughter to grow into the sport herself. Naz’s extended family is all into basketball. Her uncle, aunt, and her maternal grandfather were all into basketball. They have even won Ohio Basketball high school state championships and racked up many other awards.
Her uncle Jawad Williams is also a professional basketball player.
NaSheema Anderson And Victor Anderson’s Age: How Old Are They?
The age of Naz parents NaSheema and Victor Anderson is not known. However, the basketball player, Naz is 21 years old. She is 6 feet 1 inch tall.
Her parents have always been supportive and provided her with direction throughout her career. They didn’t push her towards basketball but made sure that she loved the sport. Eventually, she loved basketball and worked hard for it.
Her mom has the biggest impact on her basketball career. Naz has gained a lot of name and fame at a very young age. Despite her age, she has been proving her skills and talent.
Her stepfather is also a big part of her success. He makes sure that Naz is prepared and calm before the game.
While playing with the National team, she is listed by her full name, Nazahrah Ansaria Hillmon Baker. The basketball player also has an Instagram account with the user name @naz_hillmon and has 10.4K followers.