2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Hillsman, Khaalia
Jersey Number 00
Khaalia Hillsman
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Whitney Young HS
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
Bio
About Khaalia
- Named Second Team All-SEC in 2016-17 and 2017-18
- Set the Texas A&M career record with a 59.3% career field goal percentage
- Scored 1,472 career points, which ranks ninth all-time at Texas A&M
- Grabbed 880 rebounds in her career, checking in at fifth on the Texas A&M career list
Career
Set the Texas A&M career record with a 59.3% career field goal percentage ... Scored 1,472 career points, which ranks ninth all-time at Texas A&M ... Grabbed 880 rebounds in her career, checking in at fifth on the Texas A&M career list ... Had 149 career blocks, which ranks third at Texas A&M ... Her 23 double-doubles are the most for a four-year player in Texas A&M history ... Had 21 career games of 20+ points, which rank sixth all-time at Texas A&M ... Ranked sixth at Texas A&M with 70 career double-digit scoring games ... Started 119 career games, which ranks sixth at Texas A&M ... Ranks sixth at Texas A&M with 600 career field goals made
2017-18 (Senior)
Earned Second Team All-SEC honors, her second straight All-SEC selection ... Set the Texas A&M single-game record by going a perfect 12-of-12 from the field on Dec. 20 ... Her 56 blocks ranked fourth in a single-season at Texas A&M and sixth in the SEC this season ... Her 60.2% field goal percentage led the SEC and ranked third in a single-season at Texas A&M. She holds the first and third spots on Texas A&M’s single-season list with a 62.4% mark in 2016-17 ... Ranked 10th in the SEC with 7.7 rebounds per game ... Earned SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 9, after a 31-point performance at Auburn (Jan. 7) ... Averaged 14.4 points, playing in all 36 games and starting 35
2017 Spain Tour
Averaged 13.5 points over the two games ... Scored 13 against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18) ... Had 14 points against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)
2016-17 (Junior)
Named Second Team All-SEC after averaging 16.4 points and 8.2 rebounds over 34 games … Had a game-winning layup with 4.0 seconds left at Tennessee (Feb. 12), giving Texas A&M its first win in Thompson-Boling Arena … Named SEC Player of the Week on Feb. 14 for her effort at Tennessee and a 19-point game against Alabama … Set the Texas A&M single-season record with a 62.4 field goal percentage that ranked sixth nationally … Ranked 10th on Texas A&M’s single-season list with 556 points … Scored in double figures in each of the first 30 games of the season, becoming the first Texas A&M player with 30 straight 10+ point games since Danielle Adams (2010-11) … Had 32 double-figure scoring games and 10 games with 20+ points … Had the go-ahead basket with 19.1 seconds left to complete Texas A&M’s NCAA Tournament-record 21-point comeback against Penn (Mar. 18) … Scored a career-high 27 points against the Quakers, the fourth-most for an Aggie in an NCAA Tournament game … Had 18 rebounds, a Texas A&M record for an SEC game, to go along with 24 points against Florida (Feb. 2) … Had 13 double-doubles … Ranked seventh in the SEC in points per game, sixth in rebounds per game and 10th in blocks per game … Her 40 blocks tied for ninth on Texas A&M’s single-season list … Increased her scoring average from 7.3 to 16.4 points, which was the fourth-largest increase in Texas A&M history … Started every game for the second straight year … Named the team’s Most Improved player
2017-18 (Senior)
Earned Second Team All-SEC honors, her second straight All-SEC selection ... Set the Texas A&M single-game record by going a perfect 12-of-12 from the field on Dec. 20 ... Her 56 blocks ranked fourth in a single-season at Texas A&M and sixth in the SEC this season ... Her 60.2% field goal percentage led the SEC and ranked third in a single-season at Texas A&M. She holds the first and third spots on Texas A&M’s single-season list with a 62.4% mark in 2016-17 ... Ranked 10th in the SEC with 7.7 rebounds per game ... Earned SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 9, after a 31-point performance at Auburn (Jan. 7) ... Averaged 14.4 points, playing in all 36 games and starting 35
2017 Spain Tour
Averaged 13.5 points over the two games ... Scored 13 against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18) ... Had 14 points against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)
2016-17 (Junior)
Named Second Team All-SEC after averaging 16.4 points and 8.2 rebounds over 34 games … Had a game-winning layup with 4.0 seconds left at Tennessee (Feb. 12), giving Texas A&M its first win in Thompson-Boling Arena … Named SEC Player of the Week on Feb. 14 for her effort at Tennessee and a 19-point game against Alabama … Set the Texas A&M single-season record with a 62.4 field goal percentage that ranked sixth nationally … Ranked 10th on Texas A&M’s single-season list with 556 points … Scored in double figures in each of the first 30 games of the season, becoming the first Texas A&M player with 30 straight 10+ point games since Danielle Adams (2010-11) … Had 32 double-figure scoring games and 10 games with 20+ points … Had the go-ahead basket with 19.1 seconds left to complete Texas A&M’s NCAA Tournament-record 21-point comeback against Penn (Mar. 18) … Scored a career-high 27 points against the Quakers, the fourth-most for an Aggie in an NCAA Tournament game … Had 18 rebounds, a Texas A&M record for an SEC game, to go along with 24 points against Florida (Feb. 2) … Had 13 double-doubles … Ranked seventh in the SEC in points per game, sixth in rebounds per game and 10th in blocks per game … Her 40 blocks tied for ninth on Texas A&M’s single-season list … Increased her scoring average from 7.3 to 16.4 points, which was the fourth-largest increase in Texas A&M history … Started every game for the second straight year … Named the team’s Most Improved player
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Averaged 7.3 points and 5.3 rebounds while starting all 32 games, joining Courtney Walker as the only Aggies to start every game in 2015-16 … Made the game-tying layup with 34.6 left at No. 14 Duke (Nov. 18), which sent the game into overtime, where Texas A&M would win 72-66 … Averaged 1.5 blocks per game in SEC play, which ranked fifth in the league … Posted eight games of 10+ points and three games of 10+ rebounds, and had one double-double … Had a season-high with 22 points against Prairie View (Dec. 29), her first career 20+ point game … Scored 16 points on 8-11 shooting at Auburn (Feb. 25), a win which clinched the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament for the Aggies … Averaged 10.1 points in the month of December, highlighted by double-digit games against Hawai’i (Dec. 4), SMU (Dec. 7) and Prairie View (Dec. 29) … Had a double double at Arkansas (Jan. 7) with 11 points and 12 rebounds
2014-15 (Freshman)
Named Texas A&M Newcomer of the Year, owing to a strong finish to the season where she averaged 7.9 points and 8.5 rebounds over the season’s last 10 games (Feb. 8-Mar. 21) ... Averaged 9.0 points per game from Feb. 19 to the end of the season (seven games) ... Averaged 8.7 rebounds in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments ... Played in 31 games, and started 18, including the last 10 games of the season ... Averaged 5.3 points and 5.0 rebounds for the season ... Had five games of 10+ points and four games of 10+ rebounds ... Had one double-double, with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Missouri (Feb. 26) ... Helped A&M to a win at No. 11 Kentucky (Feb. 19) with 10 points off of 4-5 shooting and six rebounds ... Had 10 points and six rebounds at No. 18 DePaul (Nov. 14) in her first collegiate game, played in her hometown of Chicago ... Started her strong finish to the season with 13 rebounds and five points in an overtime game at No. 17 Mississippi State (Feb. 8) ... Had nine points and 10 rebounds against UALR in the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 21) ... Pulled down eight rebounds in both of her SEC Tournament games (Mar. 5-6) ... Blocked five shots against McNeese State (Nov. 26)
High School Career
Ranked as the third-best post prospect and 20th-best player overall in the nation by All-Star Girls Report ... Rated by ESPNU HoopGurlz as a five-star recruit ... Was a member of the ESPN HoopGurlz 100, as the 46th-best recruit in the nation and sixth-best post player ... Won Illinois State Championships as a sophomore in 2011-12 and senior in 2013-14, and set the state record for blocks in a title game ... Posted a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in the 2014 State Title Game ... Averaged 13.2 points and 14.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Whitney Young ... Played club basketball for Mac Irvin Lady Fire ... Was a Whitney Young Principal Scholar
Personal
Khaalia Hillsman ... Born August 1, 1996 in North Carolina ... Daughter of Bianca Hillsman ... Marketing major ... Attended the same high school (Whitney Young) as Texas A&M Associate Head Coach Kelly Bond-White and First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama had previously attended
Up Close With Khaalia
Up Close With Khaalia
Favorite Pro Basketball Team: Warriors
Favorite Non-Basketball Athlete: Serena Williams
Favorite Pro Basketball Player: Sylvia Fowles
Favorite Movie: Oliver & Company
Favorite TV Show: Law & Order SVU
Favorite Actor: Kevin Hart
Most-Used App On My Phone: Snapchat
Favorite Non-Basketball Athlete: Serena Williams
Favorite Pro Basketball Player: Sylvia Fowles
Favorite Movie: Oliver & Company
Favorite TV Show: Law & Order SVU
Favorite Actor: Kevin Hart
Most-Used App On My Phone: Snapchat
Media Availability: Joni Taylor
Wednesday, September 24
Media Availability: Fatmata Janneh, Lauren Ware
Wednesday, September 24
Tennessee Postgame: Sahara Jones, Lauren Ware, Joni Taylor
Wednesday, March 05
Arkansas Postgame: Joni Taylor
Sunday, March 02
