Colorado basketball adds frontcourt depth with Chase Hill commitment

With the loss of Bangot Dak and Elijah Malone, the Colorado Buffaloes basketball frontcourt was looking dangerously thin heading into next season.

Luckily, the season doesn't start until October, giving Tad Boyle plenty of time to find depth as he did on Monday. The Buffs announced they reached an agreement with 6-foot-7 forward Chase Hill, an incoming freshman, hailing from San Antonio, Texas, and TMI-Episcopal School.

Hill averaged 12 points and four rebounds last season and joins Colorado as a developmental piece, Boyle said in the press release. The Buffs' headman said he doesn't know if Hill will play much in his freshman season, but complimented his character and size. A redshirt first year in Boulder seems likely.

"He's just looking for an opportunity, and we provided one here," Boyle said in Monday's release. "So we'll see where it goes, kind of on a year-to-year basis, but obviously, we're like that with most of the players in today's world."

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Boyle revealed there's a personal connection between him and Hill. Hill's grandfather, Bob Hill, served a six-year stint as the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks and recruited Boyle to Lawrence when he was a player.

Boyle said he's known Hill since before he could walk, as he's stayed connected to his grandfather over the last 50 years. Hill's connection to basketball doesn't end there, as his father currently serves as the head women's basketball coach at Division II program Trinity University in San Antonio.

"When we're looking to fill roster spots, we're looking for young men who may be a little bit overlooked, maybe a little bit under the radar," Boyle said. "Chase Hill is exactly that. He didn't play a lot of AAU basketball, but he grew up in a gym. He's a coach's kid and the grandson of a coach, so basketball is in the family's blood."

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