It’s not every day you see a player transfer back to a previous school.
It’s even more rare when they return to play a different sport. However, that is exactly what Justice ‘Juice’ Hill is doing. And if anyone is familiar with doing things a little differently – it’s the 6’0 point guard from Little Rock.
Hill committed to Arkansas way back as a freshman in high school and was locked in on the Hogs. He even graduated high school early to spend a semester on the bench for Mike Anderson – but when he was fired and replaced by Eric Musselman, Hill hit the portal and ultimately started his hoops journey at Salt Lake Community College.
After dominating the JuCo level, Hill spent two years at Murray State where he averaged 13.4 points and 5.1 assists as a junior in 2021-22, when the Racers went 31-2 under coach Matt McMahon.
Hill then followed McMahon to LSU, averaging 5.6 points and 2.7 assists before spending last year across the country at LMU – shooting a career high 36.3% from three and averaging 11.2 points per game.
So while the story has always been unconventional, it was still a surprise to see Hill’s latest endeavor: a return to Murray State to play football.
Full circle, beyond grateful for the opportunity
One last ride in mky đ pic.twitter.com/CSgSYjCfS9— Justice Hill (@JuiceHill) August 15, 2024
Hill was an elite wide receiver in high school, drawing interest from Auburn among others, and when he first hit the portal at Arkansas he was negotiating an opportunity to play football for the Hogs under Chad Morris.
The bug to give college football a chance evidently never went away for Hill, and now he’ll return to Murray to give the Racers a last minute addition ahead of their first game against No. 11 ranked Missouri on August 29.
