Grant Hill
Full Name
Grant Hill
Job Title
Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Class of 2018
Speaker Bio
One of the most accomplished NBA and college players of his generation, Grant Hill was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a first-ballot member of the 2018 class. The seven- time NBA All-Star and two-time NCAA Champion has made the successful transition from 19 years as a professional athlete to ownership, member of corporate boards, leadership in business, and several television broadcasting roles. With a variety of college and professional experiences, both on and off the court, Grant was named Managing Director of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team in 2021. Additionally, he was named one of five independent directors to the NCAA’s Board of Governors in 2019, and the NBA Retired Players Association named Grant a board member and an officer. Grant also serves on the Board of Trustees for Duke University, the Board of Directors for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the NCAA, Campbell Soup Company, Empire State Realty Trust, and Lake Highland Preparatory School.

Shortly after he entered the NBA in 1994, Grant established Hill Ventures, a private company through which he has successfully invested in commercial real estate ventures including several multi-family complexes and other commercial real estate in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Additionally, Grant is an owner of the Atlanta Hawks (NBA), Baltimore Orioles (MLB), Orlando City SC (MLS), Orlando Pride (NWSL), and the WNBA expansion franchise in Detroit.

Grant is a featured speaker before business, academic, and large sales audiences, addressing a range of topics including the NBA, the importance of teamwork, the private equity business, art, music, and contemporary culture.

Grant also has significant broadcasting roles with CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Peacock, and Turner Sports. In 2015, Grant was added as a game analyst for the NCAA Men’s Final Four and National Championship game. Additionally, Grant has substantial onsite responsibilities during the broadcast of the NCAA March to the Final Four and NBC’s coverage of the NBA regular season and NBA Playoffs.

Prior to the NBA, Grant was two-time national champion at Duke University. He spent four years playing for the Blue Devils and was inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016 for his contributions to the program. Grant was named the 2017 recipient of the NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award, recognizing his significant leadership as an advocate for college sports. Hill lives in Orlando with his wife, Tamia, a 7-time Grammy-nominated singer, and their two daughters.