Indiana Pacers forward Solomon Hill (44) dunks in front of Washington Wizards forward Chris Humphries during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. Washington won 97-90 (AP Photo/R Brent Smith)

Arizona’s 2013 All-Pac-12 forwardΒ Solomon HillΒ is establishing himself with the Indiana Pacers, scoring a game-winner at the buzzer Wednesday against Charlotte and averaging 12.1 points and 5.9 rebounds in a starting role. He has impressed the Pacers the same way he impressed Tucsonans: with a high degree of poise and maturity. β€œFrom the time we interviewed him before the draft, it was glaring that he was a very mature guy,” Pacers coachΒ Frank VogelΒ told Indy reporters. β€œThe way he carried himself was as impressive to us as anything he did on the basketball court, so to see him show a leadership role this early is not surprising to me.”


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