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-{{short description|American basketball player}}
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-{{Infobox basketball biography
-| name         = Lauren Hill
-| image        = Lauren Hill basketball.jpg
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-| position     = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
-| height_ft    = 5
-| height_in    = 11
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-| nationality  = American
-| birth_date   = {{birth date|1995|10|1}}
-| birth_place  = [[Greendale, Indiana]]
-| death_date   = {{death date and age|2015|4|10|1995|10|1}}
-| death_place  = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
-| high_school  = {{nowrap|Lawrenceburg ([[Lawrenceburg, Indiana]])}}
-| college      = [[Mount St. Joseph Lions|Mount St. Joseph]] (2014)
-| highlights =
-* First-team All-[[HCAC]] (2015)
-* [[Pat Summitt]] Courage Award
-* Honorary [[Doctor of Humane Letters|Doctorate Degree for Humane Letters]]
-}}
-'''Lauren Hill''' (October 1, 1995 – April 10, 2015) was an American [[freshman]] basketball player at [[Mount St. Joseph University]] in [[Cincinnati]], who suffered from terminal brain cancer. She was runner up for 2014 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, coming second in voting to [[Mo'ne Davis]].<ref name="www.wcpo.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/lauren-hill-ap-nominee-for-2014-female-athelete-of-the-year|title=Lauren Hill runner-up for Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101031903/http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/lauren-hill-ap-nominee-for-2014-female-athelete-of-the-year|archivedate=January 1, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-==Biography==
-Lauren Hill was born in [[Greendale, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/lauren-hill/ |title=Lauren Hill |publisher=Hollywood Life |date= |accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref> Her battle with cancer became public when the NCAA agreed to allow Mount St. Joseph to play [[Hiram College]] on November 2, 2014, thirteen days prior to the original game date of November 15, 2014, so Hill could play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/11811314/an-unforgettable-sunday-afternoon-lauren-hill|title=An Unforgettable Sunday Afternoon For Lauren Hill|work=espnW|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The location of the game was also originally moved from Hiram's Price Gymnasium to Mount St. Joseph's Harrington Center so that Hill would not have to travel the over 300 miles from Cincinnati to Hiram. However, due to public interest in the game, it was later moved from the 2,000 seat Harrington Center to the 10,250 seat [[Cintas Center]] on the campus of [[Xavier University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/11809823/lauren-hill-mount-st-josephs-brain-tumor-fulfills-hoops-dream|title=Lauren Hill of Mount St. Joseph's, who has brain tumor, fulfills hoops dream|work=ESPN.com}}</ref>  She raised US$1 million for pediatric cancer research with a Cincinnati telethon for The Cure Starts Now Foundation.<ref name="nydailynews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/cancer-stricken-hero-lauren-hill-raises-1-million-article-1.2061644|title=Cancer-stricken hero Lauren Hill raises $1 million|work=NY Daily News|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The Foundation then donated $1 million to brain cancer research<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsworldnews.com/articles/25768/20141231/lauren-hill-basketball-terminally-ill-college-basketball-player-reaches-her-1-million-goal-for-brain-cancer-research-video.htm |title=Lauren Hill Basketball: Terminally Ill College Basketball Player Reaches Her $1 Million Goal For Brain Cancer Research [VIDEO&#93; : NCAABB |publisher=Sports World News |date= |accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.people.com/article/lauren-hill-raises-million-dollars-for-cancer |title=Terminally Ill Basketball Player Lauren Hill Raises $1 Million – Cancer, Real People Stories |publisher=People.com |date=December 31, 2014 |accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref> and continues to grow and donated over $4.7 million to medical research in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecurestartsnow.org/pdfs/2016_TCSN_Annual_Report.pdf|title=2016 TCSN Annual Report|date=Fall 2016|accessdate=17 May 2017}}</ref>
-Hill's family signed her up for hospice care on December 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=Keith BieryGolick, The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2014/12/03/lauren-hill-hospice-basketball-lebron/19832707/ |title=Lauren Hill's family signs her up for hospice care |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=December 3, 2014 |accessdate=January 30, 2015}}</ref>
-After Hill played in four games and made five layups,<ref name=espn_03042015>{{cite news|title=Lauren Hill recognized by conference |date=March 4, 2015 |work=ESPN.com |url=http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12419539/lauren-hill-named-first-team-heartland-collegiate-athletic-conference |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6WnaqJ9fv?url=http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12419539/lauren-hill-named-first-team-heartland-collegiate-athletic-conference |archivedate=March 5, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mount St. Joseph basketball coach Dan Benjamin announced that she would not play in future games but would like to stay on as an honorary coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/lauren-hill-basketball-hero-with-brain-cancer-plays-last-game-for-mount-st-joseph-or-maybe-not|title=Lauren Hill: Basketball hero with brain cancer will become honorary coach for Mount St. Joseph|author=Greg Noble|work=WCPO|accessdate=January 10, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110155036/http://www.wcpo.com/news/lauren-hill-basketball-hero-with-brain-cancer-plays-last-game-for-mount-st-joseph-or-maybe-not|archivedate=January 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On January 7, 2015, Hill served as an assistant coach for the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/lauren-hill-serves-assistant-coach-msj-basketball-game-23207.shtml |title=Lauren Hill serves as assistant coach for MSJ basketball game – Local 12 WKRC-TV Cincinnati – Top Stories |publisher=Local12.com |accessdate=January 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112161639/http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/lauren-hill-serves-assistant-coach-msj-basketball-game-23207.shtml |archivedate=January 12, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
-[[Wheaties]] honored Hill with her picture on its cereal box.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/wheaties-honors-cancer-stricken-basketball-freshman-lauren-hill-article-1.2001128|title=Wheaties honors cancer-stricken basketball freshman Lauren Hill|work=NY Daily News|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref>
-On February 6, 2015, Hill was given an honorary [[Doctorate of Humane Letters]] degree by Mount St. Joseph University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/lauren-hill-awarded-honorary-doctorate-from-mount-saint-joseph-university|title=Lauren Hill awarded honorary doctorate from Mount Saint Joseph University|publisher=Wcpo.com|date=February 7, 2015|accessdate=February 9, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210040721/http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/lauren-hill-awarded-honorary-doctorate-from-mount-saint-joseph-university|archivedate=February 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-On March 4, 2015, she was named to the all-conference first team in the [[Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference]]. "This award is being presented to Lauren in recognition of her courage and outstanding leadership", said conference commissioner Chris Ragsdale.<ref name=espn_03042015/>
-On April 5, 2015, she was given the [[Pat Summitt]] Courage Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobile.philly.com/sports/?wss=/philly/sports&id=298724381 |title=Lauren Hill honored with Pat Summitt award |publisher=Mobile.philly.com |date= |accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref>
-==Death==
-Hill died on April 10, 2015 at [[Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/sports/ncaabasketball/lauren-hill-who-fought-tumor-to-play-college-basketball-dies-at-19.html|title=Lauren Hill, Who Fought Tumor to Play College Basketball, Dies at 19|date=April 11, 2015|work=The New York Times|accessdate=January 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://local12.com/m/news/features/top-stories/stories/Lauren-Hill-1995-2015-113450.shtml |title=Lauren Hill (1995-2015) – Top Stories – wkrc |author=Sinclair Broadcast Group |work=Lauren Hill (1995-2015) – Top Stories – wkrc |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413133536/http://www.local12.com/m/news/features/top-stories/stories/Lauren-Hill-1995-2015-113450.shtml |archivedate=April 13, 2015 }}</ref> A public visitation and memorial service was held on April 13, 2015 at the Cintas Center with a private funeral and burial on April 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/lauren-hill-to-be-laid-to-rest|title=Thousands participate in Lauren Hill memorial|author=WCPO Staff|work=WCPO|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080752/http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/lauren-hill-to-be-laid-to-rest|archivedate=March 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-==Legacy==
-In June 2015, Hill was honored with a brick in the courtyard of the [[Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame]]; the brick is inscribed with her name and the word "Hero".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/athletes-life/the-buzz/article/13058330/lauren-hill-honored-brick-word-indiana-basketball-hall-fame|title=Lauren Hill Honored With A Brick And A Word In Indiana Basketball Hall Of Fame|work=espnW}}</ref>
-On July 15, 2015, Hill was honored with the "[[Best Moment ESPY Award|Best Moment]]" Award at the annual [[2015 ESPY Awards|2015]] [[ESPY Awards]]. Her parents, Brent and Lisa Hill, accepted the award on her behalf.
-On June 11, 2016, Lauren received the first "For the Love of the Game" award presented by the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.  This award is presented for showing outstanding courage and inspiration.  Her college coach at Mount St. Josephs, Dan Benjamin received the award during the WBHOF Induction Ceremony in Knoxville, TN.
-==See also==
-*[[2014 Hiram vs. Mount St. Joseph women's basketball game|2014 Hiram vs. Mount St. Joseph women's basketball game featuring Lauren Hill]]
-==References==
-{{Reflist|3}}
-{{NCAA Inspiration Award}}
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 [[Category:1995 births]]
 [[Category:2015 deaths]]
 [[Category:People from Lawrenceburg, Indiana]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from the Cincinnati–Northern Kentucky metropolitan area]]
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 [[Category:Basketball players from Indiana]]
 [[Category:American women's basketball players]]
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