Making it to the WNBA or setting incredible NCAA records never crossed Shakyla Hill’s mind when she arrived at Grambling State in 2015.
She had other aspirations. She wanted to be a lawyer.
Recording a quadruple-double in a game was never part of the plan. Getting two in a career wasn’t even a thought.
But it happened for the student-athlete who preferred law over layups.
“I probably said my first two years a hundred times, I’m playing basketball to pay for school. I’m not in school to play basketball,” Hill told The Athletic. “But then the (first) quadruple-double happened, and it kind of just changed the trajectory of the things that I was supposed to do because it allowed me other opportunities to continue playing.”
As March Madness continues, she is paying attention to the tournament brackets on both the women’s and men’s sides. Basketball always will be of value to her life, but she’s now 28 and works in compliance. Hill plans to start law school in August.
She just happened to achieve phenomenal feats while playing collegiately — feats that aren’t expected to be duplicated any time soon.
The 5-foot-7 guard finished her career at Grambling as the only Division I player with two quadruple-doubles. Only five Division I NCAA players in the men’s and…
