DURHAM, North Carolina -- Though Nimrod Hilliard’s to-do list is short, checking each item off the list before August 14 is incredibly important — life-changing, even.First, finish and pass three classes to earn his psychology degree. Then, continue to work out to increase his strength.
And finally, perhaps the most urgent matter on his list: get his passport — because in less than a month, the former N.C. Central point guard will board a plane and cross the Atlantic to join his new professional squad, Horsens IC, in Denmark.
“I had a lot of offers from overseas and that was the place I felt most comfortable with,” said Hilliard, who was a first team All-MEAC selection and averaged 12 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in his lone season with NCCU. “I talked to my parents and my coach and my agent, and it was the one that was the best place to start overseas.”
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