#15 SIMON HILDEBRANDT

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT: 6-9 (205 cm)

WEIGHT: 235 lbs (107 kg)

BIRTHDATE: March 17, 2003 (Winnipeg, MB)

HIGH SCHOOL: Mennonite Brethren Collegiate (Winnipeg, MB)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: University of Manitoba

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @Simonhil10/@simon.hildebrandt

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2024 U SPORTS Draft

YEARS PRO: 1


BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

 

Averaged 6.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.4 assists, in 21 games as a pro with the Winnipeg Sea Bears in 2023.


2023: Averaged 6.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.4 assists, in 21 games with the Winnipeg Sea Bears … Selected 1st overall in the 2022-23 U Sport draft … Won 2023 CEBL U Sport Player of the Year … Scored as career high 19 points and five made threes July 8 vs the Edmonton Stingers.

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

 

Averaged 16.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.7 steals while shooting 37.7% from three-point range in his first 2 seasons at the University of Manitoba … Led the team to a program-record 18 wins, the best record in Canada West in his first year and another 13 wins in year two.


2023-24: Averaged 16.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, shot 52% from two-point range and over 35% from three … Scored a career high 41 points January 19 vs Canada West Champion Victoria Viks … Hit eight of twelve threes and shot 67% from the field … Had back-to-back 10 rebound games November 18 & 19 vs Mount Royal Cougars … He ranked 14 in scoring for Canada West Conference and 21 in the conference in 3-point percentage while making 2.2 threes per game.

 

2022-23: Averaged 16.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.4 blocks and 1.0 steals … Committed to the Bisons program April 4 … Ranked 12th in Canada West in scoring … Ranked top-20 in three-point field goal percentage and eight in free throw percentage … Shot 50 per cent or better from the three-point line six times … Scored a career-high 28 points on 14-of-14 from the free throw line in his second ever U SPORTS game Nov. 5  vs. Alberta, earning him U SPORTS player of the week honours … Nearly matched his career high twice, earning 27 points Jan. 6 vs. UNBC and Jan. 14 vs. Brandon … Recorded a double-double Feb. 3 vs Winnipeg, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds … Recorded nine games of 20 or more points … Named a Canada West First Team All-Star and to the Canada West All-Rookie Team … Named the Canada West Rookie of the Year … Named to the U SPORTS All-Rookie team and the U SPORTS Rookie of the Year as well as a Second Team All-Canadian.


PERSONAL


Father Erwin Hildebrandt also played for the University of Manitoba Bisons from 1993-1994 ... Played volleyball throughout high school ... Member of Team Manitoba ... Royal Crown School valedictorian.



STATISTICS

CEBL TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 Winnipeg 20 413 118 15-38 23-81 19-27 10 64 74 9 48 3 3 20
Total 20 413 118 15-38 23-81 19-27 10 64 74 9 48 3 3 20

CEBL AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 Winnipeg 20 20.7 5.9 0.395 0.284 0.704 0.5 3.2 3.7 0.5 2.4 0.2 0.2 1.0
Totals 20 20.7 5.9 0.395 0.284 0.704 0.5 3.2 3.7 0.5 2.4 0.2 0.2 1.0

CEBL PLAYOFF TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 Winnipeg 1 28 11 2-5 2-5 1-2 3 8 11 0 3 0 0 1
Totals 1 28 11 2-5 2-5 1-2 3 8 11 0 3 0 0 1

CEBL PLAYOFF AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 Winnipeg 1 28.0 11.0 0.400 0.400 0.500 3.0 8.0 11.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Totals 1 28.0 11.0 0.400 0.400 0.500 3.0 8.0 11.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023-24 Manitoba 21 655 343 70-136 47-133 62-81 18 98 116 38 42 13 9 49
2022-23 Manitoba 22 654 370 59-112 54-135 90-106 18 88 106 31 46 9 22 51
Totals 43 1309 713 129-248 101-268 152-187 36 186 222 69 88 22 31 100

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023-24 Manitoba 21 31.2 16.3 0.515 0.353 0.765 0.9 4.7 5.5 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.4 2.3
2022-23 Manitoba 22 29.7 16.8 0.437 0.400 0.849 0.8 4.0 4.8 1.4 2.1 0.4 1.0 2.3
Totals 43 30.4 16.6 0.520 0.377 0.813 0.8 4.3 5.2 1.6 2.0 0.5 0.7 2.3
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