One of the most memorable performances of the 2026 NCAA basketball tournament was turned in by Terrence Hill Jr.
The VCU sophomore guard tallied 34 points and a staggering 7-of-10 clip from 3-point range in leading the Rams to an 82-78 upset of six-time national champion North Carolina in the first round. Hill played in 40 of the possible 45 minutes, with his seventh 3-pointer occurring with 15 seconds left in overtime to give the Rams an 80-78 advantage.
VCU had trailed the 21st-ranked Tar Heels by 19 points with 14 minutes left in regulation.
Hill parlayed last season’s success to the Southeastern Conference and is now a junior guard for the Tennessee Volunteers, becoming a prominent piece of a transfer portal class that has been ranked No. 1 nationally by ESPN.
“I’m just taking advantage of every opportunity I get,” Hill said Monday afternoon in a press conference. “It’s obviously a bigger opportunity here at Tennessee, so I’m just staying in the moment and trusting the process with my work.”