Personal
Born August 1982 in San Bernardino, Calif. ... parents are Clarance and Sharon Hogue ... brother Marcus Hall ... three-year-old son named Elijah Michael ... said he chose BYU because of good coaches, perfect fit for his position, good school, great community and fan support ... said the most influential people in his sports career are his stepfather and mother ... recreation management major.
Before BYU
(DIXIE STATE COLLEGE): Hall earned Scenic West Athletic Conference and NJCAA Region 18 Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year accolades and Region 18 Tournament MVP honors on his way to being recognized as a first-team NJCAA All-American ... led the Rebels to a 30-6 record and No. 3 national finish at the NJCAA Championships in Hutchinson, Kan. ... his 64 steals (1.8 spg) led the Rebels ... was the team's top scorer ( 15.5 ppg) while adding 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists ... shot 49.5 percent from the floor overall, including 23 threes on 31.1 percent shooting behind the arc ... shot 66.2 percent from the free throw line ... led Dixie in scoring 17 times while reaching double figures in 31 of 36 games ... topped 20 points on 10 occasions, including a 25-point effort against Utah Valley State College to lead the Rebels to the NJCAA Region 18 Tournament title ... recorded game highs of 28 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists and achieved three double-doubles ... led the team in steals in 14 times, assists 10 times, blocks nine times and in rebounds five times ... coached by Jeff Kidder.
(PEPPERDINE): Hall began his college career at Pepperdine University in 2000-2001, playing 18 games for Jan van Breda Kolff in his final season coaching the Waves ... recorded season highs of 10 points and three rebounds for the 22-9 Waves while playing 4.7 minutes per game and averaged 1.8 points and 0.9 rebounds ... spent a redshirt year at Utah Valley State College before transferring to Dixie after a coaching change at UVSC.
(PACIFIC HIGH SCHOOL): Hall was first-team all-state and all-league ... named league and team MVP ... averaged 23 points, six rebounds and 3 assists per game ... scored single-game high of 40 points ... a four-year letterwinner ... coached by Scott Smith.
Summary
A 6-foot-3 guard from San Bernardino, Calif., Hall finished his BYU career averaging 13.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game ... He earned MWC Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior and was named to the All-MWC Third Team in both seasons he played for the Cougars ... BYU's top returning scorer entering 2004-05, Hall went on to led the team, averaging 13.9 points per game ... As a junior, he filled the position vacated by graduated All-MWC guard Travis Hansen, who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2003 NBA Draft, and averaged 12.8 points per game (third on the team) while shooting almost 50 percent ... Against Syracuse in the 2004 NCAA Tournament he had 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-3 treys, while equaling his season high of 4 assists .... His dunk over 2004 MWC Co-Player of the Year Nick Welch of Air Force was the ESPN Play of the Day ... Hall joined BYU as a junior from Dixie State College where he was a first-team NJCAA All-American and Scenic West Athletic Conference and NJCAA Region 18 Player of the Year ... Hall began his college career at Pepperdine University in 2000-01, playing 18 games for Jan van Breda Kolff in his final season coaching the Waves ... An unselfish, team-oriented player, Hall was an aggressive, slashing offensive scorer, solid rebounder and strong defender ... Hall scored in double figures 44 times during his BYU career and started every game but his first two, totaling 58 starts ... Career highs of 24 points, nine rebounds, five assists, five steals and three blocks.
Stats
BYU CAREER HIGHS: POINTS: 24 at SDSU (2005) FG MADE: 9 at Weber St. (2005) FG ATT: 18 vs. Cal, UNM, UNLV (2005) FG%: .875 (7-8) vs. SUU (2004) 3FG MADE: 5 at Weber St., vs. UNLV (2005) 3FG ATT: 9 vs. Wyoming, UNLV (2005) 3FG%: 1.000 (4-4) at SDSU (2005) FT MADE: 10 vs. UNLV (2004) FT ATT: 10 at UNLV (2005), vs. UNLV (2004) FT %: 1.000 (10-10) vs. UNLV (2004) REB: 9 vs. Boise St. (2005) ASSISTS: 5 vs. Chaminade, Boise St. (2005) STEALS: 5 vs. Colorado St., at UNLV (2005), vs. SDSU (2004) BLOCKS: 3 vs. Air Force (2005) MINUTES: 41 vs. SDSU (2004) HALL STATS AT BYU Year GP-GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off/Def-Tot/Avg 2003-04 30-28 31.8 131-265 .494 24-69 .348 98-134 .731 48/56-104/3.5 2004-05 30-30 33.8 144-360 .400 54-159 .340 74-95 .779 37/68-105/3.5 Total 60-58 32.8 275-625 .440 78-228 .342 172-229 .751 85/124-209/3.5 Year PF-FO A/Avg TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2003-04 60-1 54/1.8 58 14 42 384/12.8 2004-05 62-4 59/2.0 53 10 47 416/13.9 Total 122-2 113/1.9 111 24 89 800/13.3
Hall was named the MWC Defensive Player of the Year and an All-MWC Third Team selection ... He was third on the team in rebounding and scoring ... He led BYU in scoring in five games, was the top rebounder once, dished out a team-high in assists twice, had the high in steals in 11 games and the high in blocks seven times ... He had 24 double-figure scoring games, including nine of the last 11 outings ... BYU was 15-5 when he scores in double digits ... Against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament he had 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-3 treys, while equaling his season high of 4 assists ... Against the Orangemen he not only hit from long range but had two head-turning dunks, including an ally-oop from Luiz Lemes ... He was named MWC Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 16 for his play vs. SDSU and at Wyoming ... He led BYU with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting vs. Utah ... His dunk over MWC Co-Player of the Year Nick Welch of Air Force was the ESPN Play of the Day ... He had 16 points vs. New Mexico while holding Danny Granger to 9 points and 3 rebounds (Granger came in averaging 21 and 9) ... He had 14 points, 6 boards and 2 steals at CSU Monday and scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-3 treys, at Wyoming ... He scored 20 points with 5 rebounds and a career-best 5 steals vs SDSU and got a 16-0 BYU run rolling in overtime by taking the OT tip all the way in for a dunk ... He shot 50 percent or better in 17 games .. He totaled a team-high 15 points at SDSU, sharing team-high honors, and had a 21-point effort at New Mexico ... scored a team-leading 20 vs. SDSU ... He did not make a field goal for the first time this year and scored a season-low 2 points at Air Force ... Put down crowd-pleasing alley-oop slam from Mark Bigelow to stave off a Wyoming rally in Provo and build BYU momentum going into the half ... Had 3 steals and scored 9 points vs. CSU ... Made season-high 3 treys at Santa Clara ... Scored career-high 22 points vs. Weber State on 8-of-12 shooting.
An All-MWC Third Team selection, Hall led the Cougars in scoring at 13.9 ppg ... Scored in double figures in a team-leading 24 games in addition to leading the team in steals 12 times, assists five times and rebounds twice ... Posted a team-high 22 points against UNLV, tying his career-high with five three-pointers made ... Scored 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting at UNM with a game-high 3 steals ... Led the team with 16 points while tying his career high with five steals against Colorado State ... Scored a career-high 24 points at SDSU on 8-for-12 shooting, including a perfect 4-for-4 mark from three-point range ... Contributed 16 points and tied his career high with five steals at UNLV ... Scored 16 points with 8 rebounds and 2 assists vs. New Mexico ... Posted a career-high three blocks while scoring 13 points against Air Force ... Led the Cougars with 16 points against Wyoming including a dunk off of one of his two steals ... Scored 11 points at CSU, all in the second half ... Scored 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting against MSU-Billings ... Led the Cougars with 16 points vs. San Diego State while going a perfect 8-for-8 from the line ... Scored a team-high 12 points at Saint Mary's ... Was 5-of-7 vs. Southern Utah while scoring 12 points ... Equaled his then career high of 23 points at Weber State, making a career-best 5 threes (5-for-7) and 9 field goals (9-for-12) ... Led BYU with 18 points vs. NC State ... Scored a team-leading 21 points on 58 percent (7-for-12) shooting while pulling down a career-high 9 rebounds against Boise State ... Contributed 13 points at USC, including three buckets from behind the arc ... Recorded a team-high 19 points at Utah State, including 3-for-6 (.500) from behind the three-point line ... Achieved then career-high 23 points vs. California, scoring the team's final 12 points ... Was out with an injured ankle the week leading up to the season opener but still averaged 10.3 ppg at the Maui Invitational ... Dished out career-high 5 assists vs. Chaminade.