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PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Ron Hilliard

22 Christian Kirkland

  • Position F
  • Ht./Wt. 6-8 / 210
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.
  • Highschool Friends Select School
  • Prev School Youngstown State University

Biography

Bio Dividers - Honors & Awards
  • All-SSC Defensive Team - 2025-26
  • 2x SSC Defensive Player of the Week - Dec. 16, 2025, Jan. 12, 2026
  • PBA DII-era record for single season blocks (56) - 2025-26
Personal
Born on Feb. 25... Majoring in business administration... Favorite team is the Philadelphia Eagles... Favorite athlete is Kevin Durant... Chose PBA because he wanted to experience a new environment.

2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played all 32 games… Led the team with 132 defensive rebounds, 190 total rebounds and a PBA DII-era record 56 blocks… Added 231 points, 85 assists and 33 steals… shot 87-for-155 from the field and 57-for-93 from the line… Grabbed a season-high six offensive rebounds vs. P.R.-Mayaguez on Nov. 25… Collected a season-high 13 rebounds, including a season-best 10 defensive, vs. Lynn on Dec. 3… Scored a season-high 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting vs. Saint Leo on Jan. 10… Dished a season-high 8 assists vs. Eckerd on Jan. 21… Came up with a season-high 4 steals vs. Rollins on Feb. 21… Blocked a season-high 5 shots against Florida Southern on March 5 in the SSC tournament semi-final… Earned All-SSC defensive team honors... Two-time SSC Defensive Player of the Week honoree.

Previous School (Youngstown State University)
Spent two seasons at Youngstown State University... Played in 30 games as a sophomore, averaging 7.8 minutes per game... Scored 53 points, shooting 57 percent from the floor... Grabbed 57 rebounds and swatted 15 shots.

High School
Was a two-year letterwinner at Friends Select School in Philadelphia, Pa....Averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds, three blocks and two assists per game...Set the school single-game record with nine blocks...Scored more than 1,000 points in prep career...Twice named second-team all-state and first-team all-conference.

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