#15 SIMON HILDEBRANDT
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-9 (2.05 m)
WEIGHT: 235 lbs (107 kg)
BIRTHDATE: March 17, 2003 (Winnipeg, MB)
HIGH SCHOOL: Mennonite Brethren Collegiate (Winnipeg, MB)
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB)
X/INSTAGRAM: @Simonhil10/@simon.hildebrandt
HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2024 CEBL Draft
YEARS PRO: 1
2024 STATISTICS
| G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 17.5 | 5.3 | .367 | .338 | .789 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
BIO
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Played his first professional season with the Winnipeg Sea Bears in 2023.
2023: Averaged 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in 21 games with the Winnipeg Sea Bears after being selected first overall in the 2023 U SPORTS Draft … Scored a professional career-high 19 points including five three-pointers July 8 against the Edmonton Stingers ... Scored the game-winning basket in target score time July 14 to ice the visiting Montreal Alliance ... Named 2023 CEBL U SPORTS Player of the Year.
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER
Averaged 16.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.7 steals while shooting 37.7 per cent from three-point range in his first two seasons at the University of Manitoba … Led the team to a program-record 18 wins, the best record in Canada West, as a freshman.
2023-24: Averaged 16.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists as a sophomore … Scored a career-high 41 points on eight-of-twelve shooting Jan. 19 against the eventual conference-champion Victoria Vikes … Had back-to-back 10-rebound games Nov. 18 and 19 vs. Mount Royal ... Ranked 14th in Canada West in scoring.
2022-23: Committed to the Bisons program April 4 ... Averaged 16.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.4 blocks and 1.0 steals as a freshman … Ranked 12th in Canada West in scoring … 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 U SPORTS Rookie of the Year, Second Team All-Canadian and to the U SPORTS All-Rookie team.
PERSONAL
Father Erwin Hildebrandt also played for the University of Manitoba Bisons from 1993 to 1994 ... Played volleyball throughout high school ... Member of Team Manitoba ... Royal Crown School valedictorian.
CAREER STATISTICS
CEBL TOTALS
| Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Winnipeg | 21 | 441 | 129 | 17-43 | 25-86 | 20-29 | 13 | 60 | 73 | 9 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Total | 21 | 441 | 129 | 17-43 | 25-86 | 20-29 | 13 | 60 | 73 | 9 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
CEBL AVERAGES
| Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Winnipeg | 21 | 21 | 6.1 | .395 | .290 | .690 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Totals | 21 | 21 | 6.1 | .395 | .290 | .690 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
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 | .400 | .400 | .500 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 28.0 | 11.0 | .400 | .400 | .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 | 1,309 | 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 | .515 | .353 | .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 | .437 | .400 | .849 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Totals | 43 | 30.4 | 16.6 | .520 | .377 | .813 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 |