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Lauren Hill (October 1, 1995 – April 10, 2015) was an American freshman basketball player at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, who was suffering from terminal brain cancer. She was runner up for 2014 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, coming second in voting to Mo'ne Davis. ==Biography== Lauren Hill was born in Greendale, Indiana. Her battle with cancer became public when the NCAA agreed to allow Mount St. Joseph to play Hiram College two weeks prior to the original game date so Hill could play.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=An Unforgettable Sunday Afternoon For Lauren Hill )〕 The location of the game was also originally moved from Hiram's Price Gymnasium to Mount St. Joseph's Harrington Center so that Hill would not have to travel the over 300 miles from Cincinnati to Hiram. However, due to public interest in the game, it was later moved from the 2,000 seat Harrington Center to the 10,250 seat Cintas Center on the campus of Xavier University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lauren Hill of Mount St. Joseph's, who has brain tumor, fulfills hoops dream )〕 She raised US$1 million for pediatric cancer research with a Cincinnati telethon for The Cure Starts Now Foundation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cancer-stricken hero Lauren Hill raises $1 million )〕 The Foundation has raised US$1.5 million thus far. Wheaties honored Hill with her picture on its cereal box.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wheaties honors cancer-stricken basketball freshman Lauren Hill )〕 Hill's family signed her up for hospice care on December 1, 2014. After Hill played in four games and made five layups, Mount St. Joseph basketball coach Dan Benjamin announced that she would not play in future games but would like to stay on as an honorary coach. On January 7, 2015, Hill served as Assistant Coach for Mount St. Joseph University women's basketball team. On February 6, 2015, Hill was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree by Mount St. Joseph University. On March 4, 2015, she was named to the all-conference first team in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. "This award is being presented to Lauren in recognition of her courage and outstanding leadership", said conference commissioner Chris Ragsdale.〔 On April 5, 2015, she was given the Pat Summitt Courage Award. She died on April 10, 2015 at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/sports/ncaabasketball/lauren-hill-who-fought-tumor-to-play-college-basketball-dies-at-19.html?ref=obituaries〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lauren Hill (1995-2015) – Top Stories – wkrc )〕 A public visitation and memorial service was held on April 13, 2015 at the Cintas Center with a private funeral and burial scheduled for April 15, 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Thousands participate in Lauren Hill memorial )〕 In June 2015 Hill was honored with a brick in the courtyard of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame; the brick says LAUREN HILL and below that says HERO.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lauren Hill Honored With A Brick And A Word In Indiana Basketball Hall Of Fame )〕 On July 15, 2015, Hill was honored with the "Best Moment" Award at the annual 2015 ESPY Awards. Her parents, Brent and Lisa Hill, accepted the award on her behalf. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lauren Hill (basketball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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