Career
Hield was first featured in High School by The All Bahamian Brand, a basketball magazine from the Bahamas. Hield, as a young 8th Grader, was rated by the All Bahamian Brand as the best 8th grader in the Bahamas and one to watch. Foreign his exploits, Hield was named an All Bahamian Brand All Bahamian Selection.
A 6"4" guard, Hield attended Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas.
He was highly recruited and selected Oklahoma over Kansas. In his senior season, Hield averaged 22.7 points on.491 shooting in 21.0 minutes per game.
As a freshman at Oklahoma, Hield scored 7.8 points per game, and was the recipient of the team’s Most Inspirational Award. He was a second-team All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore as he averaged 16.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
He worked on his defense prior to his junior year and expanded his offensive game to more of a high-volume three point shooter.
Hield averaged 17.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a junior at Oklahoma and shot 41 percent from the field He led Oklahoma to a 24-11 record and Sweet 16 berth. Despite being a potential 2015 National Basketball Association Draft selection, he decided to return for his senior season.
He was a First Team All-Big 12 selection and was named Big 12 Conference Men"s Basketball.
Hield recorded a career high of 46 points in a triple overtime loss to Kansas on January 4, 2016, receiving a standing ovation from the opposing crowd after a postgame interview with Scott Van Pelt. He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.