"Suns forward Grant Hill was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . . . Board of Governors.

Hill will be considered for hall election as a player after retirement, and it will not hurt his case that he became the first active player to sit on the Hall of Fame's board. Hill will serve a three-year term on a board chaired by Jerry Colangelo, who remains the chairman of the Suns.

"It is truly an honor to be elected as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Governors and to represent the living history of basketball," Hill said in a statement. "It is important for the current generation of players to get involved with the Hall to help recognize the greatest in the game who have gone before us.""