The Ohio State men's basketball team bolstered its point guard position for next season when it received a commitment last night from P.J. Hill, who helped Midland (Texas) Community College win the National Junior College Athletic Association championship last season.

Hill said coach Thad Matta called last night to offer him a scholarship and he accepted. He said he plans to enroll Monday for the start of the second summer session.

Listed as 6 feet 2 and 165 pounds, Hill played one season at Midland and has three years of eligibility remaining. He is expected to provide backup for senior Jamar Butler, the only experienced point guard on the roster after Mike Conley Jr. left early for the NBA.

Hill, of Minneapolis, said he went to junior college after no Division I school offered him a scholarship out of high school. Ohio State assistant John Groce spotted him last weekend at a camp for junior-college players in Tulsa, Okla. Hill said he also received offers from Butler and Eastern Washington after playing at the camp.

-- Bob Baptist

bbaptist@dispatch.com