Lauren Hill: Basketball Player Who Fought Brain Cancer Dies at 19

Lauren Hill was an American college basketball player. Born on October 1, 1995, in Greendale, Indiana, she was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, an inoperable brain tumor, in 2013.

Her condition worsened quickly, so her college, Mount St. Joseph University, moved its opener up so she could play. She scored the first and last baskets of a game in November 2014 that drew more than 10,000 fans. She helped raise about $1.5 million for cancer research.

She received the Pat Summitt Courage Award and an ESPY. Hill died in Cincinnati on April 10, 2015, at age 19.

Achievements: ESPY Best Moment, Pat Summitt Courage Award.

Birth: October 1, 1995 - Greendale, Indiana.

Profession: College basketball player.

Interesting Facts: Her jersey, No. 22, was retired.