Lew Hill (basketball)

Lew Hill
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Conference WAC
Record 25–40
Biographical details
Born Mount Vernon, New York
Playing career
1983–1985 San Jacinto
1985–1988 Wichita State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990 Wichita East HS (assistant)
1990-1992 South Alabama (assistant)
1992–1994 SE Missouri State (assistant)
1994–1998 East Carolina (assistant)
1998–2004 Texas A&M (assistant)
2004–2011 UNLV (assistant)
2011–2016 Oklahoma (assistant)
2016–present Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Head coaching record
Overall 25–40
Tournaments 0–1 (CBI)

Lew Hill is an American college basketball coach. He is the head coach for the Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team.[1][2]

Playing career

Hill began his college career at San Jacinto College where he helped the team win the 1984 NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship title, while also earning JUCO All-American honors.[3] Hill completed his college career at Wichita State under Eddie Fogler, earning All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a senior.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Hill got his coaching start at Wichita East High School as an assistant coach for one season before entering the college ranks to join the staff of South Alabama. Following stops at SE Missouri State and East Carolina, Hill joined Melvin Watkins's staff at Texas A&M, where he stayed until 2004.

Hill then joined Lon Kruger's staff at UNLV, and followed him to Oklahoma, where he was part of eight NCAA tournament appearances, including a Final Four appearance by the Sooners during the 2015-16 season.[4]

In 2016, Hill accepted the head coaching position at Texas–Rio Grande Valley, replacing Dan Hipsher.[1]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vauqeros (Western Athletic Conference) (2016–present)
2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 10–222–127th
2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 15–186–85thCBI First Round
Texas-Rio Grande Valley: 25–40 (.385)8–20 (.286)
Total:25–40 (.385)

References

  1. 1 2 "UTRGV Athletics Tabs Lew Hill to Lead Men's Basketball Team".
  2. ↑ "Lew Hill Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  3. ↑ "UNLVREBELS.COM Lew Hill Bio - University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site".
  4. ↑ "Lew Hill Biography".


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