Brian Alfred Hill (born September 19, 1947) is an American former professional basketball coach.
Early life
Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Hill graduated from Our Lady of the Valley High School in Orange, New Jersey in 1965 and John F. Kennedy College in Nebraska in 1969 with a degree in physical education. Hill was a three-year starter on the Kennedy basketball team.
Coaching career
In 1970, Hill began his coaching career as head coach at Clifford Scott High School in his native East Orange, New Jersey. Hill then was an assistant coach at Montclair State College from 1972 to 1974.
Hill began his tenure at Lehigh University as an assistant coach for one season before being promoted on April 9, 1975, to succeed Tom Pugliese who had resigned sixteen days prior on March 24. He inherited a program whose 1–23 record in 1974–75 was the worst among major colleges nationally. His 75–131 record in eight seasons included a 14–12 performance in 1980–81 which was the Engineers' best campaign in 65 years. He left Lehigh to join Bruce Parkhill's staff at Penn State on April 13, 1983.
Hill began his NBA coaching career in 1986 as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks under Mike Fratello. In 1990, Hill joined the Orlando Magic as an assistant coach under Matt Guokas. the Magic released a statement that he would not return as coach of the Magic, although it was reported he was actually fired by general manager Otis Smith. It was a position he had held since May 24, 2005. It was his second stint with the team.
Head coaching record
College
NBA
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| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
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|82||50||32|||| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Atlantic||3||0||3||
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round
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| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
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|82||57||25|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||21||11||10||
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in NBA Finals
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| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
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|82||60||22|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||12||7||5||
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Finals
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| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
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|49||24||25|||| style="text-align:center;"|(fired)||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
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| style="text-align:left;"|Vancouver
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|82||19||63|||| style="text-align:center;"|6th in Midwest||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
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| style="text-align:left;"|Vancouver
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|50||8||42|||| style="text-align:center;"|7th in Midwest||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
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| style="text-align:left;"|Vancouver
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|22||4||18|||| style="text-align:center;"|(fired)||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
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| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
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|82||36||46|||| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Southeast||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
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| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando
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|82||40||42|||| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Southeast||4||0||4||
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round
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| style="text-align:left;"|Career
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Personal life
Hill, a graduate of John F. Kennedy College in Nebraska, has two adult children, Kimberly and Christopher. His daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 5 years old and, as a result, Hill has supported cystic fibrosis research by holding fundraisers and speaking to crowds about the disease. He and his wife Kay live in Orlando, Florida, where they have remained even after his original departure from the Orlando Magic.
References
External links
- Brian Hill bio at nba.com