Armond Hill

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Armond Hill
Personal information
Born (1953-03-31) March 31, 1953 (age 68)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop Ford (Brooklyn, New York)
College Princeton (1973–1976)
NBA draft 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1976–1984
Position Point guard
Number24, 22
Coaching career1985–present
Career history
As player:
19761980 Atlanta Hawks
19801982 Seattle SuperSonics
1982 San Diego Clippers
1982 Milwaukee Bucks
1983–1984 Atlanta Hawks
As coach:
1985–1988 Lawrenceville School (assistant)
1988–1991Lawrenceville School
1991–1995 Princeton (assistant)
1995–2003 Columbia
2003–2004 Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
20042013 Boston Celtics (assistant)
20132020 Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career NBA statistics
Points 3,214 (6.9 ppg)
Rebounds 917 (2.0 rpg)
Assists 2,194 (4.7 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Armond G. Hill (born March 31, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is Director of Basketball Administration for Indiana University men's basketball. [1]

He spent eight seasons in the NBA between 1976 and 1984, playing for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, San Diego Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks. After ending his playing career in 1984, he started a coaching career, and eventually became head coach at Columbia University in 1995.

After graduating from Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School in Brooklyn, Hill attended The Lawrenceville School for a post-graduate year before attending Princeton, where he played under Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril. He was named Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior in 1976 and entered the NBA draft. Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, Hill had a solid career as a role player in the NBA, compiling 6.9 points and 4.3 assists per game over eight seasons.

After his playing career Hill returned to Princeton to complete his baccalaureate degree, earning a B.A. in psychology in 1985. He then became an assistant coach at Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Three years later he was promoted as head coach. Hill won two Coach of the Year Awards and in 1990, led Lawrenceville to the New Jersey State Prep School Championship.

In 1991, Hill entered the collegiate level by returning to his alma mater Princeton as an assistant coach under Pete Carril. In 1995, he succeeded Jack Rohan as head coach at Columbia University. In eight seasons as head coach of the Lions, Hill was unable to lead the team to a winning campaign and compiled a 72–141 record. On March 10, 2003, two days after Columbia finished with a 2–25 record (0–14 in Ivy League play), the worst season in the school's 103-year basketball history, Hill was fired.

During the 2003–04 NBA season, Hill became an assistant coach to Terry Stotts in Atlanta. After one season, he was hired by the Boston Celtics to aid Doc Rivers as assistant coach. When Rivers became the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, he retained Hill as an assistant. [2] On November 16, 2020, the Clippers announced that Hill would not be retained as assistant coach. [3]

On June 9, 2021 Hill was named Director of Basketball Administration for men's basketball at Indiana University. He and Indiana head coach Mike Woodson coached together with the Clippers from 2014 to 2018. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Felts, Patrick (2021-06-10). "IU men's basketball names Armond Hill Director of Basketball Administration". idsnews.com. Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. CLIPPERS NAME ALVIN GENTRY ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH AND ADD ARMOND HILL, KEVIN EASTMAN AND TYRONN LUE AS ASSISTANT COACHES
  3. "LA Clippers Finalize Coaching Staff For 2020-21 Season". NBA.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.