Fred Hill (basketball)

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Fred Hill
Biographical details
Born (1959-03-26) March 26, 1959 (age 65)
Verona, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1977–1981 Montclair State
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982 Montclair State (asst.)
1982–1983 Lehigh (asst.)
1983–1986 Rider (asst.)
1986–1988 Marquette (asst.)
1988–1991 Maine (asst.)
1991–1998 Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.)
1998–2001 Seton Hall (asst.)
2001–2005 Villanova (asst.)
2005–2006 Rutgers (asst.)
2006–2010Rutgers
2011–2013 Northwestern (asst.)
2013–2018Seton Hall (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall47–77 (.379)

Fred Hill Jr. (Born March 26, 1959) is an American college basketball coach, most recently an assistant coach for the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team. He had previously served as the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University. His father is Rutgers baseball coach Fred Hill Sr. and his uncle, Brian Hill is a former NBA coach.

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Raised in Verona, New Jersey, Hill graduated from Verona High School in 1977. [1]

Hill had a 47–77 record in four years at Rutgers. He recruited and lost 12 players including Mike Rosario, the first McDonald's All American in Rutgers history.

Despite a losing record, Hill had been told after the 2009–10 season that he would return for a fifth season. However, on April 1, Hill got into a shouting match with Pittsburgh baseball coaches after a game between the Panthers and Scarlet Knights. When athletic director Tim Pernetti learned about it, he ordered Hill to stay away from the remaining games of the Panthers-Scarlet Knights series. Hill showed up for the next day's game, prompting an investigation by Pernetti. After the investigation, Pernetti told Hill he would not be allowed to return. After protracted negotiations, Hill was allowed to resign in return for an $850,000 settlement. [2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big East Conference)(2006–2010)
2006–07 Rutgers 10–193–13T–14th
2007–08 Rutgers 11–203–15T–15th
2008–09 Rutgers 11–212–1615th
2009–10 Rutgers 15–175–1314th
Rutgers:47–77 (.379)13–57 (.186)
Total:47–77 (.379)

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References

  1. Fred Hill: Head Coach Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Rutgers University. Accessed September 6, 2021. "A New Jersey native who attended Verona High School, Hill is a 1977 graduate of Verona High School and a 1981 graduate of Montclair State College, where he was an All-Conference guard as a senior on a team that reached the NCAA Division III Tournament."
  2. "Hill accepts settlement, then resigns at Rutgers". 19 April 2010.