Lew Hill (basketball)
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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas-Rio Grande Valley |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 59–73 (.447) |
| 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 | 59–73 (.447) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (CBI) 1–1 (CIT) |
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 | 10–22 | 2–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 15–18 | 6–8 | 5th | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 20–17 | 9–7 | 4th | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 14–16 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
| Texas-Rio Grande Valley: | 59–73 (.447) | 26–34 (.433) | |||||||
| Total: | 59–73 (.447) | ||||||||