BOB HILL

HILL, ROBERT G.

Assistant Coach, 1978-85

Report: Fordham to fire basketball coach Bob Hill, 4/23/2003            
 

From Wikipedia:
Coaching career

NCAA

Hill served as an assistant coach for Bowling Green State University (1971–75), the University of Pittsburgh (1975–77), and the University of Kansas (1977–1985).

Between 1999 and 2002, Hill was head coach at Fordham University in New York. After posting a 2–26 record in 2002–03—the worst in school history—Fordham bought out the remainder of Hill's 10-year contract. "Fordham was my fault; I just shouldn't have done it," Hill told the New York Daily News on March 13, 2007. His overall record at Fordham was 36–78 (.316).

NBA

In the NBA, Hill has been the head coach for the New York Knicks (1986–87), Indiana Pacers (1990–93), San Antonio Spurs (1994–96), and Seattle SuperSonics (2006–07). Hill was most successful in the 1994–95 season, where he led the Spurs to the Western Conference Finals after a 62-win season. He was fired on all occasions.

Personal

Hill was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Pam have three sons—Cameron, Casey, and Chris—all of which are involved in basketball. He published a book about coaching, Basketball: Coaching for Success, in 2000.

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Preceded by
Hubie Brown

New York Knicks Head Coach
1986–1987 (interim)

Succeeded by
Rick Pitino

Preceded by
Dick Versace

Indiana Pacers Head Coach
1990–1993

Succeeded by
Larry Brown

Preceded by
John Lucas

San Antonio Spurs Head Coach
1994–1996

Succeeded by
Gregg Popovich

Preceded by
Nick Macarchuk

Fordham Rams Head Coach
2000–2003

Succeeded by
Dereck Whittenburg

Preceded by
Bob Weiss

Seattle SuperSonics Head Coach
2006–2007

Succeeded by
P.J. Carlesimo