Fred Hill (basketball coach)
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Fred Hill, Jr. is an assistant coach for the Northwestern Wildcats 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.
Hill had a 47-77 record in four years at Rutgers and is widely regarded as one of the worst coaches in Division 1 men's basketball history. 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 be back for a fifth season. However, while watching his father's baseball team play Pittsburgh, Hill got into a shouting match with several of Pittsburgh's baseball coaches. When athletic director Tim Pernetti
learned about the incident, he ordered Hill not to attend the rest of the Pittsburgh-Rutgers series while he investigated the incident, an order Hill disobeyed. On April 8, Pernetti told Hill he would not be allowed to return. Eventually, Hill was allowed to resign in return for an $850,000 settlement.
Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
The Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. Men's basketball was first introduced at Northwestern in 1901...
team. He had previously served as the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. His father is Rutgers baseball coach Fred Hill, Sr.
Fred Hill (coach)
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and his uncle, Brian Hill is a former NBA coach.
Hill had a 47-77 record in four years at Rutgers and is widely regarded as one of the worst coaches in Division 1 men's basketball history. 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 be back for a fifth season. However, while watching his father's baseball team play Pittsburgh, Hill got into a shouting match with several of Pittsburgh's baseball coaches. When athletic director Tim Pernetti
Tim Pernetti
Tim Pernetti is the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Rutgers University. His appointment became effective on April 1, 2009.-Brief history:...
learned about the incident, he ordered Hill not to attend the rest of the Pittsburgh-Rutgers series while he investigated the incident, an order Hill disobeyed. On April 8, Pernetti told Hill he would not be allowed to return. Eventually, Hill was allowed to resign in return for an $850,000 settlement.
Head coaching record
External links
- Fred Hill Fired. Fox News.