Fred Hill
Seton Hall assistant head coach 2013 to Present
Head coaching record
Rutgers (Big East Conference) (2006–2010)
2006–07 Rutgers 10–19 3–13 T-14th
2007–08 Rutgers 11–20 3–15 T-15th
2008–09 Rutgers 11–21 2–16 15th
2009–10 Rutgers 15–17 5–13 14th
Rutgers: 47–77 (.379) 13–57 (.186)
Total: 47–77 (.379)
Fred Hill, Jr. is 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.
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 uncovered a pattern of shouting at members of opposing teams as well as allegedly accepting "guest swipes" from students into the school's Brower Dining Commons, on April 8, 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.
Strengths:
Hill is a schmoozer and few do it better. It has served him well throughout his career and has led to his excellent and well earned reputation as a killer recruiter/closer. Hill has been an assistant coach involved in recruiting 11 times at 12 schools (SHU twice). That track record doesn't happen without results. In fact Hill garnered national recognition as the No. 1 assistant coach in the country by Basketball Times (2004-05) and by Lindy's College Basketball magazine (2002-03) during his time as an assistant at Villanova.
Weaknesses:
Hill failed as a head coach and in truth that clearly is not his forte. He also has had issues at a few schools and left under somewhat less than desirable circumstance. Hill no longer has the strong contacts he once had when he was one of the best recruiters on the east coast.
Bottom Line:
Hill still has a wealth of contacts. Maybe not to the degree of his younger days but he is without a doubt the most experience assistant coach on Willard's bench having worked at Montclair State (asst.), Lehigh (asst.), Rider (asst.), Marquette (asst.), Maine (asst.), Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.), Seton Hall (asst.), Villanova (asst.), Rutgers (asst.), Rutgers (head), Northwestern (asst.) and Seton Hall (asst.).
This coming year:
Fred Hill is in the twilight of his coaching career. One that started back in 1981 at Montclair State. When Hill leaves SHU he will either take a head coaching job at a Dll or Dlll school or he will retire as he is very well off financially.
But for now he is considered along with Shaheen Holloway the lead recruiter for the Hall.
In the past Hill has gotten credit for recruiting Jason Fraser, Curtis Sumpter, Randy Foye, Allan Ray and Mike Rosario to name a few. Since coming back to the Hall he has been the lead recruiter for Ish Sanogo, Jaren Sina, Dalton Soffer, Myles Carter and Chier Ajou.
It was Hill who met with many local and national coaches recently on behalf of SHU prior to the start of the July recruiting period. And it's Hill who is the lead recruiter for one of the Hall's top local targets Myles Powell.
Seton Hall assistant head coach 2013 to Present
Head coaching record
Rutgers (Big East Conference) (2006–2010)
2006–07 Rutgers 10–19 3–13 T-14th
2007–08 Rutgers 11–20 3–15 T-15th
2008–09 Rutgers 11–21 2–16 15th
2009–10 Rutgers 15–17 5–13 14th
Rutgers: 47–77 (.379) 13–57 (.186)
Total: 47–77 (.379)
Fred Hill, Jr. is 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.
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 uncovered a pattern of shouting at members of opposing teams as well as allegedly accepting "guest swipes" from students into the school's Brower Dining Commons, on April 8, 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.
Strengths:
Hill is a schmoozer and few do it better. It has served him well throughout his career and has led to his excellent and well earned reputation as a killer recruiter/closer. Hill has been an assistant coach involved in recruiting 11 times at 12 schools (SHU twice). That track record doesn't happen without results. In fact Hill garnered national recognition as the No. 1 assistant coach in the country by Basketball Times (2004-05) and by Lindy's College Basketball magazine (2002-03) during his time as an assistant at Villanova.
Weaknesses:
Hill failed as a head coach and in truth that clearly is not his forte. He also has had issues at a few schools and left under somewhat less than desirable circumstance. Hill no longer has the strong contacts he once had when he was one of the best recruiters on the east coast.
Bottom Line:
Hill still has a wealth of contacts. Maybe not to the degree of his younger days but he is without a doubt the most experience assistant coach on Willard's bench having worked at Montclair State (asst.), Lehigh (asst.), Rider (asst.), Marquette (asst.), Maine (asst.), Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.), Seton Hall (asst.), Villanova (asst.), Rutgers (asst.), Rutgers (head), Northwestern (asst.) and Seton Hall (asst.).
This coming year:
Fred Hill is in the twilight of his coaching career. One that started back in 1981 at Montclair State. When Hill leaves SHU he will either take a head coaching job at a Dll or Dlll school or he will retire as he is very well off financially.
But for now he is considered along with Shaheen Holloway the lead recruiter for the Hall.
In the past Hill has gotten credit for recruiting Jason Fraser, Curtis Sumpter, Randy Foye, Allan Ray and Mike Rosario to name a few. Since coming back to the Hall he has been the lead recruiter for Ish Sanogo, Jaren Sina, Dalton Soffer, Myles Carter and Chier Ajou.
It was Hill who met with many local and national coaches recently on behalf of SHU prior to the start of the July recruiting period. And it's Hill who is the lead recruiter for one of the Hall's top local targets Myles Powell.
