Armond Hill Inducted in 2009
Armond Hill
Armond G. Hill attended Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School in Brooklyn. He would later attend Princeton, where he played under Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril. He was named Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior in 1976 and entered the NBA draft. He was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks. Then went on to play for the Seattle SuperSonics, San Diego Clippers, and Milwaukee Bucks. When his playing career ended, he began a coaching career.
In 1991, Hill entered the collegiate level by returning to his alma mater Princeton as an assistant coach under Pete Carril. In 1995, he succeeded Jack Rohan as head coach at Columbia University. In eight seasons as head coach of the Lions, Hill was unable to lead the team to a winning campaign and compiled a 72–141 record. On March 10, 2003, two days after Columbia finished with a 2–25 record (0–14 in Ivy League play), the worst season in the school's 103-year basketball history, Hill was fired.
During the 2003–04 NBA season, Hill became an assistant coach to Terry Stotts in Atlanta. After one season, he was hired by the Boston Celtics to aid Doc Rivers as an assistant coach. When Rivers became the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, he retained Hill as an assistant. On November 16, 2020, the Clippers announced that Hill would not be retained as an assistant coach.
On June 9, 2021, Hill was named Director of Basketball Administration for men's basketball at Indiana University. He and Indiana head coach Mike Woodson coached together with the Clippers from 2014 to 2018.
In 1991, Hill entered the collegiate level by returning to his alma mater Princeton as an assistant coach under Pete Carril. In 1995, he succeeded Jack Rohan as head coach at Columbia University. In eight seasons as head coach of the Lions, Hill was unable to lead the team to a winning campaign and compiled a 72–141 record. On March 10, 2003, two days after Columbia finished with a 2–25 record (0–14 in Ivy League play), the worst season in the school's 103-year basketball history, Hill was fired.
During the 2003–04 NBA season, Hill became an assistant coach to Terry Stotts in Atlanta. After one season, he was hired by the Boston Celtics to aid Doc Rivers as an assistant coach. When Rivers became the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, he retained Hill as an assistant. On November 16, 2020, the Clippers announced that Hill would not be retained as an assistant coach.
On June 9, 2021, Hill was named Director of Basketball Administration for men's basketball at Indiana University. He and Indiana head coach Mike Woodson coached together with the Clippers from 2014 to 2018.