Dalonte Hill (born January 19, 1979) is an American basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at
Stephen F. Austin. Prior to that, he was an assistant
college basketball
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coach at
The University of Maryland. He was hired to join head coach
Mark Turgeon's staff in May 2011.
Prior to his hiring at Maryland, Hill served as an assistant under
Kansas State head coach
Frank Martin.
In August 2010, Kansas State athletic director
John Currie extended Hill's contract through 2015 and increased his salary to $423,750. His previous contract, worth $420,000 a year, had made him the highest paid assistant coach in college basketball. In addition, Hill was eligible for a bonus of $80,000 based on the success of his team.
Hill, a
Washington, D.C.
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native, coached the
AAU team DC Assault for two years prior to being hired at
Charlotte
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, where he was an assistant coach from 2003 to 2005.
Hill has had two run in's with the law, both times being arrested on suspicion of DUI. One of the arrests came while Hill was in Kansas and the other while he was at Maryland.
On November 27, 2013, Hill resigned as assistant coach for the Terps, effective immediately.
About 3 1/2 years after resigning from Maryland, Hill was hired as assistant coach at
Austin Peay
Austin Peay (June 1, 1876 – October 2, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Tennessee from 1923 to 1927. He was the state's first governor since the Civil War to win three consecutive terms and the first to die ...
under new head coach
Matt Figger in May 2017.
References
External links
Austin Peay profile
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Place of birth missing (living people)
1979 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Austin Peay Governors men's basketball coaches
Basketball coaches from Washington, D.C.
Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
Bowie State Bulldogs men's basketball players
Charlotte 49ers men's basketball coaches
Charlotte 49ers men's basketball players
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball coaches
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball coaches