Shaw Announces Hill as New Men's Basketball Coach
Shaw Announces Hill as New Men's Basketball Coach
Raleigh, NC - (April 9, 2008) A Press Conference is scheduled for Thursday, April 10th at 10:30 a.m. to introduce Cleo Hill, Jr. as the new Men's Basketball Coach at Shaw University in the Third Floor Conference Room. Coach Hill has had successful experience at the high school, Division I and II levels. He has a proven track record of winning on and off the court with his team finishing the 2006-2007 season with a cumulative 2.7 GPA. He stresses graduation and life after basketball; four of his players made the All-Academic team last year.
Formerly the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Cheyney University since 2003, Coach Hill led his team to receive a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament in the 2007-2008 and 2003-2004 seasons. Cheyney was ranked in the top ten of the NCAA Eastern Region for four consecutive weeks during the 2007-2008 season ending in fifth place and was the #1 seed in the East for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) with a 10-2 overall record. Coach Hill was named the PSAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year in the Eastern Division and he had two players named to the PSAC All-Conference 1st Team and one to the 2nd Team. Last year, he led the Wolves to the PSAC Championship game after defeating the #2 seed in the East and the #1 seed in the West; first time in the school's history in more than 20 years.
Coach Hill was an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Shaw University from 2000-2002 and helped to lead the Bears to their first CIAA Conference Championship. The team reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight and advanced to the final four during the 2001-2002 season. The same year they were also the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Champions and Eastern Division CIAA Champions finishing with a 28-5 overall record. He also held Assistant coaching positions at the University of Nebraska and Mt. Zion Christian Academy in Durham, North Carolina.
Hill takes over the Bears program following a season with an overall record of 5-23; 1-17 CIAA and 1-7 in the Division. He stated, "My expectations for the team are clear. We will work hard on and off the court and represent Shaw University well in all that we do. When you teach a group of people from different backgrounds, ethnicities and habits how to think as one, you will have a winner in all aspects of life and sports." With great excitement, the Shaw Family welcomes Coach Cleo Hill, Jr. and his wife, Regina back to the University.
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