Brian Hill (basketball coach)

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Brian Hill (basketball coach) : biography

September 19, 1947 –

Brian Hill (born September 19, 1947 in East Orange, New Jersey, Orlando Magic. Accessed March 6, 2008.) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA.

Coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
ORL 1993–94 50 32 .610 2nd in Atlantic Division 0 3 .000 1st round
ORL 1994–95 57 25 .695 1st in Atlantic Division 11 10 .524 NBA Finals
ORL 1995–96 60 22 .732 1st in Atlantic Division 7 5 .583 Conf. Finals
ORL 1996–97 24 25 .490 3rd in Atlantic Division
VAN 1997–98 19 63 .232 6th in Midwest Division
VAN 1998–99 8 42 .160 7th in Midwest Division
VAN 1999-00 4 18 .182 7th in Midwest Division
ORL 2005–06 36 46 .439 3rd in Southeast Division
ORL 2006–07 40 42 .488 3rd in Southeast Division 0 4 .000 1st round
9 seasons 298 315 .486 18 22 .450

Source: – Basketball-Reference.com

Personal life

Hill, a graduate of John F. Kennedy College in Nebraska, has two adult children. One, the daughter, has cystic fibrosis, and as a result, Hill has supported cystic fibrosis research by appearing at fundraisers and speaking to crowds about the disease. He and his wife live in Orlando, Florida, where they have remained even after his original departure from the Orlando Magic.

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Coaching career

Hill has more than 30 years of coaching experience at the high school, collegiate, and professional level. He has been assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, New Orleans Hornets, and New Jersey Nets. He was the head coach of the Orlando Magic from 1993 to 1997 and is the Magic’s most successful coach with a record of 191–104. During that time period, he led the Magic to their first NBA Finals in 1995 and also led the team to a 60-22 record the following season. However, following the loss of star center Shaquille O’Neal to free agency during the off-season, he was fired mid-season in 1997 after a player revolt was led by disgruntled star Penny Hardaway.

Following his firing from the Magic, he became head coach of the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies, only entering their third year in the league. Hill was fired early in his third season. Following that, he became an assistant coach of the New Jersey Nets, where he remained until the end of the postseason. He was then rehired by the Magic and he led the team to a 36–46 record in the 2005–2006 season.

On May 23, 2007, after multiple media sources reported that Hill would not return to coach the Orlando Magic for the 2007-08 NBA season, but would instead be offered another position within the organization,, by Deanna Gugel, Orlando Sentinel, posted May 23, 2007 the Magic released a statement that he would not return as coach of the Magic, May 24, 2007 although it was reported he was actually fired by general manager Otis Smith., by Brian Schmitz, Orlando Sentinel, posted May 24, 2007 It was a position he had held since May 24, 2005. It was his second stint with the team.