Dalonte Hill - Men's Basketball Coach

Dalonte Hill

Title:
Assistant Head Coach

SFA basketball head coach Kyle Keller announced on Friday the addition of Dalonte Hill to his staff as Assistant Head Coach heading into the 2021-22 campaign. Hill becomes the third hire for Keller's staff in the month of June, and brings years of experience at Division I programs to the bench for SFA. Hill most recently served as Assistant Coach at Southern Miss, but also made coaching stops at Maryland, Austin Peay, Charlotte and Kansas State during his tenure, where he was one of the nation's top assistants. An excellent recruiter, Hill is responsible for having recruiting high profile names such as Michael Beasley, Melo Trimble and Bill Walker, all of whom were McDonald's All-Americans, to their respective programs.

Hill joined the coaching ranks in 2003, returning to his alma mater Charlotte to help guide the program to three consecutive postseason appearances, including back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. From there, Hill joined the staff of Bob Huggins and Frank Martin at Kansas State, stepping into an associate head coach role for Martin in his second season on staff. Hill's tenure with Kansas State saw the Wildcats win 20 games in four of five seasons, and Hill personally oversaw landing Beasley and Walker to earns the nation's top-rated signing class in that season.

From there, Hill spent three seasons at Maryland, landing back-to-back Top 25 signing classes in 2012 and 2013 to help rebuild the program. A two-year stint at Austin Peay on coach Matt Figger's staff saw the Governors post 41 wins in the two seasons. Hill then spent the past two seasons at Southern Miss on the staff of Jay Ladner.

The Hill File
Hometown: Washington, D.C
Colleges: Charlotte (2001)
Family: Daughters: Danae, Dakotah and Daeja

Coaching Experience
2019-2020: Southern Miss | Assistant Coach
2013-15: Austin Peay | Assistant Coach
2011-13: Maryland | Assistant Coach
2006-11: Kansas State | Assistant Coach
2003-06: Charlotte | Assistant Coach

Accomplishments
• Three postseason appearances as a player
• Recruited high profile players like Michael Beasley, Melo Trimble and Bill Walker
• Led Charlotte to back-to-back NCAA Tournament trips in 04-05

By the Numbers
1 | Conference Player of the Year coached
2 | Top-10 national recruits signed
3 | Postseason appearances as a player
4 | McDonald's All-Americans recuited