Armond Hill
| Los Angeles Clippers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 31, 1953 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Ford (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College | Princeton (1973–1976) |
| NBA draft | 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1976–1984 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 24, 22 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1976–1980 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1980–1982 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1982 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1983–1984 | Atlanta Hawks |
| As coach: | |
| 1985–1988 | Lawrenceville School (assistant) |
| 1988–1991 | Lawrenceville School |
| 1991–1995 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 1995–2003 | Columbia |
| 2003–2004 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
| 2004–2013 | Boston Celtics (assistant) |
| 2013–present | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,214 (6.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 917 (2.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,194 (4.7 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Armond G. Hill (born March 31, 1953) is an American basketball coach and retired professional basketball player. He currently works as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers.
He spent eight seasons in the NBA between 1976 and 1984, playing for the Atlanta Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics, San Diego Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks. After ending his playing career in 1984, he started a coaching career, and eventually became head coach at Columbia University in 1995. Hill is currently an assistant coach to Doc Rivers with the Los Angeles Clippers.
After graduating from Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School in Brooklyn, Hill attended The Lawrenceville School for a post-graduate year before attending 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. Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, Hill had a solid career as a role player in the NBA, compiling 6.9 points and 4.3 assists per game over eight seasons.
After his playing career Hill returned to Princeton to complete his baccalaureate degree, earning a B.A. in psychology in 1985. He then became an assistant coach at Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Three years later he was promoted as head coach. Hill won two Coach of the Year Awards and in 1990, led Lawrenceville to the New Jersey State Prep School Championship.
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