Cleo Hill Jr.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Conference | MEAC |
| Record | 14–39 (.264) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 20, 1966[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | North Carolina Central |
| 1990–1991 | Swan Hill Flyers |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1994 | Orange HS (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Elizabeth HS (assistant) |
| 1996–1998 | Mount Zion Christian Academy (assistant) |
| 1998–2000 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 2000–2002 | Shaw (assistant) |
| 2003–2008 | Cheyney |
| 2008–2015 | Shaw |
| 2018–2024 | Winston-Salem State |
| 2024–present | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–39 (.264) |
Cleo Geoffrey Hill Jr. (born September 20, 1966)[1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Central Eagles and has previously coached at the collegiate level for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Shaw Bears, Cheyney Wolves and Winston-Salem State Rams.
Hill was born on September 20, 1966, the son of Cleo Hill, who was a star basketball player for the Winston-Salem State Rams (1957–1961)[2] and was a first-round NBA draft pick in 1961.[3] Raised in Orange, New Jersey, he attended Orange High School, graduating in 1984.[4] He became a starter on the basketball team as a sophomore, and started every game thereafter.[2] As a junior, he helped the school reach the state championship, and as a senior, he became the third player in Orange history with 1,000 career points.[2] Among the honors he received in high school were selection to the All-State, All-County and All-City teams; he still ranks in the top ten in school scoring history as of 2024 and is an inductee to the school's hall of fame.[5]
Hill played college basketball for the North Carolina Central Eagles from 1984 to 1988.[2][6] He led the team in scoring as a freshman and was the second-leading scorer as a senior, as the team had a top ranking nationally with an appearance in the NCAA Division II tournament.[2] He won South Atlantic Region All-Tournament honors that year and scored over 1,000 points in his collegiate career, among the best totals in school history.[5] He also served as team captain.[7]
After his collegiate career, Hill played in Australia for the Swan Hill Flyers of the Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (CVIBL).[8] He was a member of the team during the 1990 and 1991 seasons, having an average of 32 points per game in 1990 and 41 points per game in 1991.[8] He was a CVIBL All-Star and was the most valuable player of the all-star game with 24 points, 19 assists and 10 rebounds.[8]
