Linda Hill-MacDonald
American collegiate basketball coach
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Linda Hill-MacDonald (born August 21, 1948)[1] is an American former women's basketball coach.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1948 |
| Career information | |
| College | West Chester State (1966–1970) |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1980–1990 | Temple |
| 1990–1997 | Minnesota |
| 1997–1999 | Cleveland Rockers |
| 2000–2003 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2002–2004 | Washington Mystics (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2005–2012 | Buffalo |
| 2013–2018 | Fredonia |
| 2018–2020 | Canisius (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Career
She was head coach at Fredonia[2] from 2013 to 2018 and at the University at Buffalo from 2005 to 2012.[3]
She was also head coach at Temple University, (1980–90), The University of Minnesota (1990–97), and the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers from 1997 to 1999. She later served as an assistant coach with the Washington Mystics, the University of South Carolina,[4] and retired from coaching in May 2020 while assisting at Canisius.
Originally from Morton, Pennsylvania, Hill-MacDonald has a daughter, Kelli, and a son, Scott, who both reside in the Philadelphia area.
Head coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 1997 | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4th in Eastern | - | - | - | - | N/A |
| CLE | 1998 | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1st in Eastern | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost WNBA Semifinals (Phoenix, 1–2) |
| CLE | 1999 | 32 | 7 | 25 | .219 | 6th in Eastern | - | - | - | - | N/A |
| Career | 90 | 42 | 48 | .467 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
