Men's Basketball
Hill, Armond
Armond Hill
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Administration
- Email:
- mbasket@iu.edu
- Phone:
- (812) 855-2238
Armond Hill completed four seasons as the program’s Assistant Athletic Director of Basketball Administration after being hired on June 9, 2021. Hill offers over 50 years of experience as a player and coach at the highest levels to Bloomington.
WITH THE HOOSIERS
Indiana finished the 2024-25 season with a 19-13 overall record and a 10-10 mark in Big Ten play. For the second-straight season, the Hoosiers earned four road wins (at Penn State, at Ohio State, at No. 11 Michigan State, and at Washington) in league play. In addition to its road triumph at nationally ranked MSU, IU also topped No. 13 Purdue at home to give the Cream ‘n Crimson two ranked wins.
The Hoosiers brought in the second-ranked transfer portal class according to 247Sports and signed consensus top 30 recruit in freshman wing Bryson Tucker. Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo, the top portal commit, averaged 13.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, a career-high 2.1 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game on his way to Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors. Junior forward Malik Reneau was also named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention after he averaged a team-best 13.3 points per game to go along with 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per outing.
The 2023-24 season saw the Hoosiers finish 19-14 with a 10-10 mark in Big Ten play. IU earned four B1G road victories (at Michigan, at Ohio State, at Maryland, at Minnesota), which tied for third-most in league play.
Indiana’s staff saw the second-year transformations of big men Kel’el Ware and Malik Reneau. Ware, who transferred to Indiana following a disappointing freshman season at Oregon, finished the season as an All-Big Ten Second Team selection by the media (Third Team by the coaches) and All-Defensive pick after becoming the third Hoosier in the last 25 seasons to average at least 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He finished second in the Big Ten in double-doubles (15), rebounds (9.9), and field goal percentage (58.6%), fifth in blocks (1.9), and 12th in points (15.9). Reneau posted career bests in points (15.4 per game), rebounds (6.0), assists (2.7), blocks (0.6), and minutes played (28.8) on his wat to All-Big Ten Honorable Mention consideration.
Heralded five-star freshman Mackenzie Mgbako became the second Hoosier in as many seasons to be named (Co) Big Ten Freshman of the Year after he averaged 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds in 33 starts. Mgbako was one of two freshmen in the NCAA to score over 400 points, make at least 50 3-pointers, convert on 90-plus free throws, and grab at least 125 rebounds.
In 2022-23, the Hoosiers finished the season ranked in in the top 25 in both major polls. IU was 23-12 overall and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 12-8 mark. The year included a road win at Xavier and season sweeps over Purdue, Michigan, and Illinois. The Cream and Crimson led the Big Ten in field goal percentage (48.7%) and finished second in the conference in field goal percentage defense in both the league’s overall and conference games only ledgers.
IU’s staff saw senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis earn consensus first-team All-American honors, a first for a Hoosier player in 10 years, and win the Karl Malone Award given annually to the best power forward in college basketball. The Greenwood native finished his career at IU ranked third in career scoring and double-doubles, while finishing as the school’s all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots. He was a unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection and the league leader in blocked shots also was a member of the league’s All-Defensive team. In addition, freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, was named second and third team All-Big Ten and earned All-Freshman accolades.
He was a member of head coach Mike Woodson’s first staff at Indiana that guided the team to a nine-win improvement, an NCAA Tournament win, and built the top-rated defense in the Big Ten according to KenPom (22nd, nationally). IU also led the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense at 39.6% and finished second in blocked shots at 4.83 a game. In Big Ten games, the Hoosiers also led the league in field goal percentage defense at 41.3%.
The Hoosiers appeared in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2003 and helped three players earn All-Big Ten status including Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, and Xavier Johnson. His team also ended nine-game losing streaks to Purdue and Michigan and his staff landed the 10th-best recruiting class in the country according to 247Sports.
BEFORE BLOOMINGTON
Hill returned to the college ranks after spending 15 seasons on the sidelines as an NBA assistant coach. Hill became an assistant coach to Bloomington native Terry Stotts with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2003–04 NBA season. After one season, he was hired by the Boston Celtics to aid Doc Rivers and spent the next 15 years as part of his staff with the Celtics (2004-13) and with the Clippers (2013-20).
The highlight of that time was being a part of the Celtics staff which won the 2008 NBA title and included NBA stars Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett. The team also went to the NBA Finals in 2010. While with the Clippers, he worked with Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Kawhi Leonard, and Paul George. He worked with Indiana head coach Mike Woodson on the Los Angeles Clippers coaching staff from 2014-18.
The Brooklyn native spent eight years as the head coach at Columbia University (1995-2003), where his 2001-02 team led the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to 57.0 points per game. Hill’s coaching career began as an assistant coach at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J. in 1985. He became the head coach three years later. He won two Coach of the Year awards and, in 1990, led Lawrenceville to the New Jersey State Prep School Championship. He entered the collegiate ranks as an assistant to Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril at his alma mater, Princeton, in 1991. In four seasons, he helped Princeton to a 71-35 record, winning the Ivy League title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 1992.
PLAYING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
The Atlanta Hawks selected Armond Hill with the ninth overall pick in the 1976 NBA Draft. He played 468 games during his eight-year NBA playing career with four franchises. He averaged 6.9 points and 4.7 assists in his career for Atlanta (1976-81; ‘83-84), Seattle (1981-82), San Diego (1982), and Milwaukee (1982-83). He averaged at least 5.0 assists in each of his first four seasons in the league. Hill posted career best in points (10.2 points per game) and assists (5.9) during his breakout third season in the Association. He started all 82 games that season and helped lead the Hawks to the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
He had the honor of playing for some of the most decorated coaches in basketball history including Hubie Brown (Hakws), Lenny Wilkens (SuperSonics), Paul Silas (Clippers), and Don Nelson (Bucks).
IVY LEAGUE LEGEND
Under the guidance of Hall of Fame head coach Pete Carril at Princeton, Hill averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in 20 games as a sophomore. He upped his averages to 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.1 as a junior. In his final season, 1975-76, Hill led the Tigers to an NCAA Tournament berth and an undefeated Ivy League slate with 14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 2.7 steals per game.
Hill finished his career as a two-time All-Ivy League First Team performer and the 1975-76 Ivy League Player of the Year. He averaged 13.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.4 steals per game across 77 career games. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 60-23 and a mark of 37-5 in Ivy League games during his three-year run.
After his playing career, Hill returned to Princeton to complete his degree, earning a B.A. in psychology in 1985.
PERSONAL
Hill was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
WITH THE HOOSIERS
Indiana finished the 2024-25 season with a 19-13 overall record and a 10-10 mark in Big Ten play. For the second-straight season, the Hoosiers earned four road wins (at Penn State, at Ohio State, at No. 11 Michigan State, and at Washington) in league play. In addition to its road triumph at nationally ranked MSU, IU also topped No. 13 Purdue at home to give the Cream ‘n Crimson two ranked wins.
The Hoosiers brought in the second-ranked transfer portal class according to 247Sports and signed consensus top 30 recruit in freshman wing Bryson Tucker. Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo, the top portal commit, averaged 13.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, a career-high 2.1 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game on his way to Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors. Junior forward Malik Reneau was also named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention after he averaged a team-best 13.3 points per game to go along with 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per outing.
The 2023-24 season saw the Hoosiers finish 19-14 with a 10-10 mark in Big Ten play. IU earned four B1G road victories (at Michigan, at Ohio State, at Maryland, at Minnesota), which tied for third-most in league play.
Indiana’s staff saw the second-year transformations of big men Kel’el Ware and Malik Reneau. Ware, who transferred to Indiana following a disappointing freshman season at Oregon, finished the season as an All-Big Ten Second Team selection by the media (Third Team by the coaches) and All-Defensive pick after becoming the third Hoosier in the last 25 seasons to average at least 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He finished second in the Big Ten in double-doubles (15), rebounds (9.9), and field goal percentage (58.6%), fifth in blocks (1.9), and 12th in points (15.9). Reneau posted career bests in points (15.4 per game), rebounds (6.0), assists (2.7), blocks (0.6), and minutes played (28.8) on his wat to All-Big Ten Honorable Mention consideration.
Heralded five-star freshman Mackenzie Mgbako became the second Hoosier in as many seasons to be named (Co) Big Ten Freshman of the Year after he averaged 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds in 33 starts. Mgbako was one of two freshmen in the NCAA to score over 400 points, make at least 50 3-pointers, convert on 90-plus free throws, and grab at least 125 rebounds.
In 2022-23, the Hoosiers finished the season ranked in in the top 25 in both major polls. IU was 23-12 overall and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 12-8 mark. The year included a road win at Xavier and season sweeps over Purdue, Michigan, and Illinois. The Cream and Crimson led the Big Ten in field goal percentage (48.7%) and finished second in the conference in field goal percentage defense in both the league’s overall and conference games only ledgers.
IU’s staff saw senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis earn consensus first-team All-American honors, a first for a Hoosier player in 10 years, and win the Karl Malone Award given annually to the best power forward in college basketball. The Greenwood native finished his career at IU ranked third in career scoring and double-doubles, while finishing as the school’s all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots. He was a unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection and the league leader in blocked shots also was a member of the league’s All-Defensive team. In addition, freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, was named second and third team All-Big Ten and earned All-Freshman accolades.
He was a member of head coach Mike Woodson’s first staff at Indiana that guided the team to a nine-win improvement, an NCAA Tournament win, and built the top-rated defense in the Big Ten according to KenPom (22nd, nationally). IU also led the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense at 39.6% and finished second in blocked shots at 4.83 a game. In Big Ten games, the Hoosiers also led the league in field goal percentage defense at 41.3%.
The Hoosiers appeared in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2003 and helped three players earn All-Big Ten status including Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, and Xavier Johnson. His team also ended nine-game losing streaks to Purdue and Michigan and his staff landed the 10th-best recruiting class in the country according to 247Sports.
BEFORE BLOOMINGTON
Hill returned to the college ranks after spending 15 seasons on the sidelines as an NBA assistant coach. Hill became an assistant coach to Bloomington native Terry Stotts with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2003–04 NBA season. After one season, he was hired by the Boston Celtics to aid Doc Rivers and spent the next 15 years as part of his staff with the Celtics (2004-13) and with the Clippers (2013-20).
The highlight of that time was being a part of the Celtics staff which won the 2008 NBA title and included NBA stars Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett. The team also went to the NBA Finals in 2010. While with the Clippers, he worked with Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Kawhi Leonard, and Paul George. He worked with Indiana head coach Mike Woodson on the Los Angeles Clippers coaching staff from 2014-18.
The Brooklyn native spent eight years as the head coach at Columbia University (1995-2003), where his 2001-02 team led the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to 57.0 points per game. Hill’s coaching career began as an assistant coach at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J. in 1985. He became the head coach three years later. He won two Coach of the Year awards and, in 1990, led Lawrenceville to the New Jersey State Prep School Championship. He entered the collegiate ranks as an assistant to Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril at his alma mater, Princeton, in 1991. In four seasons, he helped Princeton to a 71-35 record, winning the Ivy League title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 1992.
PLAYING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
The Atlanta Hawks selected Armond Hill with the ninth overall pick in the 1976 NBA Draft. He played 468 games during his eight-year NBA playing career with four franchises. He averaged 6.9 points and 4.7 assists in his career for Atlanta (1976-81; ‘83-84), Seattle (1981-82), San Diego (1982), and Milwaukee (1982-83). He averaged at least 5.0 assists in each of his first four seasons in the league. Hill posted career best in points (10.2 points per game) and assists (5.9) during his breakout third season in the Association. He started all 82 games that season and helped lead the Hawks to the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
He had the honor of playing for some of the most decorated coaches in basketball history including Hubie Brown (Hakws), Lenny Wilkens (SuperSonics), Paul Silas (Clippers), and Don Nelson (Bucks).
IVY LEAGUE LEGEND
Under the guidance of Hall of Fame head coach Pete Carril at Princeton, Hill averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in 20 games as a sophomore. He upped his averages to 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.1 as a junior. In his final season, 1975-76, Hill led the Tigers to an NCAA Tournament berth and an undefeated Ivy League slate with 14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 2.7 steals per game.
Hill finished his career as a two-time All-Ivy League First Team performer and the 1975-76 Ivy League Player of the Year. He averaged 13.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.4 steals per game across 77 career games. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 60-23 and a mark of 37-5 in Ivy League games during his three-year run.
After his playing career, Hill returned to Princeton to complete his degree, earning a B.A. in psychology in 1985.
PERSONAL
Hill was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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