Cleo Hill Jr.

Cleo Geoffrey Hill Jr. (born September 20, 1966) and was a first-round NBA draft pick in 1961. Raised in Orange, New Jersey, he attended Orange High School, graduating in 1984. He became a starter on the basketball team as a sophomore, and started every game thereafter.

Hill played college basketball for the North Carolina Central Eagles from 1984 to 1988. 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.

After his collegiate career, Hill played in Australia for the Swan Hill Flyers of the Country Victorian Invitational Basketball League (CVIBL). 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. He served two years there and helped the team compile a record of 52–7 with him as an assistant. Among the players he coached there was future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Tracy McGrady, and one of the teams he helped coach went 26–3 with a number one ranking nationally. He then assisted for the Shaw Bears from 2000 to 2002, helping them win a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) title while reaching the Final Four in the NCAA Division II tournament. He was named the NSAA/NCAA DII Clarence Big House Gaines Coach of the Year and BOXTOROW Coach of the Year for the 2010–11 season and was the CIAA Coach of the Year and BOXTOROW Coach of the Year for the 2011–12 season. In his second season, the team went 19–10 and won the CIAA championship, with Hill being named the conference coach of the year.

Head coaching record NCAA Division I