Robert W. Hill (born November 24, 1948) is an American basketball coach. Hill grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio, moving to Worthington, Ohio for high school. Hill attended Bowling Green State University. Career College Hill played basketball and baseball collegiately at Bowling Green State University and was also a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He attended the school during a time when college players were not eligible to join the varsity squad until their sophomore seasons; although statistics indicated he showed tremendous promise as a member of the freshman team, his success never really translated over to his tenure as a member of the varsity team. He then became interested in coaching. Early coaching career Hill was an assistant coach for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1979 to 1985. As NBA coach As an assistant Hill was an assistant with Hubie Brown and the New York Knicks for the 1985–86 season. The following season, Brown was fired after a 4–12 start and Hill became Head Coach on December 1, 1986. He would finish out that season with the Knicks and then became an assistant for the Pacers under Dick Versace in 1989. Indiana Pacers On December 20, 1990, Hill was promoted to head coach of the Pacers after Versace's firing. He spent three seasons as the Indiana Pacers' head coach (1990–93). He led the Pacers to the NBA playoffs. San Antonio Spurs After being fired by the Pacers and being an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic for a season, Hill piloted the San Antonio Spurs to an NBA-best 62 wins in 1994–95 before losing to the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals. After a 3–15 start to the 1996–97 season, Hill was fired by one of his bosses, Gregg Popovich, who thereafter replaced Hill as the Spurs coach. Hill's firing at the time was puzzling to some and deeply angered Hill, considering his previous success and the fact that the poor start to the season was due in large part to injuries to David Robinson and Sean Elliott, the team's two best players. Under Popovich, the Spurs proceeded to win five NBA titles in the next two decades. At Fordham University Between 1999 and 2003, Hill was head coach at Fordham University where he compiled a 36–78 record (31.6% winning %). He was let go by the Rams following the 2002–03 season after only 1 win in the