 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Armond Hill to be Inducted into NYC Basketball Hall
Created: 6/22/2009 10:18:34 AM
|
Photo from the collection of princetonbasketball.com
 Former Princeton standout, first round NBA draft pick and current Boston Celtics
assistant coach Armond Hill has been selected for induction into the New York
City Basketball Hall of Fame, which was founded 1990. Joining him in this year's
induction class are John Salley, Gail Marquis, Billy Schaefer and John Crawford.
All players considered for induction into the New York City Basketball Hall
of Fame must have played high school or collegiate basketball in New York City.
Hill will join the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Red Auerbach, Bob Cousy, and
former Columbia guard Lou Bender, who led the Lions to back-to-back EIBL titles
in 1930 and 1931, and was an inductee last year at the age of 98.
Hill, one of the finest players in Princeton basketball history, recently completed
his fifth season as an assistant coach with the Celtics, after helping coach
Boston to its first NBA championship since the 1985-86 season. He worked as
an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks in 2003-04 and has 19 years of coaching
experience, both as a head coach and as an assistant coach, with collegiate
and high school programs.
He was the 1976 Ivy League Player of the Year at Princeton before being drafted
ninth overall in the first round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
He played eight seasons in the NBA, including six with the Hawks. He returned
to Princeton after his playing career to complete his baccalaureate degree,
earning a B.A. in psychology in 1985.
Hill was also an assistant coach for four seasons at Princeton (1991-95) under
his collegiate coach, Pete Carril, helping guide the Tigers to a 71-35 record
in those four years and an Ivy League title and NCAA tournament berth in 1992.
Induction ceremonies for this year's accomplished class will be held September
24 at the New York Athletic Club.
|
|
Related Schools: Princeton
|
|
Related Sports: Basketball
|
|
*This Article has been archived.*
|
Click here for a printer friendly version
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
 |
|
|
