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Eddie Hill

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Eddie Hill joins coaching staff

Eddie Hill joined the Campbell staff in May 2025 as an associate head coach, following a three-year stint at UC Riverside. Hill is the second member of last season's UC Riverside staff to join Campbell and head coach John Andrzejek's staff along with Anthony Lorenzo.

"I'm very excited to officially announce Eddie Hill as our Associate Head Coach," Coach Andrzejek said. "Coach Hill is a proven winner that has been a part of great program turnarounds both as a coach and as a player.

"At Washington State, Coach Hill played for perhaps the best coach in college basketball in Kelvin Sampson, and finished eighth all-time in scoring and second all-time in made three-pointers. The past three seasons he has been Mike Magpayo's right-hand man at UC Riverside, where they enjoyed the two winningest seasons in program history.

"Coach Hill loves to get in the gym and is an exceptional teacher of the game. He also is a proven recruiter with a wide network. He will be a great asset in establishing the cultural foundation of our program."

Hill has 12 seasons of D1 coaching experience that includes stops at UC Riverside, South Dakota, Portland, UTEP, San Jose State State and CSUN. He has also served as head coach for the ProSkills 17U Nike EYBL team in Dallas. 

Hill started at UC Riverside as an assistant coach ahead of the 2022-23 season and was elevated to associate head coach under Mike Magpayo, a former Campbell assistant, before the 2024-25 season.  

While at UC Riverside, Hill managed many aspects of the program, from working with post players and rebounding, to program operations and fundraising, and NIL allocation. 

In his first season as associate head coach, Hill helped guide the Highlanders to a 21-13 record and the program's first appearance in the NIT. Hill worked with Barrington Hargress, who earned first-team All-Big West honors, and Isaiah Moses, an all-conference honorable mention.

His efforts helped UCR achieve a school-record 22 wins in 2023 and 21 wins in 2025—the second-most in program history—along with a record 14 Big West Conference wins in both seasons. Under his tenure as Associate Head Coach, the program earned major conference accolades, including 2023 Big West Coach of the Year honors for Head Coach Mike Magpayo and Freshman of the Year awards for Lachlan Olbrich (2023) and Barrington Hargress (2024). Hill also helped develop several players who went on to sign professional contracts, including Zyon Pullin (NBA), Flynn Cameron, Lachlan Olbrich, and Ben Griscti (all NBL).
 
Prior to UCR, he spent a year with South Dakota and helped the Coyotes to a 19-12 record.

Prior to being on the South Dakota sideline, Hill served three seasons as the head coach of the ProSkills 17U Nike EYBL team in Dallas, Texas, where he handled all opponent scouting, game plan creation, substitutions, and in-game adjustments. In 2021, Hill led ProSkills to a 12-1 EYBL record and Quarterfinal appearance in the Nike Peach Jam. Hill was also named Head Basketball Coach and General Manager for the 2018-19 Plano Mighty Kings in the ABA.
 
In 2002, Hill became an Executive Recruiter at Kaye/Bassman Intl., reaching the position of Managing Partner prior to starting and managing his own executive search firm since 2006.

Prior to 2002, Hill spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at Portland, UTEP, San Jose State State and CSUN. As assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Portland, Hill brought in a 2001 Pilots recruiting class that ranked first in the West Coast Conference.
 
This was Hill's second stint in Portland after serving as an assistant coach for the Pilots' first-ever WCC Tournament championship and first NCAA Tournament in 37 years for the 1994-95 season.
In two seasons at UTEP as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, Hill led the Miners to a 23-9 record and a second-round appearance in the 2001 NIT. His 2000 recruiting class at UTEP ranked 36th nationally by Hoop Scoop. Hill also led nationally ranked recruiting classes at San Jose State in 1999 (ranked 17th) and CSUN in 1997 (ranked 35th). Hill got his start in coaching at Portland in 1995, assisting with on-campus recruiting activities and post player development.
 
Hill enjoyed a decorated playing career at Washington State from 1990-94 under current Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson, where Hill captained the Cougars to a 1992 NIT berth and the 1994 NCAA Tournament. As a senior, he set career (233) and single-season (83) program records for 3-point field goals made and finished his career eighth on Washington State's all-time scoring list.Hill was named a Pac-10 Player of the Week as a senior and was WSU's recipient of the 1993 "Jack Friel Defensive Player of the Year" and 1991 "George Raveling Rookie of the Year" awards. His WSU career 3-point field goals record was broken in 2011 by Klay Thompson.
 
Hill earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Washington State in 1994. Eddie and his wife of 29 years, Simone, have three sons: Darius, Marcus, and Tyus.
 
Darius, who played baseball and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management at West Virginia University, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2019. Marcus was a student-athlete of the St. Edwards men's basketball team in Austin, Texas and Tyus graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of North Texas with a degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2024.
 
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