| Dalonte Hill | |
| Current Title: | Assistant coach |
| Current Team: | Chicago State |
| Current Conference: | NEC |
| Player Years1: | 1997–2000 |
| Player Team1: | Charlotte |
| Player Years2: | 2000–2001 |
| Player Team2: | Bowie State |
| Coach Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Coach Team1: | Charlotte (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2006–2011 |
| Coach Team2: | Kansas State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2011–2013 |
| Coach Team3: | Maryland (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Coach Team4: | Austin Peay (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Coach Team5: | Southern Miss (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2021–2024 |
| Coach Team6: | Stephen F. Austin (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team7: | Chicago State (assistant) |
Dalonte Hill (born January 19, 1979) is an American basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at Chicago State. He was previously an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin. Prior to SFA, he was an assistant college basketball coach at The University of Maryland. He was hired to join head coach Mark Turgeon's staff in May 2011.[1] [2] [3]
Prior to his hiring at Maryland, Hill served as an assistant under Kansas State head coach Frank Martin.[4] In August 2010, Kansas State athletic director John Currie extended Hill's contract through 2015 and increased his salary to $423,750. His previous contract, worth $420,000 a year, had made him the highest paid assistant coach in college basketball. In addition, Hill was eligible for a bonus of $80,000 based on the success of his team.[5]
Hill, a Washington, D.C. native, coached the AAU team DC Assault for two years prior to being hired atCharlotte, where he was an assistant coach from 2003 to 2005.
Hill has had two run in's with the law, both times being arrested on suspicion of DUI. One of the arrests came while Hill was in Kansas and the other while he was at Maryland.[6]
On November 27, 2013, Hill resigned as assistant coach for the Terps, effective immediately.[7]
About 3 1/2 years after resigning from Maryland, Hill was hired as assistant coach at Austin Peay under new head coach Matt Figger in May 2017.[8]