Mike Hill (athletic director) explained

Mike Hill
Current Title:Athletic director
Current Team:Charlotte
Current Conference:American Athletic Conference
Birth Date:September 26, 1968
Birth Place:Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1990)
Admin Years1:1988–1990
Admin Team1:North Carolina (sports information student asst.)
Admin Years2:1990–1992
Admin Team2:Ball State (marketing coordinator)
Admin Years3:1993–1996
Admin Team3:Blockbuster Bowl (asst. AD)
Admin Years4:1993–1996
Admin Team4:Florida Gators (marketing coordinator)
Admin Years5:1996–2000
Admin Team5:Florida (director of marketing and promotions)
Admin Years6:2000–2002
Admin Team6:Florida (asst. AD for marketing)
Admin Years7:2002–2005
Admin Team7:Florida (asst. AD for external affairs)
Admin Years8:2005–2010
Admin Team8:Florida (assoc. AD for external affairs)
Admin Years9:2010–2012
Admin Team9:Florida (senior assoc. AD for external affairs)
Admin Years10:2012–2018
Admin Team10:Florida (executive assoc. AD for external affairs)
Admin Years11:2018–present
Admin Team11:Charlotte

Mike Hill is an American university sports administrator. He is the athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Career

Before arriving in Charlotte, Hill was a member of the University of Florida athletics department for 25 years, where he started as a marketing coordinator in 1993 and eventually moved on to become the executive associate athletics director for external affairs. While at Florida, Hill was part of a search team that hired coaches such as Billy Donovan, Mike White and Jim McElwain.[1]

On February 28, 2018, Hill was named the athletics director at Charlotte,[2] replacing Judy Rose, who had served at the post since 1990 before announcing her retirement in January 2018. Hill officially began on March 15, 2018. Hill's contract terms were extended after the successful 2019 football season.[3]

On October 21, 2021 Hill presided over Charlotte joining 5 other Conference USA teams in moving to the American Athletic Conference, joining former Metro Conference and C-USA rivals there.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.charlotte49ers.com/documents/2018/2/22//Hill_Mike_Resume.pdf
  2. Web site: Charlotte 49ers . 2018-03-06 . 2018-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180307025008/https://www.charlotte49ers.com/news/2018/2/28/general-mike-hill-named-director-of-athletics.aspx . dead .
  3. News: Charlotte 49ers extend contracts of football coach Will Healy and AD Mike Hill. Agent49. February 11, 2020. February 11, 2020.
  4. Web site: American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities. October 21, 2021. October 21, 2021.