WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
GENE
HILL
HEAD COACH With a long track record of winning and ties to Atlanta, NC State assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Gene Hill was named the head women’s basketball coach at Georgia State University by Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on April 19, 2018.
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ill led one of the youngest teams in NCAA D-I in 2019-20 with six freshmen averaging at least 10 minutes per game. The Panthers defeated New Mexico State on Nov. 29 in El Paso, Texas for the program’s 600th win.Senior Shaq Miller-McCray ranked in the NCAA D-I Top 25 with 71 blocked shots on the season and redshirt junior Jada Lewis became the 22nd Panther all-time to reach 1,000 career points. In his first season at Georgia State, Hill led the Panthers to a historic season, going 17-14 (11-7 Sun Belt) and earning a bid to the WBI, GSU’s first postseason appearance since 2003. Hill’s first year marked the winningest season in GSU history since
2003-04. The seven win improvement in conference play from the previous year ranked fifth in Division-I and the team’s 11 Sun Belt wins was the most conference wins for GSU since 2004-05. Jada Lewis earned All-Sun Belt honors along with Allison Johnson and Johnson was named Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year. The Panthers set a school single-season record for most 3-pointers made. Following five successful seasons helping lead the Wolfpack to a 112-52 record, including three NCAA Tournament appearances, Hill becomes the 11th head coach of the Panthers in program history. Hill is coming off his most successful season in Raleigh, as the Wolfpack went 26-9 and advanced to
the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. In his first season at NC State (2013-14), Hill helped lead the Wolfpack to a 25-8 record, a fourthplace finish in the ACC standings, and an NCAA Tournament appearance. After an 18-15 campaign in 2014-15 and a 20-11 season in 2015-16, Hill helped lead the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 in 2016-17 with an impressive 23-9 record (12-4 ACC). He played a large role in mentoring 2017 All-ACC guards Miah Spencer and Dominique Wilson, both of whom were seniors during the successful 2016-17 season, eclipsed the 1,000point mark at NC State, and went on to play professionally overseas following graduation.
