BREAKING: Oklahoma Assistant Lew Hill to be Named Next Head Coach at UTRGV

Multiple sources have confirmed to HoopDirt.com that Oklahoma assistant Lew Hill will be named as the next head coach at Texas-Rio Grand Valley.  HoopDirt.com mentioned Hill as a candidate here back on March 22nd (UTRGV Search Update.)

Hill has spent the past five seasons on Lon Krueger’s staff at Oklahoma.  He also spent seven years as an assistant coach at UNLV under Lon Kruger and helped the Runnin’ Rebels to a 161-71 (.694) record and to six postseason appearances (four NCAA Tournaments), was an assistant coach at Texas A&M for six seasons (1998-2004) under then-head coach Melvin Watkins when the Aggies were in the Big 12. Hill served as the Aggies’ associate head coach during his last season in College Station.

Prior to his tenure at Texas A&M, Hill spent four seasons as an assistant coach at East Carolina University (1994-98) and two years as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State University (1992-94).

More on this as it becomes official.

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