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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rick Pitino, Pat Riley, Larry Brown, Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Willis Reed, Mike D'antoni, Hubie Brown, Harry Gallatin, Stu Jackson, Bob Hill, Red Holzman, Herb Williams, Don Chaney, John Macleod. Excerpt: Robert G. Hill (born November 24, 1948) is an American basketball coach. He was born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Hill grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio moving to Worthington, Ohio for high school. Upon graduating from high School, Hill entered Bowling Green State University . He is known for his unorthodox style of handling the media, shoe stomping, and whistle blowing on the sidelines during NBA games. Career College Bob Hill played basketball collegiately at Bowling Green State University . He attended the school during a time when college players were not eligible to join the varsity squad until their sophomore seasons; although he showed tremendous promise as a member of the freshman team, his success never really translated over to his tenure as a member of the varsity team. He then became interested in coaching. Early coaching career Hill was an assistant coach for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1979-85. As NBA coach Hill coached the New York Knicks in 1986 87, spent three seasons as the Indiana Pacers ' head coach (1990 93), and piloted the San Antonio Spurs to an NBA-best 62 wins in 1994 95 before losing to the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals. After a 3-15 start to the 1996 97 season, Hill was fired by one of his bosses, Gregg Popovich , who thereafter replaced Hill as the Spurs coach. Hill's firing at the time was puzzling to some and deeply angered Hill, considering his previous success and the fact that the poor start to the season was due in some part to injuries to David Robinson and Sean Elliott , the team's two best players. At Fordham University B...