UNLV REBELS

Lew Hill

Hometown: Mount Vernon, N.Y. Last College: Wichita State '88 Position: Assistant Coach

Experience: 7th Year

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Lew Hill is in his seventh year as assistant coach at UNLV.

Hill came to Las Vegas to work with the Runnin' Rebels in the spring of 2004 from Texas A&M University where he was an assistant coach from 1998-2003. He served as the Aggies' associate head coach during his last season (2003-04) in College Station.

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

Hill began his coaching career at Wichita (Kan.) East High School in 1989-90, then moved into the collegiate ranks as a part-time assistant at the University of South Alabama from 1990-92.

As a player, Hill was the starting point guard for San Jacinto (Texas) Junior College in 1983-84, helping the team to the junior college national championship and earning JUCO All-America honors. He went on to earn All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a senior at Wichita State University, leading the Shockers to the NCAA Tournament.

The Mount Vernon, N.Y., native was an all-state performer at Mount Vernon High School. After graduating from Wichita State in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, he played professionally in Germany for one season before beginning his coaching career.

Hill and his wife, Renee, have two children: a son, Lewis Jr., and a daughter, Elle. Hill also has three other daughters (Sierra, Erica and Asya).