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SALT LAKE CITY - Utah men's basketball has hired Andy Hill as an assistant coach, the team announced Monday. Hill comes to Utah from Montana, where he spend the last seven years in the same role, including two years under new Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak.
"Andy and I had a great experience together at Montana and I wanted to create that again here at Utah," said Krystkowiak. "The bottom line with Andy is that he gets things done, he is extremely diligent and energetic. He always helped me keep one step ahead of things and that will be important again as we move forward in rebuilding this program. Andy has great skills with people, is a terrific recruiter and will represent the university and our staff very well."
In his seven seasons at Montana, Hill helped the Grizzlies to three NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2010, as well as a CBI bid this year. Montana also reached the Big Sky Conference championship game in four of his seven seasons. In Hill's two years under Krystkowiak from 2004-06, Montana went 42-20 and earned an NCAA berth in both seasons, advancing to the second round in 2006.
"It's a privilege to become part of this Utah program," said Hill. "Utah has an amazing history as one of the top basketball teams in the country and I look forwarding to working hard to make the program proud. I'm also really excited to rejoin Coach Krystkowiak. He is first and foremost an outstanding person as well as an outstanding coach. He has a great basketball mind and work ethic, and I think he is a head coach that his staff and players can believe in and follow."
Among Hill's duties at Montana were assisting with scheduling of games, coordinating camps, on-court coaching and recruiting. Additionally, he was instrumental in coordinating the annual coaching clinics and also worked closely with the fund-raising efforts of UM's hoops Roundball Club.
Hill served as a graduate assistant coach during the 2003-04 season at Eastern Washington, which won the Big Sky Conference in 2004. While at EWU, Hill was involved in promotion of the Eagles' camps and assisted in recruiting as well.
During the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons Hill served as an assistant at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. In his two seasons at Lewis-Clark State, the Warriors advanced to consecutive NAIA National Tournaments. He was also an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Whitworth College in Spokane during the 2000-01 season.
Hill graduated from Eastern Washington in 2000 with a degree in education.
