Ole miss hires quentin hillsman
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Syracuse University Athletics
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Syracuse University Athletics
The 2007-08 BIG EAST Coach of the Year Quentin Hillsman led the Orange to one of the most successful seasons in history. SU won more than 20 games for the third time in its 37-year history, while setting a standard for Orange NCAA regular-season wins (22). Hillsman became just the second Syracuse head coach to be named BIG EAST Coach of Year and the first since 1987-88 (Barbara Jacobs).
The Orange tallied a winning record for the first time since the 2001-02 season and for only the second time in 18 years. SU also finished above .500 in the BIG EAST for the first time since the 2001-02 season and for the sixth time overall. Syracuse posted the second-best turnaround in the nation, winning 13 more games in 2007-08 than it did in 2006-07.
The 2007-08 season was also highlighted by individual accolades. Junior guard Chandrea Jones earned second-team All-BIG EAST honors and sophomore forward Nicole Michael received honorable mention for the second consecutive season. Syracuse also landed a rookie on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team for the second
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Quentin Hillsman
American women's college basketball coach
Quentin Jerome Hillsman (born October 16, 1970) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at Ole Miss. He was previously the head women's basketball coach for the Syracuse Orange. He held that position from 2006 to 2021.
Early life
Hillsman was born in Suitland, Maryland. He is the only child of a computer business consultant, Horace Jerome Hillsman, and a music teacher, Joan Rucker Hillsman. After graduating from Forestville High School, Hillsman attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, before transferring to St. Mary's College of Maryland for his sophomore season. With the Seahawks, he ranked third in assists (330) and eighth in steals (130) and also set the school's single-game and season assist record. After St. Mary's, Hillsman attended the United States Sports Academy from 1994 to 1996 studying sports management. A back injury ended his playing career and he turned to coaching.[1]
Coaching career
Hillsman returned to St.
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