Hill enters his first season at Upstate as the Director of Creative Content for men's basketball for the 2024-25 season under head coach Marty Richter. He will oversee the social media strategy, messaging, and branding for the Upstate men’s basketball program and assist the coaching staff with recruiting efforts.
Boasting 15-plus years in college and professional sports as a communications manager and graphic designer and possessing experience working with head coach Marty Richter at Florida Gulf Coast and Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW), Hill brings unique experience to the program. Hill’s tenure in college and professional athletics includes stops at UT Arlington, FSW, Arkansas, Xavier, FGCU, Ohio University and the Cleveland Cavs.
Hill's most recent role in college athletics was at UT Arlington, where he was the assistant athletic director for Communications. He handled media communications for UTA's volleyball, women's basketball, and baseball programs and also worked as one of the department's graphic designers.
Prior to UTA, Hill spent three years at Florida SouthWestern. As Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations and Social Media for the Bucs, he played an integral role in reviving athletics at the school after an 18-year hiatus and served as the primary contact for softball, baseball, and men’s and women’s basketball. He was responsible for overseeing all strategic communications for FSW’s five sports, including directing all media, public relations, promotions, marketing, graphic design, video, and social networking efforts. Additionally, he served as the graphic designer for the FSW athletic department, designing schedule cards, schedule posters, ads, game programs, social media graphics, and the basketball court for the Buccaneers' $30 million dollar home, Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
He went to Florida SouthWestern after spending a year at the University of Arkansas (2014-15) and Xavier University. During his time at the University of Arkansas, he was the Assistant Director of Communications and worked with several programs, including women’s soccer, women’s basketball, women’s tennis, and the nationally ranked men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs. At Xavier University, Hill served as the Assistant Director of Communications and was the primary contact for the men’s soccer, women’s basketball, and both men’s and women’s golf programs.
Before joining Xavier, Hill worked as the Assistant Director of Communications, Internet Services, and Design at Florida Gulf Coast University for six years. He played a key role in developing and expanding Florida Gulf Coast’s social media presence, establishing the school’s first Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter profiles. Additionally, he completely redesigned FGCU’s athletic website on two separate occasions (in 2009 and 2011).
During his tenure with the Eagles, Hill was the primary contact for five different sports, including men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, women’s basketball, and softball. He was also the secondary contact for the 2012-13 men’s basketball team, which achieved a historic run in the 2013 NCAA Tournament and won a 2013 ESPY for “Best Upset,” making them the first 15th seed in tournament history to reach the Sweet 16 and earning the nickname “Dunk City.”
Hill also worked as the Athletics Media Relations Assistant at Ohio University (2006-07) and as a basketball communications intern with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2005-06 season.
A native of Detroit, Mich., Hill graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2006. He and his wife, KayLeigh, have two children, Kameryn and Trey (Michael III).
