(06-27-2019 02:33 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(06-27-2019 02:25 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  He was once the highest paid assistant in the country, but got in trouble for two DUIs. Could be an excellent pickup. COULD.

just saw patrick Magee's article:

https://www.sunherald.com/sports/college...19037.html

The same Southern Miss basketball program that gave Larry Eustachy a second chance in his head coaching career will now serve as the host of another reclamation project, this one for a man who once ranked among the nation’s top assistant coaches.

USM has hired Austin Peay staff member Dalonte Hill, who was once the highest paid assistant in college basketball during his stint at Kansas State from 2006-11. With his salary topping out at $423,750, he built a reputation at KSU as one of the nation’s top recruiters.

He moved to Maryland in 2011 and again attracted star recruits like guard Melo Trimble, but a string of DUI arrests put a halt to his climb in the coaching profession.

His first arrest in January 2012 resulted in probation and a two-game suspension from the Maryland staff. His second led to his forced resignation in November 2013.

While in search of another full-time coaching job, Hill finally hit rock bottom when he was arrested a third time on Nov. 12, 2015, and eventually sentenced to 60 days in jail.

Once he left Howard County jail in Maryland, Hill told the Washington Post in March of 2016 that he had quit drinking and had begun to spend more time with his family.

“I told Coach Ladner when I got here that it was a blessing,” Hill said. “I ended my basketball career here with a torn meniscus. It’s amazing.”