Dalonte Hill was named an assistant men's basketball coach at Chicago State on June 1, 2024.

A former staffer at Maryland who earned a reputation as one of college basketball's top recruiters, Hill reunites with Cougars head coach Scott Spinelli on Chicago State's coaching staff. The two were both assistants in the Terrapins program from 2011-13. Hill was most recently an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin and brings nearly two decades of coaching experience to the Cougars.

Hill earned a reputation as a top recruiter during his time at Kansas State and Maryland, helping the Terrapins rebuild with back-to-back top-25 signing classes (2012-13). He joined the collegiate coaching ranks in 2003 at his alma mater Charlotte after two seasons as head coach for highly-regarded AAU program DC Assault. Under Bobby Lutz, Hill helped guide Charlotte to a 61-30 mark and three consecutive postseason appearances, including back-to-back NCAA Tournament trips (2004-05). Hill coached two All-Americans and a Conference USA Player of the Year during his time in Charlotte.

Hill served on staff at Kansas State from 2006-11 for Bob Huggins and Frank Martin, aiding Martin as he built the Wildcats from a lightly-regarded squad to a Big 12 power. After Huggins left following Hill’s first season, Martin promoted him to associate head coach. During Hill’s time in Manhattan, Kansas State won 20 games in four of five seasons. Hill helped land a pair of national top-10 recruits in Michael Beasley and Bill Walker in 2006, earning the nation’s top-rated signing class by Scout.com and Rivals.com. During his time at Kansas State, Hill brought four McDonald’s All-Americans in the K-State program.

As a player, Hill helped Charlotte to three postseason appearances—the 49ers advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 during Hill’s freshman season. He played his senior season at Bowie State before returning to Charlotte to complete his bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2001.