WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Coach Cleo Hill from the Winston-Salem State men's basketball team has been selected to work the 2024 NBA Draft Combine.
Coach Hill was selected to work the on-court basketball sessions at the combine which will take place May 13-15 in Chicago.
Coach Hill was named the CIAA Men's Basketball Coach of the Year after finishing the season 19-9 overall, with a .680 percentage, Hill and the Rams are 13-5 in the CIAA and 9-1 at home. Hill coached his team to a perfect 6-0 sweep of the Northern division. The 17-8 overall record is the best overall record in the CIAA. The Rams finished the season ranked 10th in the D2CSC ranking and have been ranked in the Atlantic Region eight times this season. Hill has two players who have been named HBCU Player of the Week. One player was named CIAA Player of the Week back-to-back weeks and also a player has been named CIAA Defensive Player of Week three separate times including back-to-back weeks. Under Hill this year the Rams are scoring 70.3 points per game. The Rams are 2nd in the CIAA in scoring defense averaging 63.2 points per game, and first in scoring margin (7.1). His team is second in field goal percentage (0.458), first in opponent field goal percentage (0.392), fourth in 3-point field goals made, and first in team defensive rebounds (27.0).
For additional information regarding Rams basketball visit the official website of WSSU Athletics at
www.wssurams.com.
About Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem State University fosters the creative thinking, analytical problem-solving, and depth of character needed to transform the world. Rooted in liberal education, WSSU's curriculum prepares students to be thought leaders who have the skills and knowledge needed to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Founded in 1892, WSSU is a historically Black constituent institution of the University of North Carolina with a rich tradition of contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic growth of North Carolina, the region, and beyond. Guided by the motto, "Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve," WSSU develops leaders who advance social justice by serving the world with compassion and commitment. For more information, visit www.wssu.edu.
About the CIAA
Founded in 1912, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is the first, and longest running, African American athletic conference in the U.S. and one of the most recognized conferences in Division II. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. The Basketball Tournament has been honored as a 2019 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, for both 2018 and 2019.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the CIAA is governed by the Presidents and Chancellors of its 13 member institutions: Bowie State University, Bluefield State University, Claflin University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Livingstone College, Saint Augustine's University, Shaw University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, and Winston-Salem State University. For more information on the CIAA, visit theciaa.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.