Linda Hill-MacDonald
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1948 |
| Career information | |
| College | West Chester State (1966–1970) |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1980–1990 | Temple |
| 1990–1997 | Minnesota |
| 1997–1999 | Cleveland Rockers |
| 2000–2003 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2002–2004 | Washington Mystics (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2005–2012 | Buffalo |
| 2013–2018 | Fredonia |
| 2018–2020 | Canisius (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
| |
Linda Hill-MacDonald (born August 21, 1948)[1] is an American former women's basketball coach.
Career
[edit]She was head coach at Fredonia[2] from 2013 to 2018 and at the University at Buffalo from 2005 to 2012.[3]
She was also head coach at Temple University, (1980–90), The University of Minnesota (1990–97), and the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers from 1997 to 1999. She later served as an assistant coach with the Washington Mystics, the University of South Carolina,[4] and retired from coaching in May 2020 while assisting at Canisius.
Originally from Morton, Pennsylvania, Hill-MacDonald has a daughter, Kelli, and a son, Scott, who both reside in the Philadelphia area.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 1997 | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4th in Eastern | - | - | - | - | N/A |
| CLE | 1998 | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1st in Eastern | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost WNBA Semifinals (Phoenix, 1–2) |
| CLE | 1999 | 32 | 7 | 25 | .219 | 6th in Eastern | - | - | - | - | N/A |
| Career | 90 | 42 | 48 | .467 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
Awards and honors
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Linda Hill-MacDonald". fredoniabluedevils.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Linda Hill-MacDonald Will Not Return as Buffalo's Women's Basketball Coach - Buffalo Athletics". Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Hill-MacDonald Takes Head Job At Buffalo". University of South Carolina Athletics. May 12, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Carol Eckman Award". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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