B.J. Hill is entering his fourth season at Northern Colorado in 2009.

He spent his first two seasons in Greeley as one of Tad Boyle's assistant coaches but was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2008 campaign.

"B.J. is a tireless worker and a guy who has proven himself both as a recruiter and also as a floor basketball coach," Bears coach Tad Boyle says. "He is a tremendous asset."

Prior to coming to Greeley, Hill worked as an assistant at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he worked alongside coach Jeff Kidder and with former Bears standouts Jabril Banks and Robert Palacios.

Hill helped the Warriors to a 25-6 overall record and second-place finish in the Iowa Conference in 2006. Indian Hills was ranked as high as No. 3 nationally during the season and won seven more games than the previous year's squad.

Before his time at Indian Hills, Hill coached five seasons at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College, working with head coach Jay Herkelman. In Hill's tenure, the Red Ravens won five consecutive Jayhawk East Conference titles and three straight Region VI championships and had a combined record of 146-33 (.816 winning percentage) and advanced to the 2002 NJCAA National Championship game.

Hill spent the 1999-2000 season at South Dakota State University, where he helped the Jackrabbits to the NCAA Division II national tournament and a 21-9 overall record. SDSU finished second place in the North Central Conference that season and played a game against Northern Colorado in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

Hill was an assistant coach at Independence Community College during the 1998-99 season, helping the team to a 22-10 record and second-place finish in the Jayhawk East Conference.

He started coaching during the 1997-98 season at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) in Mason, Iowa, where he was a standout player in the early 90s.

A native of Cedar Hills, Iowa, Hill played basketball at NIACC and at Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Grand View in 1996 and his master's degree in athletic administration from South Dakota State in 2001.

Hill and his wife Eliza have a son, Nathan, and a daughter, Alana.