LYNCHBURG, VA – He’s coming home. Lynchburg native and former Penn State University assistant Hilliary Scott was announced Thursday afternoon as the new head men’s basketball coach at Lynchburg College.
Scott attended local E.C. Glass High School and played his collegiate basketball at nearby Roanoke College. As a Maroon, he was a two-time National Association of Basketball Coaches All-American in 1993 and 1994 and was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Player of the Year in his senior season. Scott graduated from Roanoke in May of 1994 with a degree in religion and philosophy, and was inducted into the RC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.
"I'm extremely excited to be the next head men's basketball coach at Lynchburg College,” said Scott. “It is truly a pleasure to be associated with such a great institution. My family and I are blessed to have the opportunity to be home again, in more ways than one - in Lynchburg, the ODAC as well as Division III. We are looking forward to the process of building a successful program."
Scott has been an assistant coach at Penn State University for the last five seasons, helping the Division I Nittany Lion program to double-digit win totals in each of the last three campaigns. He also worked for five seasons as an assistant coach at East Tennessee State (1998-99 season through 2002-03). The Buccaneers won three-straight Southern Conference North Division Titles and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2002-03. Scott assisted Raonoke College for one season when he returned to the U.S. from his overseas playing career.
Before entering the coaching ranks, Scott played professional basketball in Europe for two teams. As a member of the Killester Basketball Club (Dublin, Ireland), he played from 1994-96 and averaged over 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists a game. Scott joined the Chester Jets (England) for the 1996-97 season and contributed 15 points and six boards a game.
“We are very happy as an athletic program to have Hilliary lead our men’s basketball program,” said Lynchburg College director of athletics, Dr. Jack Toms. “He has a great knowledge of the game and will be an extremely good leader and role model for young men in the Hornet basketball program. We expect to steadily improve under Hilliary’s guidance.”
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