Rutgers reportedly parting ways with basketball coach Hill

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04/08/2010 - Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rutgers is reportedly parting ways with men's basketball coach Fred Hill, putting an abrupt end to a four-year tenure stamped with consistent losing.

The Newark Star-Ledger reported that Hill rejected the school's buyout offer, and negotiations are ongoing.

The paper reported Hill's tenure was ending after he yelled obscenities at Pittsburgh coaches during a baseball game at Rutgers last Thursday. Hill's father is the Scarlet Knights' baseball coach.

That was something of a tipping point for Hill, who has not found success at Rutgers since being hired in 2006. Hill has accumulated a 47-77 record, including a 15-17 mark this season, as well as a 13-57 Big East mark with the program.

The losing led to a program in flux, and the Star-Ledger reported that Rutgers' leading scorer, Mike Rosario, has been actively seeking a transfer.

Before taking the head job with the Scarlet Knights, Hill had been a career- long assistant with stints at Villanova, Seton Hall and a job as associate head coach to Gary Waters, the man he replaced at Rutgers.

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