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NBA D-League Champion Head Coach Casey Hill Returns to Santa Cruz

October 21, 2015 - NBA G League (G League)
Santa Cruz Warriors News Release


SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The NBA D-League Champion Santa Cruz Warriors have finalized a deal to bring back Casey Hill as head coach for the 2015-16 season, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"We are excited to have Casey continue his tenure with the Santa Cruz Warriors," said Associate General Manager Pat Sund. "He has had individual success developing players for Golden State and team success winning the NBA D-League Championship. We are looking forward to another productive season with Coach Hill."

Casey Hill is in his third season as head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors after leading the franchise to its first-ever NBA D-League title in 2014-15. Under Hill's guidance, Santa Cruz won a franchise-record 35 regular-season games, including a franchise-best 11-straight victories, en route to earning the team's third consecutive NBA D-League Finals berth. In Hill's first year at the helm in 2013-14, he led the Warriors to a 29-21 regular-season record and an appearance in the Finals.

Over the past two seasons, the Boerne, Texas, native has coached eight Golden State Warriors during their assignments to Santa Cruz while developing five Warriors who earned a total of 14 GATORADE Call-Ups to the NBA. Hill and his staff played an integral part in the Santa Cruz Warriors earning the 2013-14 NBA D-League "Development Champion" award, an annual honor that recognizes the team that best embodies the league's goals of developing NBA basketball talent via Call-Ups and assignments.

Before his promotion to head coach, Hill spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach of the franchise, helping lead the Warriors to the NBA D-League Finals during the 2012-13 season. In his first season as an assistant in 2011-12, he helped the Dakota Wizards finish at the top of the Eastern Conference with a 29-21 regular season record.

"I couldn't be happier to return to Santa Cruz for another season," said Head Coach Casey Hill. "Working with the Golden State staff for another year means another opportunity for me to grow and learn under one of the most progressive, professional and inclusive organizations in all of professional sports. I'm absolutely thrilled."

James Andrisevic has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving two seasons as an assistant coach with the Santa Cruz Warriors. As a member of Head Coach Casey Hill's staff during the 2014-15 campaign, Andrisevic helped lead the team to a franchise first NBA D-League Championship and assisted in developing two Santa Cruz Warriors who received six GATORADE Call-Ups to the NBA. In his first season as assistant coach, Andrisevic helped lead the team to the NBA D-League Finals and assisted in developing three Santa Cruz Warriors who received a league-high eight GATORADE Call-Ups to the NBA.

"James has built a reputation as a hardworking coach who has greatly contributed to the development of our players over the past two seasons," said Associate GM Jonnie West. "We are happy to have James back with our organization and are excited to work with him in his expanded role."

The Warriors 2015-16 season, presented by Kaiser Permanente, tips off on November 13 at 7:00 p.m. vs. the Bakersfield Jam.

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