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FSW Names Hill Sports Information Director

Jul 30, 2015

Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) director of athletics, Carl McAloose, has named Michael Hill II as the college’s Sports Information Director.

In this role, Hill will serve as the official public spokesperson for the College’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. He will also lead all marketing, promotion and media relations efforts for all FSW intercollegiate athletic programs.

“We were impressed with the quality of the over 60 applications we received for this position,” said McAloose. “Mike’s experience in this field, plus his familiarity with the southwest Florida region, means he will make an immediate and positive impact for the Buccaneers.”

Hill brings nearly 10 years of athletic communications experience to FSW, and comes to the Buccaneers after spending a year at Southeastern Conference (SEC) program University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. (2014-15) and Xavier University of the Big East Conference (2013-14). While at the U of A, he was the Assistant Director of Communications and worked with multiple programs including women’s soccer, women’s basketball, women’s tennis and the nationally ranked men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs. During his time at Xavier, Hill served as the Assistant Director of Communications and was the primary contact for the men’s soccer, women’s basketball and both men’s and women’s golf programs and served as the liaison between the University and CBS Sports College Network for the school’s official website.

Prior to Xavier, Hill spent six years as the Assistant Director of Communications, Internet Services and Design for Florida Gulf Coast University. In his time at FGCU he served as the Interim Sports Information Director from November 2008 to July 2010, becoming the school’s third full-time director.

He was responsible for the development and growth of Florida Gulf Coast’s social media presence, as he developed the school’s first-ever Facebook, Instagram and Twitter profiles and completely redesigned FGCU’s athletic website on two separate occasions (2009, 2011).

In his time with the Eagles, he served as the primary contact for five different sports, including men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, women’s basketball and softball. He was also the secondary contact for the 2012-13 men’s basketball team which won a 2013 ESPY for “Best Upset”, during their historic run in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, when the first 15-seed in tournament history made the Sweet 16 and became “Dunk City”.

Hill also spent time as the Athletics Media Relations Assistant at Ohio University (2006-07) and a communications intern with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association during the 2005-06 season.

Hill is a 2006 graduate of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in sport management. A Detroit native, he is an active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Last Updated: July 30, 2015