June 17, 2008
PITTSBURGH - Duquesne University head men's basketball coach Ron Everhart completed the 2008-09 coaching staff today with the hiring of assistant Steve Hall.
Hall, one of the most successful high school coaches in the Detroit area over the past decade, led Detroit Northwestern to its first Detroit Public School League (PSL) championship since 1978 this season. He won three consecutive state titles at Detroit Rogers prior to taking the head coaching position at Northwestern.
"Steve brings a great deal of coaching success to our program," said Everhart. "Obviously he is well respected in the coaching community, especially in the state of Michigan. Steve's work ethic will be a great example for our players. I'm very pleased and honored to have Steve as a member of our coaching staff."
Hall, who coached incoming Duquesne freshmen Eric Evans and Shawntez Patterson last season at Northwestern, was named coach of the year by both the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. The Detroit native, who won Class D state titles at Detroit Rogers in 2003, 2004 and 2005, has earned numerous additional coach of the year honors.
Hall, who has worked as a staff coach at Five-Star Camps at Robert Morris University in suburban Pittsburgh, was a standout player for Detroit's Cass Tech in the late 1980s. He played collegiately at the University of Washington and Virginia Tech where he graduated in 1993. After playing professionally overseas for three seasons, Hall began teaching and coaching in Detroit in 1996.
"Duquesne is quickly becoming a highly recognized program in the Atlantic 10," said Hall. "I'm looking forward to contributing to - and hopefully enhancing - what coach Everhart has established. There are a lot of good things on the horizon."
The hiring of Hall fills the final vacancy on Everhart's staff. Hall joins second-year assistant Bill Barton and Scott Rigot, who accepted an assistant coach position on May 30, on the 2008-09 coaching staff.
STEVE HALL FILE
Birthdate: Sept. 23, 1970
Age: 37
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
High School: Cass Tech
College: Virginia Tech (`93)
Degree: Communication
Graduate Degree: Sports Administration from Wayne State `98
PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1996 -- Joinville, Brazil
1995 -- Manila, Philippines
1994 -- Neuchatel, Switzerland
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Led Detroit Charles C. Rogers Academy to three Class D state championships (2003, 2004, 2005) ... guided Detroit Northwestern to the 2008 Public School League title ... the PSL title was Northwestern's first since 1978 ... 2008 Detroit News and Detroit Free Press coach of the year ... also named coach of the year by the Detroit News in 2002 and 2005 ... Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) coach of the year in 2003 and 2004 ... 2002 Detroit Public School League coach of the year.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Consensus all-state player at Detroit Cass Tech where he is that school's all-time leading scorer ... was the leading scorer in the state of Michigan in 1988 at 30.7 ppg. in finishing eighth in the voting for Michigan Mr. Basketball ... began his collegiate playing career at the University of Washington before transferring to Virginia Tech where he graduated in 1993 ... played professionally in Switzerland, the Phillipines and Brazil from 1994-96.
