Hilton C. Chandler Jr. worked in three high schools as head basketball coach. The first was Childress High School, Wynne, AR, the second was Moro High School, Moro, AR and the third was Carver High School, Lonoke, AR.

During his eight years of high school coaching, he won six district tournament championships and five regional tournament championships.

Over the next 12 years, he spent his career coaching in North Little Rock Public School District. The schools that he coached at were Poplar Street Junior High School, Central Middle School and Rose City Junior High School. His record in the North Little Rock School District was five All-City Tournaments, Four Invitational Tournaments Championships and One Regional Tournament Championship.

Coach Chandler’s public school record was an impressive 309 wins and 72 losses.

After retiring from the North Little Rock Public School District, Coach started his collegiate coaching career in 1988 at Philander Smith College as the head coach of Women’s Athletics.

During his thirteen years, he won four Intercollegiate Atletics Conference Championships, three Intercollegiate Tournament Championships, received Coach of the Year honors three times, National Small College Athletic Association Championship, and the Small Black College/University National Basketball Championship.