Dave MacMillan

David MacMillan (December 24, 1886 – July 9, 1963) was an American basketball coach.[1][2] He was a longtime head coach at the University of Minnesota (18 seasons, 1927–42, 1945–48),[3] and briefly coached the NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1950, succeeding Red Auerbach.[4]

This article is about the American basketball coach. For the New Zealand former racing driver, see Dave McMillan.
Dave MacMillan
Biographical details
Born(1886-12-24)December 24, 1886
New York City
DiedJuly 9, 1963(1963-07-09) (aged 76)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Idaho
Playing career
190xOberlin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1920–1927Idaho
1927–1942Minnesota
1945–1948Minnesota
1950Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Baseball
1921–1927Idaho
1942–1947Minnesota

Before Minnesota, MacMillan was the head coach at the University of Idaho in Moscow,[5] his alma mater. He led the Vandals for seven seasons,[6][7] from 1920 to 1927, the last six in the Pacific Coast Conference.[8][9] In Idaho's first two seasons in the PCC, his upstart program won consecutive conference titles in 1922 and 1923.[10][11][12][13][14] He also coached baseball[15] and freshman football at Idaho,[16] and baseball at Minnesota from 1942 through 1947.[17]

Born in New York City, he attended Oberlin College in Ohio before transferring to the University of Idaho.[2]

MacMillan resigned at Minnesota at age 62 in March 1948, citing health reasons.[3] After his brief stint with the Blackhawks, MacMillan served as an assistant coach of the Minneapolis Lakers under John Kundla, who had been a player and assistant under MacMillan at Minnesota. He died from cancer at age 76 in Minneapolis.[1][2]

References
  1. "MacMillan, 77 ex-coach of Gophers, dies". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 10, 1963. p. 4, sec. 3.
  2. (Washington) (July 10, 1963). "Ex-Idaho coach taken by death". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. p. 13.
  3. "MacMillan resigns as Minnesota coach". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. March 2, 1948. p. 2-part 2.
  4. "Dave MacMillan to coach Tricities". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. May 2, 1950. p. 8-part 2.
  5. Metzger, Sol (January 18, 1929). "Minnesota cagers adopt new system". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 20.
  6. "M'Millan gets Minnesota job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 17, 1927. p. 1, sports.
  7. "David MacMillan goes to Big Ten". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 7, 1927. p. 3, sports.
  8. "Idaho basketball". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1927. p. 166.
  9. "Golden Gopher Men's Basketball Coaches". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  10. "Idaho five cinches conference title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 4, 1922. p. 14.
  11. Boas, Louis A. (March 7, 1923). "Idaho five wins final contest". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
  12. "Idaho defeats Bears 29 to 25 captures title". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). March 7, 1923. p. 9.
  13. "Idaho champion". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 7, 1923. p. 1.
  14. "Idaho's Vandals complete season". Argonaut. (Moscow). University of Idaho. March 9, 1923. p. 1.
  15. "Idaho baseball: 1926 season". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1927. p. 186.
  16. "Stars to tutor teams at Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 17, 1922. p. 3-part 4.
  17. "Minnesota court coach named baseball mentor". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. April 5, 1942. p. 13.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.