Dave MacMillan

American basketball coach

This article is about the American basketball coach. For the New Zealand former racing driver, see Dave McMillan.

Dave MacMillanBiographical details

Born| (1886-12-24)December 24, 1886
New York City, U.S.
Died| July 9, 1963(1963-07-09) (aged 76)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater| University of Idaho
Playing career
190x| Oberlin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1920–1927| Idaho
1927–1942| Minnesota
1945–1948| Minnesota
1950| Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Baseball
1921–1927| Idaho
1942–1947| Minnesota

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]

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

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1. ^ a b "MacMillan, 77 ex-coach of Gophers, dies". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 10, 1963. p. 4, sec. 3.
2. ^ a b c (Washington) (July 10, 1963). "Ex-Idaho coach taken by death". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. p. 13.
3. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Sports Reference – Dave McMillan – Minnesota (1927–1948)
* Sports Reference – Dave MacMillan – Idaho (1920–1927)
* BasketballReference.com: Dave MacMillan

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