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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1937 New Albany, Indiana |
| Died | April 14, 2019 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Providence (Clarksville, Indiana) |
| College | Bellarmine (1956–1959) |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1967–1973 | Oklahoma |
| 1973–1987 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1987–1989 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1990–1991 | New York Knicks |
| 1991–1999 | Notre Dame |
| 1999–2000 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) |
| 2001–2004 | Denver Nuggets (assistant/associate) |
| 2005–2006 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Matthew MacLeod (October 3, 1937 – April 14, 2019) was an American basketball coach in the NCAA and the National Basketball Association.
Career
He first started coaching for the Oklahoma Sooners' basketball team. He has coached three different NBA teams; from 1973 through 1987, he coached the Phoenix Suns. This head coaching stint is considered one of the longest in the NBA. He also ended up coaching the Western Conference All-Star team in the 1981 NBA All-Star Game. The next year, he was hired by the Dallas Mavericks as head coach, a position he held for a bit over two years. In addition, he coached the New York Knicks for part of the 1990–1991 season. After he was fired from the Knicks, he coached the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1991 to 1999. He was also an assistant head coach for the Suns during Scott Skiles' first season as head coach.
MacLeod had considerable success with Phoenix, but his teams did not win it all in the playoffs—they lost once in the NBA Finals, and twice at the Western Conference level. Due to the success that he had as their longest tenured head coach with 579 wins for the Suns, MacLeod was inducted into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor on April 18, 2012 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.[1]
Head coaching record
NBA
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 1973–74 | 82 | 30 | 52 | .366 | 4th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Phoenix | 1974–75 | 82 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 2nd in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Phoenix | 1975–76 | 82 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 3rd in Pacific | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | Lost in NBA Finals |
| Phoenix | 1976–77 | 82 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 5th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Phoenix | 1977–78 | 82 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2nd in Pacific | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| Phoenix | 1978–79 | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2nd in Pacific | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600 | Lost in Conf. Finals |
| Phoenix | 1979–80 | 82 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3rd in Pacific | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | Lost in Conf. Semifinals |
| Phoenix | 1980–81 | 82 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1st in Pacific | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost in Conf. Semifinals |
| Phoenix | 1981–82 | 82 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3rd in Pacific | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | Lost in Conf. Semifinals |
| Phoenix | 1982–83 | 82 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 2nd in Pacific | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in First Round |
| Phoenix | 1983–84 | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 4th in Pacific | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | Lost in Conf. Finals |
| Phoenix | 1984–85 | 82 | 36 | 46 | .439 | 4th in Pacific | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| Phoenix | 1985–86 | 82 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 5th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Phoenix | 1986–87 | 56 | 22 | 34 | .393 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dallas | 1987–88 | 82 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 2nd in Pacific | 17 | 10 | 7 | .588 | Lost in Conf. Finals |
| Dallas | 1988–89 | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | 4th in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Dallas | 1989–90 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
| New York | 1990–91 | 67 | 32 | 35 | .478 | 4th in Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in First Round |
| Career | 1364 | 707 | 657 | .518 | 101 | 47 | 54 | .465 |
Personal
A high school star in Indiana and member of the team at Bellarmine University, as well as a former high school coach, in 1997, MacLeod was named the Big East Coach of the Year.[2]
He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.[3] He would also be inducted to the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. He died on April 14, 2019 of complications from Alzheimer's disease.[4]
References
- ^ "Suns To Induct John Macleod Into Ring Of Honor | The Official Site Of The Phoenix Suns". Nba.com. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ Weiss, Dick (1997-03-06). "Macleod Vote Not Popular - New York Daily News". Articles.nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/John-MacLeod-Longtime-Phoenix-Suns-Coach-Dies-at-81-508581821.html
External links
- 1937 births
- 2019 deaths
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Bellarmine Knights men's basketball players
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Dallas Mavericks head coaches
- Detroit Pistons broadcasters
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- New York Knicks head coaches
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball coaches
- Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball coaches
- People from Clarksville, Indiana
- People from New Albany, Indiana
- Phoenix Suns assistant coaches
- Phoenix Suns head coaches
- American men's basketball players