John McCullough (basketball)

John McCullough
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Position	Assistant coach
League	American Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	October 5, 1956 (age 68); Lima, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Lima (Lima, Ohio)
College	Oklahoma (1975–1979)
NBA draft	1979: 4th round, 85th overall pick
	Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Playing career	1981–1985
Position	Point guard
Number	8
Coaching career	2016–present
Career history
As player:
1981	Phoenix Suns
1981–1982	Billings Volcanos
1982–1983	Ohio Mixers
1983–1985	Pau-Orthez
As coach:
1985–1988	SMU (assistant)
1988–1995	New Mexico (assistant)
1996–2000	New Mexico Highlands
2000–2012	Oklahoma Baptist (women)
2016–2021	Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
2023–present	Tulsa (women's assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Korać Cup champion (1984); Big Eight Player of the Year (1979); 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1977, 1979);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

John P. McCullough (born October 5, 1956) is a retired National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. McCullough was a Big Eight Player of the Year and NCAA All-American for the University of Oklahoma. McCullough was drafted in the fourth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings. His only season in the NBA was for the Phoenix Suns in 1981–82. McCullough was an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University and the University of New Mexico before becoming the head coach at New Mexico Highlands University from 1996 to 2000.^[1] McCullough was later the head coach of the women's program at Oklahoma Baptist University.^[2]

On June 1, 2016, McCullough was promoted to assistant coach by the Portland Trail Blazers after spending the previous four seasons as the team's advance scout.^[3] He is a former college teammate to Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts.

Head coaching record

Men's basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
New Mexico Highlands Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97	New Mexico Highlands	5–21	3–16	6th West
1997–98	New Mexico Highlands	5–21	3–16	7th West
1998–99	New Mexico Highlands	6–20	4–15	T–6th West
1999–2000	New Mexico Highlands	15–12	10–9	3rd West
New Mexico Highlands:		31–74 (.295)	20–56 (.263)
Total:		31–74 (.295)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Women's basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Postseason
Oklahoma Baptist Bison (Sooner Athletic Conference) (2000–2012)
2000–01	Oklahoma Baptist	20–14	7–9	NAIA Second Round
2001–02	Oklahoma Baptist	25–9	12–6	NAIA Second Round
2002–03	Oklahoma Baptist	21–13	11–7	NAIA First Round
2003–04	Oklahoma Baptist	21–14	8–10	NAIA First Round
2004–05	Oklahoma Baptist	24–8	12–6	NAIA First Round
2005–06	Oklahoma Baptist	25–10	10–8	NAIA Elite Eight
2006–07	Oklahoma Baptist	17–13	11–7	NAIA First Round
2007–08	Oklahoma Baptist	29–5	19–3	NAIA First Round
2008–09	Oklahoma Baptist	32–5	20–2	NAIA Fab Four
2009–10	Oklahoma Baptist	31–4	21–1	NAIA Second Round
2010–11	Oklahoma Baptist	12–20	9–13
2011–12	Oklahoma Baptist	15–16	11–11
Oklahoma Baptist:		272–131 (.675)	151–83 (.645)
Total:		272–131 (.675)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "John McCullough". University of Tulsa athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "2009-10 Women's Basketball Coaches". Oklahoma Baptist University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
^ "Blazers promote Dale Osbourne, add John McCullough to coaching staff". InsideHoops.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

External links

"John McCullough", Sports Reference LLC, Basketball-Reference.com, retrieved November 30, 2009
"Parks department plans basketball camps". The Norman Transcript. June 20, 2009. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2009.

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[1] "John McCullough". University of Tulsa athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[2] "2009-10 Women's Basketball Coaches". Oklahoma Baptist University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2009.

[3] "Blazers promote Dale Osbourne, add John McCullough to coaching staff". InsideHoops.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

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