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Kevin Cadle is a British-based American sports presenter and former basketball coach.

Cadle presents American Football and basketball on British television after a career in which he became the most successful coach in UK basketball history with 30 titles attained. He won eight Coach of the Year awards in a 13-year span from 1984 to 1997, starting with Falkirk and continuing in teams including Glasgow, Kingston, Guildford and London Towers. He also had stints as coach of Scotland and England basketball teams as well as acting as head coach of the Great Britain side in the 1992 Olympics qualification tournament.

Cadle presents NFL Sunday on Sky Sports, as well as fronting the NBA programming broadcast by Sky Sports from 2013.

He famously supports the Buffalo Bills. [1]

Coaching accomplishments

  • English League Champions 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996
  • BBL play-off Champions 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997
  • BBL Cup Winners 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
  • BBL Trophy Winners 1996, 1997
  • Scottish Cup Winners 1984, 1985
  • Scottish Play-Off Champions 1984, 1985
  • English Cup Champions 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996
  • World Invitation Club Tournament Champions (WICB) 1990, 1992

Coaching record

  • Scottish Coach of the Year 1984, 1985
  • English Coach of the Year 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996
  • Scottish Men’s National Team Head Coach 1984, 1985
  • English Men’s National Team Head Coach 1991-1993
  • GB Men’s Head Coach 1991-1992

Special coaching accomplishments

  • Placed in the Guinness Book of Records – “Most Successful Team Ever in British Sport” 1989/1990
  • Repeated in 1991/1992 Season
  • British record of more than 300 career league victories – 1998
  • Voted into the “Top 50 Most Influential Sportsperson” in Britain - 1996
  • Final grouping of the European Club Champions Cup – First Time Ever in Britain 1990/1991 Season: Ranked Number 6 in Europe
  • Repeated in 1993/1994 Season
  • Final grouping of the European Cup Winners Cup – 1987/1988 Season

References

  1. ^ Kevin Cadle : Home
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