| Biographical 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 Americanbasketball coach.[1][2] He was a longtime head coach at theUniversity of Minnesota (18 seasons, 1927–42, 1945–48),[3] and briefly coached the NBA'sTri-Cities Blackhawks in 1950, succeedingRed Auerbach.[4]
Before Minnesota, MacMillan was the head coach at theUniversity of Idaho inMoscow,[5] his alma mater. He led the Vandals for seven seasons,[6][7] from 1920 to 1927, the last six in thePacific Coast Conference.[8][9] In Idaho's first two seasons in the PCC, his upstart program won consecutiveconference titles in 1922and 1923.[10][11][12][13][14] He also coachedbaseball[15] and freshman football at Idaho,[16] andbaseball at Minnesota from 1942 through 1947.[17]
Born inNew York City, he attendedOberlin College inOhio 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 theMinneapolis Lakers underJohn Kundla, who had been a player and assistant under MacMillan at Minnesota. He died from cancer at age 76 in Minneapolis.[1][2]
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