Jack Donohue (basketball)
- Jack Donohue (basketball)
John 'Jack' Donohue M.S.M. posthumous (born June 4, 1931 in New York City, USA - died April 16, 2003 in Ottawa Canada) was an American born head coach of the Canadian national men's basketball team for 17 years, leading them to many international successes.
Power Memorial Academy high school basketball head coach from 1959 to 1965, Donohue had a career win-lose record of 163-30, including winning 71 straight with star center Lew Alcindor. He went on to coach College of the Holy Cross from 1965 to 1972, compiling a record of 106-66.
Donohue was head coach of Canada from 1972 to 1988 during which time the team participated in four Olympic Games and achieved two fourth-place finishes, in 1976 and 1984. He also coached the Canadian national universiade team to the gold medal at the 1983 World University Games.
Retiring from coaching in 1988, Donohue is enshrined in the Canadian, Ontario, and New York basketball hall of fames.
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