Vince Macaulay

Vince Tunde Macaulay-Razaq (born 23 March 1961 in Liverpool) is the current head coach and owner of British Basketball League franchise Milton Keynes Lions.

A former player for Brixton Topcats, Tower Hamlets, London Towers and Hemel Royals, Macaulay acquired the Royals franchise (by then located in Watford) in 1998 for an upfront fee of £1,500 and relocated it to Milton Keynes.

Under his reign as owner, Macaulay has seen his team progress from whipping-boys to playoff contenders, as well as finding a new home in the 4,500 seat arena at Denbigh Stadium. On May 17, 2007 he returned to coaching the franchise for a third spell, [cite web| author = MK Lions | title = Macaulay in charge - All back | url = http://www.mklions.com/news/display.asp?id=5280 | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-07-17 | publisher = Milton Keynes Lions | date = 2007-05-17 ] after the dismissal of Tom Hancock. [cite web| author = MK Lions | title = Lions end Hancock hour | url = http://www.mklions.com/news/display.asp?id=5277 | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-07-17 | publisher = Milton Keynes Lions | date = 2007-05-08 ] Macaulay last coached the club when they were based in Hemel Hempstead and also stepped in as caretaker coach the last time Hancock was at the club in 1999. Following this period he was the Chairman of the BBL, guiding the league through its darkest era.Fact|date=March 2008 However, he passed on the duty to Paul Blake, Managing Director of the Newcastle Eagles, in 2005.

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See also

* British Basketball League
* Milton Keynes Lions