John Macleod

Basketball Coach

Birthday October 3, 1937

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Indiana

DEATH DATE Apr 14, 2019 (81)

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About

Head coach in the NCAA and the NBA who coached teams such as the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, and New York Knicks. He was also a 1981 NBA All-Star game head coach.

Before Fame

He attended Bellarmine University.

Trivia

He coached college basketball, serving as the head coach at Oklahoma and Notre Dame. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Family Life

He was born in New Albany, Indiana. He was married to Carol Macleod up until his death in 2019. He died from complications with Alzheimer's disease.

Associated With

Hall-of-Famer Patrick Ewing played for him on the Knicks.