Jack Donohue (basketball)

John Patrick Donohue, M.S.M. posthumous (June 4, 1931 – April 16, 2003) was an American-Canadian basketball coach. Donohue was the head coach of the senior Canadian men's national basketball team for 16 years, and he led them to several international successes. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2013.

Jack Donohue
Personal information
Born(1931-06-04)4 June 1931
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died16 April 2003(2003-04-16) (aged 71)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NationalityAmerican / Canadian
Coaching career1950–1988
Career history
As coach:
1950–1952Fordham (assistant)
1955–1959St. Nicholas of Tolentine
1959–1965Power Memorial
1965–1972Holy Cross
1972–1988Canada
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Medals
Head Coach for  Canada
Men's Basketball
FIBA AmeriCup
1980 San Juan
1984 São Paulo
1988 Montevideo
Summer Universiade
1983 Edmonton
1985 Kobe
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