Jack McCloskey
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John William "Jack" McCloskey lives in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal (born October 19, 1925) is a former National Basketball Association player, coach, and executive. He played one game for the Philadelphia Warriors during the 1953 season, scoring 16 points in that game. Two decades later, he served as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from 1972 through 1974, earning a 48-116 win/loss record. He later served in the front offices of the Detroit Pistons (during the team's championship run in 1989 and 1990), the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Toronto Raptors, the latter on an interim basis.
He currently runs a basketball camp in Pennsylvania.
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[edit] External links
- Basketball-Reference.com: Jack McCloskey (as coach)
- Basketball-Reference.com: Jack McCloskey (as player)
- Jack McCloskey Basketball Camp
| Preceded by Stu Inman (interim) |
Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by Lenny Wilkens |
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