Brian Heaney

Brian Patrick Heaney (born September 3, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Baltimore Bullets during the 1969–70 season.

Career

Player Heaney attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn, New York, before enrolling at Acadia University in Canada in 1964. He helped the Axemen win the 1965 Canadian University Men's Basketball National Championships. Heaney earned CIS Tournament All-Star Team honors in 1965 and 1966 and was a First Team All-Canadian in 1969. He set a single-game scoring record of 74 points.

He was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 19 round of the 1969 NBA draft from Acadia University. Heaney was the first CIAU player to play in the NBA He split the 1969–70 season between the Bullets, scoring a total of 30 points in the NBA, and the Sunbury Mercuries of the Eastern League.

Coach In 1971, he was named head men's basketball coach at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Under his guidance, the Huskies won national titles in 1973, 1978 and 1979. In 1975, Heaney became the head coach of Canada's Women's National Team and took the squad to the 1976 Olympic Games, before returning to Saint Mary's in 1977.

After working as head coach of the University of Alberta men's basketball team from 1979 to 1983 and of the University of Toronto men's basketball team from 1983 to 1985, Heaney took a job in the financial services sector and became a CIS and NBA broadcaster.

Sportscaster During the 2000s, Heaney also served as a studio analyst for TSN on their Toronto Raptors NBA broadcasts.

Honours Heaney is a member of the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame, Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame and the Acadia Sports Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

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