About John Cinicola
Lived 1929 – 2014 (aged 85). John Cinicola was a basketball coach and basketball player.
John L. Cinicola Jr. (August 14, 1929 – August 14, 2014) was an American high school and college basketball coach. He was head coach of his alma mater, Duquesne University, where he led the Dukes to the 1977 NCAA Tournament behind star guard Norm Nixon. His overall record at Duquesne was 52–56 in four seasons.
Cinicola died of cancer on August 14, 2014, in his home in Bellevue, Pennsylvania.
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Who was John Cinicola?
American college basketball coach
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John Cinicola was born on 14 August 1929.
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John Cinicola died on 14 August 2014 in Bellevue.
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John Cinicola was a basketball coach and basketball player.
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