Neill McGeachy
American basketball coach and college athletics administrator
About Neill McGeachy
Lived 1942 – 2018 (aged 75). Neill McGeachy was an American basketball coach.
Neill Roderick McGeachy Jr. (April 20, 1942 – February 9, 2018) was an American basketball coach and college athletics administrator. Following the resignation of Bucky Waters, McGeachy was named the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball head coach in September 1973. He had previously served as the freshman team's coach in 1971–72 and as an assistant in 1972–73. McGeachy was fired after one season at the helm, compiling a record of 10–16.
McGeachy also served as an assistant coach for the Davidson Wildcats and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He later returned to his alma mater, Lenoir-Rhyne University, assuming the role of athletic director in 2002. He retired in 2016 after suffering a stroke in September 2015.
McGeachy died on February 9, 2018.
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Who was Neill McGeachy?
American basketball coach and college athletics administrator
When was Neill McGeachy born?
Neill McGeachy was born on 20 April 1942 in Charlotte.
When did Neill McGeachy die?
Neill McGeachy died on 9 February 2018 in Winston-Salem.
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Neill McGeachy was a basketball coach.
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Neill McGeachy was American.
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