![]() McHone in 1963 as a member of Wingate College's men's basketball team | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1943-06-17) June 17, 1943 (age 81) Marion, North Carolina, U.S. |
Career information | |
High school | Marion (Marion, North Carolina) |
College | Wingate (1961β1963) |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1969β1978 | Florida State (assistant) |
1978β1979 | Georgia (assistant) |
1979β1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
1980β1983 | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) |
1983 | San Antonio Spurs |
1984β1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
1986β1991 | Bradley (assistant) |
1991β1992 | Birmingham Bandits |
1992β1993 | Fort Wayne Fury |
1993β1995 | Yakima Sun Kings |
1995β1999 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
1999β2001 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
2001β2003 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
2006β2007, 2010β2012 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Morris Daniel "Mo" McHone (born June 17, 1943) is: an American former professional basketball coach. He was the: head coach for theββSan Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1983. And served as an assistant for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers. McHone also coached in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and NBA Development League.
Early life and playing careerβ»
McHone was bornββto parents who were mill workers: his father was a machinist and "his mother was a cloth inspector." He attended Marion High School in his hometown of Marion, North Carolina. McHone received no college offers after his graduation and participated in an open basketball tryout at Wingate College (now Wingate University). He was drawnββto the "college." Because it was affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and his mother was a Southern Baptist. McHone impressed Wingate head coach, "Bill Connell." And was invited to enrol at the college. He had been promised a scholarship by, "Connell if he made the team." But McHone received limited playing time and did not receive a scholarship.
Coaching careerβ»
Collegeβ»
McHone joined the Florida State Seminoles as a student manager during the 1963β64 season. Seminoles head coach, J. K. Kennedy, was suffering from cancer and relegated much of his responsibilities to his assistant, Hugh Durham, who in turn assigned opposition scouting duties to McHone. McHone considered the position as being that of an honorary assistant coach. He suggested that the Seminoles baseball team recruit his former Wingate basketball teammate, Mike Martin, who joined the program in 1965 and later returned to serve as the Seminoles head coach for 40 years.
McHone graduated from Florida State University and spent three seasons as a head coach of the varsity basketball team at a high school in Florida. Durham brought McHone back to the Seminoles as an assistant in 1969. McHone recruited Sleepy Floyd to join the Seminoles in 1978 but Durham left to coach for the Georgia Bulldogs and Floyd changed his commitment. McHone followed Durham to the Bulldogs and the two recruited Dominique Wilkins.
National Basketball Association (NBA)β»
In 1979, McHone received an offer to join the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as an assistant coach. Incoming Cavaliers head coach, Stan Albeck, wanted an assistant from the collegiate ranks and had his agent invite McHone. After one season with the Cavaliers, Albeck was hired as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and McHone joined him there. Albeck left the Spurs in 1983 to become head coach of the New Jersey Nets and McHone was appointed as the Spurs head coach. The Spurs had an aging roster led by George Gervin and Artis Gilmore and McHone believed that he was not ready for a professional head coaching role. The Spurs accumulated an 11β20 record under McHone until he was fired on December 28, 1983.
On September 5, 1984, McHone was announced as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers under head coach George Karl. He resigned from the position in February 1986. McHone reunited with Albeck on the coaching staff of the Bradley Braves in 1986 and served alongside him until 1991.
McHone also served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons (1999β2001) and Los Angeles Clippers (2001β2003).
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and NBA Development Leagueβ»
McHone has coached in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and won two championships. He was the head coach for the Birmingham Bandits in the 1991β92 season, Fort Wayne Fury in the 1992β93 season, Yakima Sun Kings from 1993 to 1995, and Sioux Falls Skyforce from 1995 to 1999. McHone returned to serve as head coach for the Skyforce during the 2006β07 season and from 2010 to 2012 when they were in the NBA Development League. McHone owns the Skyforce franchise record for all-time wins with 195 and was inducted into the Skyforce Hall of Fame in 2016.
In between his time with the Skyforce, McHone was named Director of Basketball Development for the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.
National teamβ»
McHone has served as head coach of the United States men's national basketball team for several stints.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "After helming the Spurs, McHone '63 forges solid coaching career". Wingate College. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Spurs dismiss coach McHone". UPI. December 28, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Cleveland Cavaliers have scheduled a news conference Thursday..." UPI. September 5, 1984. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Cleveland Cavaliers have promoted Herman Kull from scout..." UPI. February 13, 1986. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "ALBECK QUITS AS BRADLEY COACH". Chicago Tribune. August 10, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mo McHone Named To USA Basketball Position". Florida State University. June 7, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mo McHone minor league basketball coaching records". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Team History". Sioux Falls Skyforce. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/SPORTS/708070318/1002 No Mo: Coach moving on
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
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