American basketball coach and college athletics administrator (1942–2018)
Neill McGeachy
Biographical details
Born
(1942-04-20)April 20, 1942 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
February 9, 2018(2018-02-09) (aged 75) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater
Lenoir–Rhyne
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1971–1973
Duke (assistant)
1973–1974
Duke
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2002–2016
Lenoir–Rhyne
Head coaching record
Overall
10–16
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.[1]
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.[2]
McGeachy died on February 9, 2018.[3]
^Roth, John (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-822-33904-5.
^Lenoir-Rhyne's McGeachy to retire
^Newkirk, Sam (February 9, 2018). "Former Duke basketball coach Neill McGeachy dies at 75". Raleigh News and Observer. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
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