Dave MacMillan

Teams coached: Idaho Vandals, Minnesota Golden Gophers
Idaho record: 94-36 (.723)
Minnesota record: 196-156 (.557)
Overall record^: 290-192 (.602)

David MacMillan
Born December 24, 1884
Died July 9, 1963
Hometown: New York City, New York
Alma Mater: University of Idaho (BA)
Originally from New York City, MacMillan first attended Oberlin College (OH) before finishing his degree at Idaho
First head coaching job was with the Vandals; he went 94-36 in seven seasons and won PCC titles in 1921 and 1922
- Was also the head baseball coach at Idaho from 1921-1927
Left for Minnesota in 1927 and coached the Golden Gophers for the next fifteen years
- After a slow start, MacMillan turned Minnesota into a more competitive program; won the Big Ten title in 1937
- Stopped coaching basketball in 1942 and became the head baseball coach at Minnesota
- Continued coaching baseball until 1947, but in 1945 he returned to the basketball program for three more seasons
- Compiled a 196-156 record over 18 total seasons at the helm; resigned in 1948 citing health reasons
Briefly coached the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now Atlanta Hawks) in the NBA in 1950, going 9-14 after replacing Red Auerbach mid-season
Spent several years with the Minneapolis (now LA) Lakers assisting John Kundla, one of his own former players and assistants at Minnesota
Passed away from cancer in 1963 at the age of 76

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA University Division (D-I) level only