David MacMillan (December 24, 1886 – July 9, 1963) was an American

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coach. He was a longtime head coach at the

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(18 seasons, 1927–42, 1945–48), and briefly coached the NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1950, succeeding

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. Before Minnesota, MacMillan was the head coach at the

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, his alma mater. He led the Vandals for seven seasons, from 1920 to 1927, the last six in the

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. In Idaho's first two seasons in the PCC, his upstart program won consecutive conference titles in 1922 He also coached

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and freshman football at Idaho, and baseball at Minnesota from 1942 through 1947. Born in

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, he attended

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before transferring to the University of Idaho. MacMillan resigned at Minnesota at age 62 in March 1948, citing health reasons. After his brief stint with the Blackhawks, MacMillan served as an assistant coach of the

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under John Kundla, who had been a player and assistant under MacMillan at Minnesota. He died from cancer at age 76 in Minneapolis.

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Sports Reference
– Dave McMillan – Minnesota (1927–1948)

– Dave MacMillan – Idaho (1920–1927)

1886 births 1963 deaths American men's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from New York (state) Idaho Vandals baseball coaches Idaho Vandals men's basketball coaches Minneapolis Lakers coaches Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball coaches Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball coaches Tri-Cities Blackhawks head coaches Place of birth missing {{1880s-US-basketball-bio-stub