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American basketball coach
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Male
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Birth:
23 September 1919(Richmond, Virginia, USA)
Death:
27 July 2002(Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA)
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Education:
University of Virginia
The details
Biography
Introduction
William Thomas McCann Sr. (September 23, 1919 – July 27, 2002) was an American college basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at Hampden–Sydney College, Washington and Lee University and the University of Virginia.
McCann played basketball and baseball at Virginia. Following his college playing career, he became a high school coach and worked his way up to head coaching positions at Hampden–Sydney and Washington and Lee. He then was named head coach at Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1957. McCann resigned after the 1962–63 season. His record at Virginia was 40–106.
McCann died on July 27, 2002 at age 82.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Hampden–Sydney Tigers (Independent) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Hampden–Sydney | 13–9 | |||||||
| 1951–52 | Hampden–Sydney | 14–7 | |||||||
| Hampden–Sydney: | 27–16 (.628) | ||||||||
| Washington and Lee Generals (Southern Conference) | |||||||||
| 1952–53 | Washington and Lee | 2–20 | 1–17 | 16th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Washington and Lee | 6–17 | 3–9 | 8th | |||||
| 1954–55 | Washington and Lee | 16–13 | 8–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Washington and Lee | 12–16 | 5–8 | 8th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Washington and Lee | 20–7 | 10–3 | 2nd | |||||
| Washington and Lee: | 56–73 (.434) | 27–42 (.391) | |||||||
| Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) | |||||||||
| 1957–58 | Virginia | 10–13 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1958–59 | Virginia | 11–14 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Virginia | 6–18 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Virginia | 3–23 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Virginia | 5–18 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1962–63 | Virginia | 5–20 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| Virginia: | 40–106 (.274) | 20–64 (.238) | |||||||
| Total: | 123–195 (.387) | ||||||||
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