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 gr, Ye Shall Know the Truth , established = , type = Private liberal arts men's college , religious_affiliation = Presbyterian Church (USA) , endowment = $258 million (2021) , president = Larry Stimpert , city = Hampden Sydney, Virginia , cou ...

, 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

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(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

References

External links

Coaching record @ sports-reference.com
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