Robert Charles MacKinnon Jr. (born September 24, 1960) is an American basketball coach. He is the interim head coach of the

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. Previously, he served as the head coach of the

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, and Texas Legends in the

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Coaching career

Mackinnon began his coaching career in 1982 as an assistant coach for his alma mater

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. He then had stints as an assistant coach at several different colleges and universities including Mercyhurst College,

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and

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. He was also head coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy for two seasons during which he led the team to the NCAA Tournament Division III tournament twice and won coach of the year in 1999. Beginning in 2008, he was a head coach mostly in the NBA D-League/G League except for one season in

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Personal life

Mackinnon's father

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(December 5, 1927 – July 7, 2015) was an American collegiate and professional

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coach. He coached three different professional teams in his career: the

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, and the

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's Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets. He also served as the Nets' general manager. He died in Williamsville, New York on July 7, 2015, at the age of 87. Mackinnon Jr. also has four sisters.

References

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