John Donohue (basketball)
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John Patrick Donohue, M.S.M. posthumous (June 4, 1931 – April 16, 2003) was an American-Canadian
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coach. Donohue was the
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of the senior Canadian men's national basketball team for 16 years, and he led them to several international successes. He was inducted into the
FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. It includes the " Samar ...
, in 2013.


Coaching career

Donohue served as a
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for
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. He then served as the
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of
Power Memorial Academy Power Memorial Academy (PMA) was an all-boys Catholic high school in New York City that operated from 1931 through 1984. It was a basketball powerhouse, producing several NBA players including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Len Elmore, Mario Elie, Chris M ...
, from 1959 to 1965. At Power Memorial, Donohue had a career win–loss record of 163–30, including winning 71 straight games with the star
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of his team,
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(later known as
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). Donohue's 1963–64 Power Memorial team was named, "The High School Team of The Century". Donohue went on to work as the head coach of the College of the Holy Cross, from 1965 to 1972. With Holy Cross, he compiled a record of 106–66. Donohue was also the head basketball coach of the senior men's Canadian national basketball team, from 1972 to 1988. Donohue coached Canada at three Summer Olympic Games (in
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,
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, and
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), highlighted by two fourth-place finishes in 1976 and 1984. He also coached Canada at the
1974 FIBA World Championship The 1974 FIBA World Championship was the 7th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union. Venues Comp ...
, the 1978 FIBA World Championship, the 1982 FIBA World Championship, and the 1986 FIBA World Championship. With Canada, Donohue won the silver medal at the
1980 Tournament of the Americas The 1980 Tournament of the Americas, since 2005 called the FIBA Americas Championship or the FIBA AmeriCup, was the inaugural edition of this basketball tournament, and it was hosted by Puerto Rico in San Juan from April 18 to April 25, 1980. T ...
. He also won bronze medals at the
1984 Tournament of the Americas The 1984 Tournament of the Americas, since 2005 called the FIBA Americas Championship or FIBA AmeriCup, was the 2nd edition of this basketball tournament, hosted in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 15–24 May 1984. The outcome would determine the three ber ...
and the
1988 Tournament of the Americas The 1988 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from 22 to 31 May 1988. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn ...
. He also led the Canadian national university team to the gold medal at the
1983 Summer Universiade The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the 1983 World University Games or XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2400 athletes from 73 countries participated. It was the first time Can ...
, and the bronze medal at the 1985 Summer Universiade.


Awards and accomplishments

*Inducted into the
Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an honour roll of the top Canadian Olympic athletes, teams, coaches, and builders (officials, administrators, and volunteers). It was established in 1949. Selections are made by a committee appointed by the Cana ...
: 1991 *Inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame: 1992 *Inducted into the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame: 2000 *Inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame: 2002 *Inducted into the
Canadian Disability Hall of Fame The Canadian Disability Hall of Fame (formerly the Terry Fox Hall of Fame), recognizes "outstanding Canadians who have made extraordinary contributions to enriching the quality of life for people with physical disabilities". It is run by the Canadia ...
: 2003 *
Meritorious Service Decoration (Canada) The Meritorious Service Decorations (french: Décorations pour service méritoire), available in two forms as the Meritorious Service Cross (Fr.: ''Croix du service méritoire'') and the Meritorious Service Medal (Fr.: ''Médaille du service mérit ...
: 2004 *Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame: 2004 *Inducted into the
FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA, in 1991. It includes the " Samar ...
: 2013


Personal life

Donohue was married to Mary–Jane Donohue, who was lovingly referred to as his "bride", in 1963. Donohue died from pancreatic cancer, in Ottawa,
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, on 16 April 2003.


See also


Archives

There is a John Jack Donohue
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at Library and Archives Canada. The archival reference number is R15842.


References


External links


Sports-Reference.com Profile
* ttp://www.basketball.ca/files/2015-04/hof_jackdonohue.pdf Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame Profilebr>Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame Profile
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