John Michael McConathy (born December 27, 1955) is an American former basketball coach

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. He served as the head men's basketball coach at

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from 1999 to 2022. He was raised in

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and played college basketball at

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, earning honorable mention All-American honors. From 1983 to 1999, McConathy was the basketball coach at

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, originally an entity of the

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. He was hired as head coach at Northwestern State in March 1999. He is the son of the late John McConathy, a former NBA player who was selected fifth overall in the

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. John McConathy was a superintendent of the Bossier Parish School Board prior to his retirement in 1983.LA Tech Hall of Famer: Mike McConathy
Retrieved on February 6, 2013.

Head coaching record

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