| Dave MacMillan | |
| Birth Date: | 24 December 1886 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Idaho |
| Player Years1: | 190x |
| Player Team1: | Oberlin |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years2: | 1920–1927 |
| Coach Team2: | Idaho |
| Coach Years3: | 1927–1942 |
| Coach Team3: | Minnesota |
| Coach Years4: | 1945–1948 |
| Coach Team4: | Minnesota |
| Coach Years5: | 1950 |
| Coach Team5: | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
| Coach Years7: | 1921–1927 |
| Coach Team7: | Idaho |
| Coach Years8: | 1942–1947 |
| Coach Team8: | Minnesota |
David MacMillan (December 24, 1886 – July 9, 1963) was an American basketball coach.[1] [2] He was a longtime head coach at the University of Minnesota (18 seasons, 1927–42, 1945–48),[3] and briefly coached the NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1950, succeeding Red Auerbach.[4]
Before Minnesota, MacMillan was the head coach at the University of Idaho in Moscow,[5] his alma mater. He led the Vandals for seven seasons,[6] [7] from 1920 to 1927, the last six in the Pacific Coast Conference.[8] [9] In Idaho's first two seasons in the PCC, his upstart program won consecutive conference titles in 1922 He also coached baseball[10] and freshman football at Idaho,[11] and baseball at Minnesota from 1942 through 1947.[12]
Born in New York City, he attended Oberlin College in Ohio before transferring to the University of Idaho.[2]
MacMillan resigned at Minnesota at age 62 in March 1948, citing health reasons.[3] After his brief stint with the Blackhawks, MacMillan served as an assistant coach of the Minneapolis Lakers under John Kundla, who had been a player and assistant under MacMillan at Minnesota. He died from cancer at age 76 in Minneapolis.[1] [2]