Mike McConathy explained

Mike McConathy
Birth Date:27 December 1955
Birth Place:Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
Player Years1:1973–1977
Player Team1:Louisiana Tech
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Years1:1983–1999
Coach Team1:Bossier Parish CC
Coach Years2:1999–2022
Coach Team2:Northwestern State
Tournament Record:2–3 (NCAA Division I)
0–1 (CIT)
Championships:
Awards:As player:

As head coach:

  • 2× Southland Coach of the Year (2005, 2006)

John Michael McConathy (born December 27, 1955) is an American former basketball coach college basketball. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from 1999 to 2022.[1] He was raised in Bossier City and played college basketball at Louisiana Tech, earning honorable mention All-American honors. From 1983 to 1999, McConathy was the basketball coach at Bossier Parish Community College, originally an entity of the Bossier Parish School Board. He was hired as head coach at Northwestern State in March 1999.[2]

He is the son of the late John McConathy, a former NBA player who was selected fifth overall in the 1951 NBA draft. John McConathy was a superintendent of the Bossier Parish School Board prior to his retirement in 1983.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike McConathy. Northwestern State University. June 3, 2018.
  2. News: Tompkins . Bob . 'Get along' Mike fits NSU desires . December 24, 2021 . Town Talk . March 25, 1999. Newspapers.com.
  3. http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092811aaa.html LA Tech Hall of Famer: Mike McConathy