Vince Macaulay Explained

Vince Macaulay
Birth Date:1961 3, df=y
Birth Place:Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Nationality:British
Coach Start:2007
Cyears1:20072011
Cteam1:Milton Keynes Lions
Cyears2:2014–2017
Cteam2:London Lions
Cyears3:2017–2021
Cteam3:London Lions
Cyears4:2022–2023

Vince Tunde Macaulay-Razaq (born 23 March 1961) is a basketball coach who is the head coach and general manager of the Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League.

Macaulay formerly played for Brixton TopCats, Tower Hamlets/London Towers and Hemel Royals. In 1998, Macaulay acquired the Royals franchise (by then located in Watford) and relocated the club to Milton Keynes, naming it Milton Keynes Lions.

Under his reign as owner, Macaulay has seen his team progress from whipping-boys to Play-off contenders. On 17 May 2007 he returned to coaching the franchise for a third spell,[1] after the dismissal of Tom Hancock.[2] Macaulay had last coached the club when they were based in Hemel Hempstead and also stepped in as caretaker coach the last time Hancock was at the club in 1999. Following this period he was the Chairman of the BBL. He passed on the duty to Paul Blake, Managing Director of the Newcastle Eagles, in 2005. Macaulay also acts as a pundit for Sky Sports on NBA Sundays.

In 2011, Macaulay relocated the Lions franchise to London. In 2014, he became head coach of the club.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MK Lions . Macaulay in charge - All back . 2007-07-17 . Milton Keynes Lions . 2007-05-17 .
  2. Web site: MK Lions . Lions end Hancock hour . 2007-07-17 . Milton Keynes Lions . 2007-05-08 .
  3. Web site: 'The BBL is very underrated': London Lions owner and head coach Vince Macaulay on the state of British basketball and how the game can grow in the UK.