Dick McGuire
Richard Joseph McGuire , "Dick, Tricky Dick, Dick the Knick"
Born: January 25, 1926
Huntington, NY USA
Deceased: February 3, 2010
Coaching Career: 1959-1967
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
Dick McGuire compiled a record of 197 wins and 260 losses in his coaching career with the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks. He began coaching during the 1959 season and last coached during the 1967 campaign. McGuire was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1959-60 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 41 | 17 | 24 | .415 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| 1960-61 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 79 | 34 | 45 | .430 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1961-62 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 80 | 37 | 43 | .463 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | ||
| 1962-63 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 80 | 34 | 46 | .425 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1965-66 | NBA | New York Knicks | 59 | 24 | 35 | .407 | ||||||
| 1966-67 | NBA | New York Knicks | 81 | 36 | 45 | .444 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1967-68 | NBA | New York Knicks | 37 | 15 | 22 | .405 | ||||||
| Totals | 457 | 197 | 260 | .431 | 25 | 9 | 16 | .360 | ||||
