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Neil Cohalan

Neil Cohalan
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born (1906-07-31)July 31, 1906
Died January 22, 1968(1968-01-22) (aged 61)
Playing career
Football
c. 1927 Manhattan
Basketball
1924–1928 Manhattan
Position(s) Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1929–1942 Manhattan
1946–1947 New York Knicks
Head coaching record
Overall 165–82 (college)
33–27 (BAA)

Neil J. Cohalan (July 31, 1906 – January 22, 1968) was an Ameircan basketball coach. He was the first coach of the New York Knicks and has the distinction of being the winning coach of the very first game played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association (NBA). The game, a November 1, 1946 contest between the Knicks and the Toronto Huskies played in famed Maple Leaf Gardens, was won 68–66 by the Knickerbockers.

Prior to his pro career, Cohalan was the head basketball coach at Manhattan College from 1924 through 1942, where as a student he played basketball and football.


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