Don Delaney
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Don Delaney was an American professional basketball
coach, who served as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers
in the early 1980s. Delaney also served as the team's general manager. Former Cavaliers owner Ted Stepien
signed Delaney to a one-year contract to be the team's head coach in March 1981. Delaney compiled a 7-21 record over the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons.
An article in the January/February 2004 issue of Basketball Digest listed Delaney as one of the five worst coaches in NBA history.
According to the 1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers media guide, Delaney was the head coach at Lakeland Community College
in Kirtland, Ohio
, and Dyke College (now Chancellor University) in Cleveland, compiling a 200-101 record over 11 seasons. At Lakeland, Delaney also served as chairman of the physical education department.
Prior to coaching in college, Delaney was a high school coach at Kirtland High School in Kirtland, Ohio
.
He graduated Cum Laude from Kent State University
, where he earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees.
Delaney died on February 17, 2011 at the age of 75.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach, who served as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
in the early 1980s. Delaney also served as the team's general manager. Former Cavaliers owner Ted Stepien
Ted Stepien
Ted Stepien was the former owner of the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers. After becoming wealthy as the founder of Nationwide Advertising Service, Stepien purchased the Cavaliers in the spring of 1980...
signed Delaney to a one-year contract to be the team's head coach in March 1981. Delaney compiled a 7-21 record over the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons.
An article in the January/February 2004 issue of Basketball Digest listed Delaney as one of the five worst coaches in NBA history.
According to the 1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers media guide, Delaney was the head coach at Lakeland Community College
Lakeland Community College
Lakeland Community College is a two-year community college in Lake County, Ohio. Established in 1967, Lakeland was the first college in Ohio founded by a vote of the people...
in Kirtland, Ohio
Kirtland, Ohio
Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. Kirtland is famous for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement.-Origins of Kirtland:...
, and Dyke College (now Chancellor University) in Cleveland, compiling a 200-101 record over 11 seasons. At Lakeland, Delaney also served as chairman of the physical education department.
Prior to coaching in college, Delaney was a high school coach at Kirtland High School in Kirtland, Ohio
Kirtland, Ohio
Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. Kirtland is famous for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement.-Origins of Kirtland:...
.
He graduated Cum Laude from Kent State University
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
, where he earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees.
Delaney died on February 17, 2011 at the age of 75.