David MacMillan (December 24, 1886 – July 9, 1963) was an American basketball coach. ^{[1] [2]} He was a longtime head coach at the University of Minnesota (18 seasons, 1927–42, 1945–48), ^[3] and briefly coached the NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1950, succeeding Red Auerbach. ^[4]

Before Minnesota, MacMillan was the head coach at the University of Idaho in Moscow, ^[5] his alma mater. He led the Vandals for seven seasons, ^{[6] [7]} from 1920 to 1927, the last six in the Pacific Coast Conference. ^{[8] [9]} In Idaho's first two seasons in the PCC, his upstart program won consecutive conference titles in 1922 and 1923. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]} He also coached baseball ^[15] and freshman football at Idaho, ^[16] and baseball at Minnesota from 1942 through 1947. ^[17]

Born in New York City, he attended Oberlin College in Ohio before transferring to the University of Idaho. ^[2]

MacMillan resigned at Minnesota at age 62 in March 1948, citing health reasons. ^[3] After his brief stint with the Blackhawks, MacMillan served as an assistant coach of the Minneapolis Lakers under John Kundla, who had been a player and assistant under MacMillan at Minnesota. He died from cancer at age 76 in Minneapolis. ^{[1] [2]}

• Sports Reference – Dave McMillan – Minnesota (1927–1948)
• Sports Reference – Dave MacMillan – Idaho (1920–1927)
• BasketballReference.com: Dave MacMillan

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