Neil Johnston
Donald Neil Johnston , "Neil, Gabby"
Born: February 4, 1929
Chillicothe, OH USA
Deceased: September 28, 1978
Coaching Career: 1959-1962
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Neil Johnston compiled a record of 148 wins and 109 losses in his coaching career with the Philadelphia Warriors and Pittsburgh Rens. He began coaching during the 1959 season and last coached during the 1962 campaign. Johnston was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Coaching Record:
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
1959-60 | NBA | Philadelphia Warriors | 75 | 49 | 26 | .653 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
1960-61 | NBA | Philadelphia Warriors | 79 | 46 | 33 | .582 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||
1961-62 | ABL | Pittsburgh Rens | 81 | 41 | 40 | .506 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
1962-63 | ABL | Pittsburgh Rens | 22 | 12 | 10 | .545 | ||||||
Totals | 257 | 148 | 109 | .576 | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 |