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A native of Chateaugay in upstate New York, Kevin O’Neill - born January 24, 1957 - coached at Marquette from 1989-1994. | A native of Chateaugay in upstate New York, Kevin O’Neill - born January 24, 1957 - coached at Marquette from 1989-1994. | ||
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- | While the head coach at Marquette in 1994, O' | + | ===== Marquette |
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During the 1994 NCAA Tournament, the bracket appeared to be stacked against Marquette. | During the 1994 NCAA Tournament, the bracket appeared to be stacked against Marquette. | ||
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Thanks to 16 second-half points from Hill, the Blue Devils dispatched Marquette 59-49. While he was pleased with his team’s performance, | Thanks to 16 second-half points from Hill, the Blue Devils dispatched Marquette 59-49. While he was pleased with his team’s performance, | ||
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"We were disappointed," | "We were disappointed," | ||
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- | From 1994-97, O’Neill was head coach at Tennessee and within two seasons took a team that had won five games to the National Invitation Tournament. O’Neill then coached at Northwestern for three seasons (leading the Wildcats to only the third postseason tournament appearance, the 1999 NIT) before starting his NBA coaching career. | + | {{ men_s_basketball: |
For the 2000-01 NBA season, O’Neill named as an assistant coach to Jeff Van Gundy with the New York Knicks. He then became an assistant coach to Carlisle for two seasons (2001-02, 2002-03) in Detroit as the Pistons posted back-to-back 50-win seasons and established themselves as one of the premier defensive teams in the NBA. Prior to the 2003-04 season, the two good friends went separate ways as Carlisle was named the head coach of the Pacers and O’Neill became coach of the Raptors. After an unsuccessful season as the Raptors' | For the 2000-01 NBA season, O’Neill named as an assistant coach to Jeff Van Gundy with the New York Knicks. He then became an assistant coach to Carlisle for two seasons (2001-02, 2002-03) in Detroit as the Pistons posted back-to-back 50-win seasons and established themselves as one of the premier defensive teams in the NBA. Prior to the 2003-04 season, the two good friends went separate ways as Carlisle was named the head coach of the Pacers and O’Neill became coach of the Raptors. After an unsuccessful season as the Raptors' |