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| Born | 4 June 1931 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 2003 (aged 71) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1950–1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Fordham (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1959 | St. Nicholas of Tolentine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1965 | Power Memorial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1972 | Holy Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1988 | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame as coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Patrick Donohue, M.S.M. posthumous (June 4, 1931 – April 16, 2003) was an American-Canadian basketball coach. Donohue was the head coach of the senior Canadian men's national basketball team for 16 years, and he led them to several international successes. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2013.