Mike McConathy

Mike McConathy
Biographical details
Born (1955-12-27) December 27, 1955 (age 68)
Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1973–1977Louisiana Tech
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1999Bossier Parish CC
1999–2022Northwestern State
Head coaching record
Overall330–377 (.467)
Tournaments2–3 (NCAA Division I)
0–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
As player:

As head coach:

  • 2× Southland Coach of the Year (2005, 2006)

John Michael McConathy (born December 27, 1955) is an American former basketball coach college basketball. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from 1999 to 2022.[1] He was raised in Bossier City and played college basketball at Louisiana Tech, earning honorable mention All-American honors. From 1983 to 1999, McConathy was the basketball coach at Bossier Parish Community College, originally an entity of the Bossier Parish School Board. He was hired as head coach at Northwestern State in March 1999.[2]

He is the son of the late John McConathy, a former NBA player who was selected fifth overall in the 1951 NBA draft. John McConathy was a superintendent of the Bossier Parish School Board prior to his retirement in 1983.[3]

  1. ^ "Mike McConathy". Northwestern State University. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Tompkins, Bob (March 25, 1999). "'Get along' Mike fits NSU desires". Town Talk. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ LA Tech Hall of Famer: Mike McConathy. Retrieved on February 6, 2013.