Billy McCann

Billy McCann

McCann from the 1951 Kaleidoscope
Biographical details
Born	(1919-09-23)September 23, 1919 Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 27, 2002(2002-07-27) (aged 82) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1939–1941	Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1952	Hampden–Sydney
1952–1957	Washington and Lee
1957–1963	Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall	123–195

William Thomas McCann Sr. (September 23, 1919 – July 27, 2002) was an American college basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at Hampden–Sydney College, Washington and Lee University and the University of Virginia.

McCann played basketball and baseball at Virginia. Following his college playing career, he became a high school coach and worked his way up to head coaching positions at Hampden–Sydney and Washington and Lee. He then was named head coach at Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1957. McCann resigned after the 1962–63 season. His record at Virginia was 40–106.

McCann died on July 27, 2002, at age 82.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Hampden–Sydney Tigers (Independent) (1950–1952)
1950–51	Hampden–Sydney	13–9
1951–52	Hampden–Sydney	14–7
Hampden–Sydney:		27–16 (.628)
Washington and Lee Generals (Southern Conference) (1952–1957)
1952–53	Washington and Lee	2–20	1–17	16th
1953–54	Washington and Lee	6–17	3–9	8th
1954–55	Washington and Lee	16–13	8–5	4th
1955–56	Washington and Lee	12–16	5–8	8th
1956–57	Washington and Lee	20–7	10–3	2nd
Washington and Lee:		56–73 (.434)	27–42 (.391)
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1957–1963)
1957–58	Virginia	10–13	6–8	5th
1958–59	Virginia	11–14	6–8	5th
1959–60	Virginia	6–18	1–13	8th
1960–61	Virginia	3–23	2–12	8th
1961–62	Virginia	5–18	2–12	8th
1962–63	Virginia	5–20	3–11	8th
Virginia:		40–106 (.274)	20–64 (.238)
Total:		123–195 (.387)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• Coaching record @ sports-reference.com