Sport(s) Basketball 1948–1950 USC (asst.) 1954–1956 Italy National Team Height 1.73 m | 1946–1948 Benson HS 1950–1953 Whitworth College 1956 Greece National Team | |
Born December 30, 1921
Portland, Oregon ( 1921-12-30 ) Died 30 July 2013, Bellevue, Washington, United States Alma mater University of Southern California | ||
Jim McGregor (December 30, 1921 – July 30, 2013) was the head men's basketball coach at Whitworth College (1950-53), and New Mexico State (1965–66). He also coached many international teams including Italy (1954-56), Greece, Turkey (1960, for the Olympics), Sweden, Austria, Peru, Morocco, Central Africa, Colombia, and a number of league European league teams. McGregor graduated from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon. He served in the Marines during World War 2. He He was also pioneer in promoting American basketball to European teams by taking players that had not been drafted by the NBA and playing exhibition games against European teams. Many players from these teams were signed to contracts to play in Europe - far before this became a commonplace. McGregor received fees when these players signed contracts - and thus an early agent in international basketball. McGregor was induced into the Grant High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. McGregor died on July 30, 2013.