College Basketball Head Coach. Born George Melvin Heathcote, he was a college basketball head coach for 24 seasons, leading Michigan State when they won the 1979 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Championship. He got his start as a college head coach in 1971 at the University of Montana, where he spent five seasons. From 1976 through 1995, Heathcote won three Big Ten titles and appeared in nine NCAA tournaments during his 19-year career at Michigan State, winning 339 games there. His Spartans squad, led by Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, won it all in 1978-79. Heathcote, who was awarded National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Coach of the Year in 1990 and won Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1986, died of natural causes.
College Basketball Head Coach. Born George Melvin Heathcote, he was a college basketball head coach for 24 seasons, leading Michigan State when they won the 1979 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Championship. He got his start as a college head coach in 1971 at the University of Montana, where he spent five seasons. From 1976 through 1995, Heathcote won three Big Ten titles and appeared in nine NCAA tournaments during his 19-year career at Michigan State, winning 339 games there. His Spartans squad, led by Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, won it all in 1978-79. Heathcote, who was awarded National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Coach of the Year in 1990 and won Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1986, died of natural causes.
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