John P. McCullough (born October 5, 1956) is a retired National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. McCullough was a Big Eight Player of the Year and NCAA All-American for the University of Oklahoma. McCullough was drafted in the fourth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings. His only season in the NBA was for the Phoenix Suns in 1981–82. McCullough was an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University and the University of New Mexico before becoming the head coach at New Mexico Highlands University from 1996 to 2000.[1] McCullough was later the head coach of the women's program at Oklahoma Baptist University.[2]
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 5, 1956 Lima, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lima (Lima, Ohio) |
| College | Oklahoma (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979: 4th round, 85th overall pick |
| Selected by the Kansas City Kings | |
| Playing career | 1981–1985 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 8 |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1981 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1981–1982 | Billings Volcanos |
| 1982–1983 | Ohio Mixers |
| 1983–1985 | Pau-Orthez |
| As coach: | |
| 1985–1988 | SMU (assistant) |
| 1988–1995 | New Mexico (assistant) |
| 1996–2000 | New Mexico Highlands |
| 2000–2012 | Oklahoma Baptist (women) |
| 2016–2021 | Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Tulsa (women's assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
On June 1, 2016, McCullough was promoted to assistant coach by the Portland Trail Blazers after spending the previous four seasons as the team's advance scout.[3] He is a former college teammate to Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts.
Head coaching record edit
Men's basketball edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Highlands Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | New Mexico Highlands | 5–21 | 3–16 | 6th West | |||||
| 1997–98 | New Mexico Highlands | 5–21 | 3–16 | 7th West | |||||
| 1998–99 | New Mexico Highlands | 6–20 | 4–15 | T–6th West | |||||
| 1999–2000 | New Mexico Highlands | 15–12 | 10–9 | 3rd West | |||||
| New Mexico Highlands: | 31–74 (.295) | 20–56 (.263) | |||||||
| Total: | 31–74 (.295) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Women's basketball edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Baptist Bison (Sooner Athletic Conference) (2000–2012) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Oklahoma Baptist | 20–14 | 7–9 | NAIA Second Round | |||||
| 2001–02 | Oklahoma Baptist | 25–9 | 12–6 | NAIA Second Round | |||||
| 2002–03 | Oklahoma Baptist | 21–13 | 11–7 | NAIA First Round | |||||
| 2003–04 | Oklahoma Baptist | 21–14 | 8–10 | NAIA First Round | |||||
| 2004–05 | Oklahoma Baptist | 24–8 | 12–6 | NAIA First Round | |||||
| 2005–06 | Oklahoma Baptist | 25–10 | 10–8 | NAIA Elite Eight | |||||
| 2006–07 | Oklahoma Baptist | 17–13 | 11–7 | NAIA First Round | |||||
| 2007–08 | Oklahoma Baptist | 29–5 | 19–3 | NAIA First Round | |||||
| 2008–09 | Oklahoma Baptist | 32–5 | 20–2 | NAIA Fab Four | |||||
| 2009–10 | Oklahoma Baptist | 31–4 | 21–1 | NAIA Second Round | |||||
| 2010–11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 12–20 | 9–13 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma Baptist | 15–16 | 11–11 | ||||||
| Oklahoma Baptist: | 272–131 (.675) | 151–83 (.645) | |||||||
| Total: | 272–131 (.675) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ "John McCullough". University of Tulsa athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "2009-10 Women's Basketball Coaches". Oklahoma Baptist University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Blazers promote Dale Osbourne, add John McCullough to coaching staff". InsideHoops.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
External links edit
- "John McCullough", Sports Reference LLC, Basketball-Reference.com, retrieved November 30, 2009
- "Parks department plans basketball camps". The Norman Transcript. June 20, 2009. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
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