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Neil Cohalan

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American basketball coach (1906-1968)

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Cornelius Joseph "Neil" Cohalan was an American basketball coach. He was the first coach of the New York Knicks and has the distinction of being the winning coach of the first game played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Cornelius Joseph "Neil" Cohalan was an American basketball coach. He was the first coach of the New York Knicks and has the distinction of being the winning coach of the first game played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the forerunner to the modern National Basketball Association (NBA). The game, a November 1, 1946 contest between the Knicks and the Toronto Huskies played in famed Maple Leaf Gardens, was won 68-66 by the Knickerbockers.

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United States
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Athlete
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deceased
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Lived 1906 to 1968 · aged 61
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