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Don McCrae
| Awards received:
Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy (CIS Coach of the Year) in 1984-85 OUA West Coach of the Year in 1976-77 and 1977-78 and 1983-84 and 1987-88 and 1988-89 Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994 University of Waterloo Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994 | Family connections: Don McCrae is father of Kate McCrae-Bristol |
Playing career:
| Season | Team | Num | Elig | Team Finish | League Record | Overall Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | MBB-McMaster | 5-5 | 8-6 |
Team information as head coach:
| Season | Team | Team Finish | League Record | Playoff Record | U Sports Record | Overall Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | Pct | W-L | Pct | W-L | Pct | GP | W-L | Pct | |||
| 1971-72 | MBB-Waterloo | 10-2 | 0.833 | 0-1 | 0.000 | 16-5 | 0.762 | 31 | 19-12 | 0.613 | |
| 1972-73 | MBB-Waterloo | OUAA Second Place | 11-1 | 0.917 | 2-1 | 0.667 | 18-4 | 0.818 | 29 | 24-5 | 0.828 |
| 1973-74 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU Bronze Medal, OUAA Champion | 10-2 | 0.833 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 22-6 | 0.786 | 35 | 27-8 | 0.771 |
| 1974-75 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU National Champion, OUAA Champion | 12-0 | 1.000 | 6-0 | 1.000 | 25-0 | 1.000 | 37 | 33-4 | 0.892 |
| 1975-76 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU Bronze Medal, OUAA Champion | 8-4 | 0.667 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 23-8 | 0.742 | 34 | 25-9 | 0.735 |
| 1976-77 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU Bronze Medal, OUAA Champion | 10-2 | 0.833 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 25-8 | 0.758 | 36 | 27-9 | 0.750 |
| 1977-78 | MBB-Waterloo | OUAA Semifinalist | 9-3 | 0.750 | 1-1 | 0.500 | 15-7 | 0.682 | 29 | 20-9 | 0.690 |
| 1978-79 | MBB-Waterloo | OUAA Semifinalist | 10-2 | 0.833 | 1-1 | 0.500 | 21-9 | 0.700 | 33 | 22-11 | 0.667 |
| 1979-80 | MBB-Waterloo | OUAA Semifinalist | 8-4 | 0.667 | 2-1 | 0.667 | 14-16 | 0.467 | 33 | 15-18 | 0.455 |
| 1980-81 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU Final 8 | 7-5 | 0.583 | 0-3 | 0.000 | 15-15 | 0.500 | 37 | 17-20 | 0.459 |
| 1981-82 | MBB-Waterloo | 6-6 | 0.500 | 1-2 | 0.333 | 16-14 | 0.533 | 34 | 18-16 | 0.529 | |
| 1982-83 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU Silver Medal, OUAA Champion | 10-2 | 0.833 | 4-1 | 0.800 | 20-7 | 0.741 | 38 | 23-15 | 0.605 |
| 1983-84 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU Semifinalist, OUAA Semifinalist | 11-1 | 0.917 | 3-3 | 0.500 | 24-7 | 0.774 | 40 | 29-11 | 0.725 |
| 1984-85 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU Silver Medal, OUAA Second Place | 10-2 | 0.833 | 5-2 | 0.714 | 26-6 | 0.812 | 37 | 30-7 | 0.811 |
| 1985-86 | MBB-Waterloo | CIAU Silver Medal, OUAA Champion | 8-4 | 0.667 | 7-1 | 0.875 | 23-8 | 0.742 | 38 | 25-13 | 0.658 |
| 1986-87 | MBB-Waterloo | 7-5 | 0.583 | 1-1 | 0.500 | 17-12 | 0.586 | 33 | 20-13 | 0.606 | |
| 1987-88 | MBB-Waterloo | OUAA Semifinalist | 10-2 | 0.833 | 1-1 | 0.500 | 17-8 | 0.680 | 29 | 18-11 | 0.621 |
| 1988-89 | MBB-Waterloo | 11-3 | 0.786 | 1-1 | 0.500 | 19-12 | 0.613 | 34 | 21-13 | 0.618 | |
| 1989-90 | MBB-Waterloo | 7-7 | 0.500 | 1-1 | 0.500 | 17-13 | 0.567 | 33 | 19-14 | 0.576 | |
| 1990-91 | MBB-Waterloo | 6-8 | 0.429 | 0-1 | 0.000 | 13-17 | 0.433 | 31 | 13-18 | 0.419 | |
| 1991-92 | MBB-Waterloo | 7-7 | 0.500 | 1-1 | 0.500 | 16-13 | 0.552 | 33 | 17-16 | 0.515 | |
| *Total 21 seasons | 188-72 | 0.723 | 52-26 | 0.667 | 402-195 | 0.673 | 714 | 462-252 | 0.647 | ||
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