Wikipedia / Kevin Cadle
Wikipedia / Kevin Cadle
Kevin Cadle (17 March 1955 – 16 October 2017) was a British-based American sports presenter and former basketball coach.
Cadle was born in Buffalo, New York in 1955. After retiring from coaching in 1997, Cadle presented American football and NBA programming for Sky Sports. Cadle also ran his own channel on YouTube called The SportsHeads, providing honest commentary on the NFL and NBA for a UK audience.
He supported the Buffalo Bills.
Cadle unexpectedly died on the morning of October 16, 2017.
Coaching accomplishments
British Basketball League Champions 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996
BBL play-off Champions 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997
BBL Cup Winners 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
BBL Trophy Winners 1996, 1997
Scottish Cup Winners 1984, 1985
Scottish Play-Off Champions 1984, 1985
English Cup Champions 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996
World Invitation Club Tournament Champions (WICB) 1990, 1992
Coaching record
Scottish Coach of the Year 1984, 1985
English Coach of the Year 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996
Scottish Men's National Team Head Coach 1984, 1985
English Men's National Team Head Coach 1991–1993
Great Britain Men's National Team Head Coach 1991–1992
Special coaching accomplishments
Placed in the Guinness Book of Records – "Most Successful Team Ever in British Sport" 1989/1990
Repeated in 1991/1992 Season
British record of more than 300 career league victories – 1998
Voted into the "Top 50 Most Influential Sportsperson" in Britain – 1996
Final grouping of the European Club Champions Cup – First Time Ever in Britain 1990/1991 Season: Ranked Number 6 in Europe
Repeated in 1993/1994 Season
Final grouping of the European Cup Winners Cup – 1987/1988 Season
First coach to be inducted into the British Basketball League's (BBL) Hall of Fame
BBL Player of the Month award named in his honour - the Molten Kevin Cadle Player of the Month award
Voted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame
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