C. B. McGrath

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}

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| name = C. B. McGrath

| image = McGrath Media Day 2017.jpg

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| caption = McGrath in 2017

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|21}}

| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1994–1998

| player_team1 = Kansas

| coach_years1 = 1999–2003

| coach_team1 = Kansas (admin. asst)

| coach_years2 = 2003–2017

| coach_team2 = North Carolina (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 2017–2020

| coach_team3 = UNC Wilmington

| coach_years4 = 2021–2022

| coach_team4 = Cincinnati (special asst.)

| overall_record = 26–58 ({{Winning percentage|26|58}})

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Colin Bryan McGrath (born November 21, 1975) is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach at UNC Wilmington. McGrath previously served under Roy Williams as an assistant coach with the University of North Carolina. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana,{{cite news|title=C.B. McGrath UNC bio|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205674095|work=North Carolina Tar Heels|accessdate=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402083547/http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205674095|archive-date=April 2, 2017|url-status=dead}} but raised in Topeka, Kansas, McGrath started out as a player for Williams at Kansas and was an assistant under him at Kansas and North Carolina.{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Haskin|title=Topeka's McGrath awaits career move at UNC|url=http://cjonline.com/sports/2012-03-24/topekas-mcgrath-awaits-career-move-unc#|work=The Topeka Capital-Journal|date=March 24, 2012|accessdate=April 1, 2017}}

On April 3, 2017 McGrath was named head coach at UNC Wilmington following the conclusion of North Carolina's season.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=UNCW hires North Carolina assistant CB McGrath as coach|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2017/04/03/uncw-hires-north-carolina-assistant-cb-mcgrath-as-coach/99983144/|work=USAToday.com|date=April 3, 2017|accessdate=April 3, 2017}}

On January 13, 2020 UNCW relieved McGrath of his duties following a 5-14 start to the 2019-2020 season with just two of those wins coming against Division 1 competition.Wilmington Start News https://www.starnewsonline.com/sports/20200113/uncw-basketball-fires-head-coach-cb-mcgrath