Vince Macaulay
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| birth_place = Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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| nationality = British
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| years1 = 1978–1981
| team1 = Liverpool Atac
| years2 = 1982–1986
| team2 = Camden and Hampstead
| years3 = 1986–1988
| team3 = Brixton Topcats
| years4 = 1988
| team4 = Tower Hamlets
| years5 = 1988–1992
| team5 = London Docklands/London Towers
| cyears1 = 1993–???
| cteam1 = Hemel Royals/Milton Keynes Lions
| cyears2 = 2007{{ndash}}2011
| cteam2 = Milton Keynes Lions
| cyears3 = 2012–2015
| cteam3 = London Lions
| cyears4 = 2018–2020
| cteam4 = London Lions
| cyears5 = 2022–2023
| cteam5 = Manchester Giants
| cyears6 = 2024
| cteam6 = Artland Dragons
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Vincent Babatunde Kwao Macaulay-Razaq, generally known as Vince Macaulay, is a British basketball coach.{{Cite web |title=Vincent Babatunde Kwao Macaulay-Razaq |url=https://www.2basketballbundesliga.de/teams/kader/spieler/2000766/ |website=2. Basketball-Bundesliga}}
Career
Macaulay grew up in Lagos, Nigeria.{{Cite web |title=Nigeria’s Macaulay-Razaq joins Propel Sports Africa board |url=https://npfl.com.ng/2024/06/04/nigerias-macaulay-razaq-joins-propel-sports-africa-board/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Nigeria Premier Football League |language=en}} He is a graduate of the London International Film School.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-13 |title=Vince Macaulay |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013213507/http://www.mklions.com/news/display.asp?id=5348&preview=1 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Milton Keynes Lions}} In 1984, Macaulay and Jimmy Rogers founded the Brixton TopCats.{{Cite web |last=Ehantharajah |first=Vithushan |date=4 April 2021 |title=British basketball has done so much with so little but its potential has never been greater |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/us-sport/nba/british-basketball-teams-players-b1825787.html |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=The Independent}}
He had kicked off his basketball career with Liverpool Attac in 1978. He later played for Brixton TopCats, Tower Hamlets/London Towers and Hemel Royals. In 1998, when serving as the Watford Royals' chief executive, Macaulay relocated the club to Milton Keynes, naming it Milton Keynes Lions.{{Cite web |date=1998-06-20 |title=Royals' reign in Watford is over |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/5779807.royals-reign-in-watford-is-over/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Watford Observer |language=en}}
Under his reign as owner, Macaulay saw his team progress from whipping-boys to play-off contenders. On 17 May 2007, he returned to coaching the franchise for a third spell,{{cite web| author = MK Lions | title = Macaulay in charge - All back | url = http://www.mklions.com/news/display.asp?id=5280 | access-date = 2007-07-17 | publisher = Milton Keynes Lions | date = 2007-05-17 }} after the dismissal of Tom Hancock.{{cite web| author = MK Lions | title = Lions end Hancock hour | url = http://www.mklions.com/news/display.asp?id=5277 | access-date = 2007-07-17 | publisher = Milton Keynes Lions | date = 2007-05-08 }} Macaulay had last coached the club when they were based in Hemel Hempstead and also stepped in as caretaker coach the last time Hancock was at the club in 1999. Following this period he was the Chairman of the BBL. He passed on the duty to Paul Blake, Managing Director of the Newcastle Eagles, in 2005. Macaulay also acted as a pundit for Sky Sports on NBA Sundays.
In 2012, Macaulay relocated the Lions franchise to London{{Cite news |date=2012-08-08 |title=MK Lions to move to London's Olympic Park and be rebranded |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/basketball/19185431 |access-date=2024-10-24 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} and became head coach of the club.{{Cite web |date=2012-11-28 |title=Vince Pleased With Progress |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201035605/http://www.londonlionsbasketball.co.uk/news |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=London Lions}} Macaulay handed the job over to Nigel Lloyd in July 2015.{{Cite web |last=Gains |first=Bradley |date=2015-07-08 |title=Nigel Lloyd Takes Over As New London Lions Head Coach |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2015/07/nigel-lloyd-takes-over-as-new-london-lions-head-coach/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Hoopsfix.com |language=en}} In January 2018, Macaulay was back as head coach of the London team.{{Cite web |date=2018-01-05 |title=BBL: London Lions change coach |url=https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/20985219.bbl-london-lions-change-coach/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=East London Advertiser |language=en}} In April 2020, US investment company 777 Partners bought the London Lions, Macaulay stayed involved as a minority stake holder and head coach.{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Mark |date=2020-04-29 |title=LIONS INFUSED WITH MIAMI MONEY |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2020/04/lions-locked-miami/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Hoopsfix.com |language=en-US}} His reign as London head coach ended in January 2022.{{Cite web |last=Gains |first=Bradley |date=2022-01-19 |title=Vince Macaulay out as London Lions head coach |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2022/01/vince-macaulay-out-as-london-lions-head-coach/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Hoopsfix.com |language=en-US}}
In 2022, he was named head coach and general manager of the Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League.{{Cite web |last=Gains |first=Bradley |date=2022-07-17 |title=Vince Macaulay takes over at Manchester Giants |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2022/07/vince-macaulay-takes-over-at-manchester-giants/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Hoopsfix.com |language=en-US}} He parted company with the Giants after one season.{{Cite web |last=Gains |first=Bradley |date=2023-07-20 |title=BBL 2023-24 season: Rosters tracker |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2023/07/bbl-2023-24-season-rosters-tracker/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Hoopsfix.com |language=en-US}}
In June 2024, Macaulay was appointed head coach of the German ProA side Artland Dragons.{{Cite web |last=Gains |first=Bradley |date=2024-06-12 |title=Vince Macaulay takes over as Artland Dragons head coach in Germany |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2024/06/vince-macaulay-takes-over-as-artland-dragons-head-coach-in-germany/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Hoopsfix.com |language=en-US}} He won the first four league games of the 2024-25 season with the Dragons, but was sacked on 11 November 2024 after having suffered defeat in the following five.{{Cite web |last=Alschner |first=Jacob |date=2024-11-11 |title=Reißleine gezogen: Artland Dragons stellen Coach Macaulay frei |url=https://www.noz.de/sport/artland-dragons/artikel/reissleine-gezogen-artland-dragons-stellen-coach-macaulay-frei-47976707 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung |language=de}} Macaulay's company Hoops Basket C.I.C. acquired the Thames Valley Cavaliers in partnership with Nhamo Shire in August 2024{{Cite web |last=Neter |first=Sam |date=2024-08-30 |title=Vince Macaulay and Nhamo Shire partner on acquisition of NBL D1 side TVC |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921052332/https://www.hoopsfix.com/2024/08/vince-macaulay-nhamo-shire-partner-on-acquisition-of-nbl-d1-side-tvc/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Hoopsfix.com |language=en}} and changed the name of the programme to London Cavaliers in December 2024.{{Cite web |last=Neter |first=Sam |date=2024-12-18 |title=Thames Valley rebrands to London Cavaliers |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218154504/https://www.hoopsfix.com/2024/12/thames-valley-rebrands-to-london-cavaliers/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Hoopsfix.com |language=en}}
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