 He then served as the head coach of Power Memorial Academy, from 1959 to 1965.At Power Memorial, Donohue had a career win-loss record of 163–30, including winning 71 straight games with the star center of his team, Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).Donohue's 1963–64 Power Memorial team was named, "The High School Team of The Century".