What is Neil McCarthy (basketball)?
{{Infobox college coach | name = Neil McCarthy | image = Neil McCarthy 1972.jpeg | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|5|18}} | birth_place = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|09|18|1939|05|18}} | death_place = [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]] | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1963–1964 | player_team1 = [[Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball|Sacramento State]] | coach_years1 = 1974–1985 | coach_team1 = [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]] | coach_years2 = 1985–1997 | coach_team2 = [[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico State]] | overall_record = 419–209 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = 5 [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] regular season (1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984)<br>4 [[Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Big Sky Tournament]] ([[1978 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|1978]]–[[1980 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|1980]], [[1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|1983]]<br>2 [[Big West Conference|Big West]] regular season (1990, 1994)<br>[[Big West Conference|Big West]] East Division (1997)<br>2 [[Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Big West Tournament]] ([[1992 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|1992]], [[1994 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|1994]]) | awards = 3× [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] Coach of the Year (1978, 1980, 1983)<br>2× Big West Coach of the Year (1989, 1990) | coaching_records = }} '''Neil McCarthy''' (May 18, 1939 – September 18, 2021) was an American [[college basketball]] coach. He was head coach of the [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State Wildcats]] team from 1974 to 1985 and at the [[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico State Aggies]] from 1985 to 1997. McCarthy died at his home in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] on September 18, 2021 at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.lcsun-news.com/story/sports/college/nmsu/2021/09/19/neil-mcca