John M. Clark Jr. (born August 26, 1937) is an American former basketball coach who was the head coach at Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania from 1966 to 1969 and the Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association from 1969 to 1970.
Biography Clark played college basketball at the College of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio and was the team's most valuable player in 1959. From 1959 to 1964, he compiled a 75–39 record as head coach at Bishop Egan High School in Levittown, Pennsylvania. He then spent two seasons as an assistant to Skip Hughes Saint Francis College, during which time he led the freshman team to a 26–5 record. He was promoted to head coach following Hughes retirement in 1966. He amassed a 55–20 over three seasons and developed future National Basketball Association players Norm Van Lier and Kevin Porter.
In 1969, Clark was named head coach of the American Basketball Association's Pittsburgh Pipers, which returned to the city after a year in Minnesota. He was the team's fifth coach in its three-season existence. Clark's tenure was also short-lived, as he was replaced by Buddy Jeannette after a 14–25 start.
Clark left coaching after his lone ABA season. He was an executive with the Converse Shoe Company.
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