Remembering a legend of New Zealand basketball and Taranaki sport. Steve ‘Coach’ McKean has been remembered as a legend of sport in Taranaki following his death on Monday after being diagnosed with cancer. Andy Jackson/Stuff Steve ‘Coach’ McKean, who was a Taranaki sports legend, died on Monday. “I was covering basketball for the paper, and everyone covering basketball knew Coach McKean,’’ Brown said. Most recently he was instrumental helping form the Taranaki Basketball Regional Sports Organisation and bringing Breakers’ games to New Plymouth for the first time, Carr said.

Source: Stuff May 03, 2021 05:15 UTC