15 points, prompting the immediate firing of UCLA head coach Steve Alford in December 2018, before the Pac-12 Conference season even began. Ironically, it was Alford who replaced McKay at New Mexico after his firing there nearly 12 years earlier. The following year, he was the 2019 recipient of the Jim Phelan Award. Personal life McKay graduated from Westwood High School, and played college basketball at Seattle Pacific University, where he set the single-season and career record for steals, and he was third in career assists. McKay has a wife, Julie, daughter, Ellie, and sons Luke and Gabriel. Head coaching record References 1965 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Indiana Basketball players from Indianapolis Bradley Braves men's basketball coaches College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Colorado State Rams men's basketball coaches Liberty Flames basketball coaches New Mexico Lobos men's basketball coaches Oregon State Beavers men's basketball coaches Portland State Vikings men's basketball coaches Seattle Pacific Falcons men's basketball players Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball coaches Washington Huskies men's basketball coaches