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Matt Zunic

  • Head Coach
  • Seasons:
  • Birthdate: December 19, 1919
  • Date of Death: December 15, 2006

Coaching - at UMass

UMass (Head Coach, 1959-60 through 1962-63)

Head Coaching Record

SeasonOverallWin %ConfWin %PlacePost-Season
1959-6014-10.5836-4.600T-2ndnone
1960-6116-10.6154-6.4004thnone
1961-6215-9.6258-2.800FirstNCAA 1st round
1962-6312-12.5006-4.6003rdnone
Totals57-41.58224-16.600

Coaching - elsewhere

Boston University (Head Coach, 1952-53 through 1958-59)

1952-53 10-10
1953-54 9-11
1954-55 12-9
1955-56 17-6
1956-57 13-10
1957-58 15-5 (upgrade to Div-I)
1958-59 20-7

BU basketball 1958-59

1958-59 BU Season: In his seventh season with the team, head coach Matt Zunic (who would start coaching at UMass next season) led the Terriers to their first-ever NCAA tournament berth after a 20-7 season. Seniors Jack Leaman and Bob Cumings led the team to a first-round victory over Connecticut at New York's Madison Square Garden. (Leaman: 5 FGs, 5 FTs, 15 points.) Three days later, the Terriers bested 18th-ranked Navy to give the program its first 20-win season. (Leaman 5-16 FGs, 3-4 FTs, 2 rebs, 4 fouls, 13 points.) The magic ended when West Virginia, led by future NBA Hall-of-Famer Jerry West, ousted BU, 86-82. (Leaman 3-9 FGs, 4-4 FTs, 3 rebs, 4 fouls, 10 points.)

Professional basketball player

College basketball player

matt_zunic.txt · Last modified: 2021/05/18 13:12 by mikeuma