Jack Leaman

Jack Leaman
1932-2004

at UMass

Color Commentator, UMass Radio Network, 1994-2004

Three times during those 10 seasons, Leaman teamed with announcers Bob Behler (2001, 2003) and Mark Vandermeer (1996) to earn Best Play-By-Play honors from the Associated Press.

Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball, 1991-94

Head Coach, Women's Basketball, 1986-87

Led Minutewomen to 14-12 record, teams only winning season from 1980-95

Following his time at head coach, Leaman served as the athletic director of UMass' Stockbridge School of Agriculture, as well as the Stockbridge men's basketball and golf coach.

Head Coach, 1966-79

Ranks first in wins at UMass (217)
Longest tenure of any coach in UMass history (13 seasons)
Two-time New England Coach of the Year
Led UMass to 8 Yankee Conference titles
Coached 22 All-Yankee Conference selections during his tenure
Inducted to UMass Athletic Hall of Fame
Inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003

Season	Record	Notables
Record at UMass
1966-67	11-14 (7-3 YC)
1967-68	14-11 (8-2 YC)	YC Co-Champion
1968-69	17-7 (9-1 YC)	YC Co-Champion
1969-70	18-7 (8-2 YC)	YC Co-Champion NIT appearance
1970-71	23-4 (10-0 YC)	Co-Captained by Julius Erving YC Champions NIT appearance Team photo
1971-72	14-12 (6-4 YC)
1972-73	20-7 (10-2 YC)	YC Champions NIT second round Team photo
1973-74	21-5 (11-1 YC)	Captained by Al Skinner YC Champions NIT appearance
1974-75	18-8 (10-2 YC)	YC Champions NIT appearance
1975-76	21-6 (11-1 YC)	YC Champions
1976-77	20-11 (3-4 ECBL)	NIT second round
1977-78	15-12 (5-5 E-8)
1978-79	5-22 (0-10 E-8)
Totals	Overall: 217-126 (.632) Conference: 98-37 (.726)

Assistant Coach, 1961-66

pre-UMass

Boston University Terriers, NCAA, 1955-60
#10, Guard, 5' 10"

Member of the BU freshman team in 1955-56.
Led team in scoring and assists in each of his three varsity seasons (1956-57 through 1958-59).
Team captain and MVP in 1958-59. Led the Terriers to an overall record of 20-7, and a trip to the NCAA East Regional final.
Earned a bachelor's degree in 1959 and a master's degree in 1960.
Assistant coach in 1956-60.
Inducted to the BU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977.
Jersey #10 retired by BU on 11/14/2008.

1958-59 Terriers: 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.)

Served in the US Army for two years, from which he was honorably discharged in 1955.
A Boston native, Leaman graduated from Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School in 1951.

Pictures

BU player photo
as a player at BU
Leaman and BU coach Zunic, 1958-59
BU 1958-59 team photo (Leaman front row, first on left. Zunic back row, first on left.)

UMass Coach
UMass Coach
with Billy Tindall
at the Maui Invitational, 11/26/2003
at the Maui Invitational, 11/26/2003
at Fordham, 2/21/2004

with John McCutcheon and Al Skinner, 2/18/2004
with Al Skinner, 2/18/2004
with Julius Erving, 2/18/2004
addressing the crowd on Al Skinner night, 2/18/2004
with Al Skinner and Julius Erving, 2/18/2004
radio interview with Julius Erving, 2/18/2004

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	BU player photo	as a player at BU	Leaman and BU coach Zunic, 1958-59	BU 1958-59 team photo (Leaman front row, first on left. Zunic back row, first on left.)
UMass Coach	UMass Coach	with Billy Tindall	at the Maui Invitational, 11/26/2003	at the Maui Invitational, 11/26/2003	at Fordham, 2/21/2004
with John McCutcheon and Al Skinner, 2/18/2004	with Al Skinner, 2/18/2004	with Julius Erving, 2/18/2004	addressing the crowd on Al Skinner night, 2/18/2004	with Al Skinner and Julius Erving, 2/18/2004	radio interview with Julius Erving, 2/18/2004