Jack Leaman

Leaman coaching at UMass

Head Coach
Seasons: 1966-67 through 1978-79

Assistant Coach
Seasons: 1961-62 through 1965-66

Birthdate: December 22, 1932
Date of Death: March 6, 2004 (age 71)

Coaching - at UMass

UMass (Head Coach, 1966-79)

Promoted to Head Coach in 1966 after Johnny Orr resigned
Ranks first in wins at UMass (217)
Finished with a UMass career record of 217-126 (.633)
Longest tenure of any coach in UMass basketball history (13 seasons)
Two-time New England Coach of the Year
Led UMass to 8 Yankee Conference titles
Led UMass to 6 NIT appearances
Coached 22 All-Yankee Conference selections during his tenure
Inducted to UMass Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998
Inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003
Coached Julius Erving, Al Skinner, and Rick Pitino
Floor at Mullins Center was dedicated as "Jack Leaman Court" on 2/25/2006
Statue of Leaman dedicated on 9/10/2021

Leaman's legacy in Louisville's championship (4/9/2013)

Head Coaching Record

Season	Overall	Win %	Conf	Win %	Place	Post-Season
1966-67	11-14	.440	7-3	.700	3rd	none
1967-68	14-11	.560	8-2	.800	1st (tie)	none
1968-69	17-7	.708	9-1	.900	1st (tie)	none
1969-70	18-7	.720	8-2	.900	1st (tie)	NIT First Round
1970-71	23-4	.852	10-0	.900	1st	NIT First Round
1971-72	14-12	.538	6-4	.600	2nd (tie)	none
1972-73	20-7	.741	10-2	.833	1st	NIT Quarterfinals
1973-74	21-5	.808	11-1	.917	1st	NIT First Round
1974-75	18-8	.692	10-2	.833	1st	NIT First Round
1975-76	21-6	.778	11-1	.917	1st	none
1976-77	20-11	.645	3-4	.429	6th	NIT Quarterfinals
1977-78	15-12	.556	5-5	.500	3rd	none
1978-79	5-22	.185	0-10	.000	8th	none
Totals	217-126	.632	98-37	.726

UMass (Assistant Coach, 1961-66)

Served on the staffs of head coaches Matt Zunic and Johnny Orr
UMass went to the NCAA Tournament in 1962, the school's only appearance prior to the 1992 Tournament

UMass Athletics

Women's Basketball (Head Coach, 1986-87)

Led Minutewomen to 14-12 record, the team's only winning season from 1980-95

Women's Basketball (Assistant Coach, 1991-94)

Helped rebuild program from 0-27 season in 1990-91 to subsequent records of 4-24, 11-15, and 14-14

UMass Radio Network (Color Commentator, 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.

Stockbridge School of Agriculture

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

Pre-UMass

BU 1958-59

Player - Boston University

Seasons: 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59
Number: 10
Position: G
Height: 5' 10“
Hometown: Boston, MA
High School: Cambridge Rindge & Latin (1951)

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 in 1958-59, and a trip to the NCAA East Regional final
Scored 14 points per game in the 1958-59 season¹⁾
Inducted to the BU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977
Jersey #10 retired by BU on 11/14/2008
Earned a bachelor's degree in 1959 and a master's degree in 1960

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.)