Matt Zunic
Matt Zunic| Personal information |
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| Born |
December 19, 1919 |
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| Died |
December 15, 2006(2006-12-15) (aged 86) |
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| Nationality |
American |
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| Listed height |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
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| Listed weight |
195 lb (88 kg) |
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| Career information |
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| College |
George Washington |
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| Playing career |
1949–1949 |
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| Position |
Guard |
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| Number |
18 |
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| Career history |
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| 1949 |
Washington Capitols |
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Matthew Zunic (December 19, 1919 – December 15, 2006[1]) was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at the George Washington University.[2] A 6'3" guard, he played one season (1948-49) in the Basketball Association of America, a precursor to the NBA. He averaged 4.9 points per game for the Washington Capitols.
He later coached at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts. He coached seven season at BU (1952-53 through 1958-59), compiling a 96-58 record (.623). He then moved to the University of Massachusetts, coaching for four seasons (1959-60 through 1962-63), compiling a 57-41 record (.582). In the 1961-62 season, Massachusetts won their first Yankee Conference title, and played in the school's first NCAA Tournament.
Head coaching record
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
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| Massachusetts (Yankee Conference) (1959–1963)
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| 1959–60 |
Massachusetts |
14–10 | 6–4 | |
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| 1960–61 |
Massachusetts |
16–10 | 4–6 | |
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| 1961–62 |
Massachusetts |
15-9 | 8-2 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round
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| 1962–63 |
Massachusetts |
12-12 | 6-4 | 3rd |
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| Massachusetts: |
57-41 | 24-16 |
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| Total: | | |
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion |
References
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- No coach (1901–1907)
- No team (1907–1908)
- P. V. Stroud (1908–1909)
- Charles McGlue (1909–1910)
- H. L. Perrin (1910–1911)
- No team (1911–1915)
- Henry Crane (1915–1916)
- V. B. Allison (1916–1918)
- No team (1918–1919)
- Percy L. Wendell (1919–1920)
- No coach (1920–1923)
- No team (1923–1924)
- John Williams (1924–1925)
- Win Carlson (1925–1932)
- John Harmon (1932–1935)
- Mel Collard (1935–1943)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Mel Collard (1944–1945)
- Russ Peterson (1945–1948)
- Charles Cummings (1948–1949)
- Vin Cronin (1949–1952)
- Matt Zunic (1952–1959)
- John Burke (1959–1966)
- Charles Luce (1966–1971)
- Ron Mitchell (1971–1974)
- Roy Sigler (1974–1978)
- Rick Pitino (1978–1983)
- John Kuester (1983–1985)
- Mike Jarvis (1985–1990)
- Bob Brown (1990–1994)
- Dennis Wolff (1994–2009)
- Pat Chambers (2009–2011)
- Joe Jones (2011– )
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Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
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