Matt Zunic

Matt Zunic
Personal information
Born	December 19, 1919 Renton, Pennsylvania
Died	December 15, 2006(2006-12-15) (aged 86) Lecanto, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	George Washington (1939–1941)
Playing career	1947–1949
Position	Guard
Number	18
Career history
1947–1948	Flint Dow A.C.'s
1949	Washington Capitols

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
Massachusetts (Yankee Conference) (1959–1963)
1959–60	Massachusetts	14–10	6–4
1960–61	Massachusetts	16–10	4–6
1961–62	Massachusetts	15-9	8-2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1962–63	Massachusetts	12-12	6-4	3rd
Massachusetts:		57-41	24-16
Total:
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

Boston University Terriers men's basketball head coaches

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P. V. Stroud (1908–1909)
Charles McGlue (1909–1910)
H. L. Perrin (1910–1911)
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Henry Crane (1915–1916)
V. B. Allison (1916–1918)
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Percy L. Wendell (1919–1920)
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John Williams (1924–1925)
Win Carlson (1925–1932)
John Harmon (1932–1935)
Mel Collard (1935–1943)
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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– )

UMass Minutemen basketball head coaches

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Harold Gore (1916–1917)
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Emory Grayson (1919–1920)
Harold Gore (1920–1929)
Fritz Ellert (1929–1933)
Mel Taube (1933–1936)
Wilho Frigard (1936–1940)
Louis Bush (1940–1941)
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Walter Hargesheimer (1941–1943)
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Lorin Ball (1945–1946)
Walter Hargesheimer (1946)
Lorin Ball (1946–1952)
Robert Curran (1952–1959)
Matt Zunic (1959–1963)
Johnny Orr (1963–1966)
Jack Leaman (1966–1979)
Ray Wilson (1979–1981)
Tom McLaughlin (1981–1983)
Ron Gerlufson (1983–1988)
John Calipari (1988–1996)
Bruiser Flint (1996–2001)
Steve Lappas (2001–2005)
Travis Ford (2005–2008)
Derek Kellogg (2008– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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