Matt Zunic
![]() Zunic, circa 1949 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Renton, Pennsylvania | September 19, 1919
Died | December 15, 2006 Lecanto, Florida | (aged 87)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | New Kensington (New Kensington, Pennsylvania) |
College | George Washington (1938–1941) |
BAA draft | 1947 / Round: – / Pick: – |
Selected by the Washington Capitols | |
Playing career | 1945–1949 |
Position | Guard / Forward |
Number | 18 |
Coaching career | 1947–1976 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1945–1948 | Midland/Flint Dow A.C.'s |
1948–1949 | Washington Capitols |
As coach: | |
1947–1948 | Flint Dow A.C.'s (interim HC) |
1950–1951 | George Washington (assistant) |
1951–1952 | UMass (assistant) |
1952–1959 | Boston University |
1959–1963 | UMass |
1963–1965 | Pittsfield Merchants |
1968 | Springfield Hall of Famers |
1970–1971 | Hartford Capitols |
1972–1976 | Westfield State |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Matthew J. Zunic (September 19, 1919 – December 15, 2006)[1] was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at the George Washington University.[2] A 6'3" guard, he played one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), 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.
BAA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | ||||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
APG | Assists per game | ||||
PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Washington | 56 | .303 | .706 | .9 | 4.9 |
Career | 56 | .303 | .706 | .9 | 4.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1949 | Washington | 9 | .179 | .632 | .7 | 2.9 |
Career | 9 | .179 | .632 | .7 | 2.9 |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Boston University (Independent) (1952–1959) | |||||||||
1952–53 | Boston University | 10–10 | |||||||
1953–54 | Boston University | 9–11 | |||||||
1954–55 | Boston University | 12–9 | |||||||
1955–56 | Boston University | 17–6 | |||||||
1956–57 | Boston University | 13–10 | |||||||
1957–58 | Boston University | 15–5 | |||||||
1958–59 | Boston University | 20–7 | NCAA Regional Runner-up | ||||||
Boston University: | 96–58 | ||||||||
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: | 153–99 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Family Search
- ^ Career statistics Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- Webarchive template wayback links
- 1919 births
- 2006 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Croatian descent
- Basketball coaches from Florida
- Basketball players from Florida
- Boston University Terriers men's basketball coaches
- Eastern Basketball Association coaches
- Flint Dow A.C.'s coaches
- Flint Dow A.C.'s players
- Forwards (basketball)
- George Washington Colonials men's basketball coaches
- George Washington Colonials men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Player-coaches
- UMass Minutemen basketball coaches
- Washington Capitols draft picks
- Washington Capitols players
- Westfield State Owls men's basketball coaches
- All stub articles
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs