Jack Leaman

Jack Leaman
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1932-12-22)December 22, 1932
Boston, Massachusetts
Died March 6, 2004(2004-03-06) (aged 71)
Washington, D. C.
Playing career
1957–1959 Boston University
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1966 UMass (assistant)
1966–1979 UMass
1986–1987 UMass (women's)
Head coaching record
Overall 217–126 (men's)
14–12 (women's)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
8 Yankee Conference (1968–1971, 1973–1976)
Awards
2× New England Coach of the Year

Jack Leaman (December 22, 1932 – March 6, 2004) was an American basketball coach,best known as the head coach of the University of Massachusetts Amherst men's basketball team from 1966 to 1979.[1] to 1979 where his teams compiled an overall record of 217–126, the school's all-time winningest coach.[2] His teams won 8 Yankee Conference titles and earned 6 trips to the National Invitational Tournament. A 2-time New England Coach of the Year, he was inducted into the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977, the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988, and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. Some of the players he coached during his tenure include Julius Erving, Rick Pitino, and Al Skinner. In all, he coached 22 All-Yankee Conference selections during his coaching career.[3] Leaman also served as a radio color commentator for UMass men's basketball for 10 seasons beginning in 1994, and served as head coach for the women's basketball team for the 1986–87 season. The basketball court floor at the Mullins Center is named in his honor.[4]

Born in Boston in 1932, he graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School in 1951. After 2 years in the United States Army, and after receiving an honorable discharge, Leaman earned both a bachelor's and master's degrees from Boston University. He led the BU basketball team in both scoring and assists during his 3-year playing career. As senior captain in 1959, he led the Terriers to an overall record of 20–7, culminating with a trip to the NCAA East Regional Final.[5]

He was appointed UMass assistant basketball coach in 1961 under head coach Matthew Zunic, and continued under Johnny Orr until he was chosen head coach for the 1966/67 season.

Head coaching record

Men's basketball

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UMass Minutemen (Yankee Conference) (1966–1976)
1966–67 UMass 11–147–33rd
1967–68 UMass 14–118–2T–1st
1968–69 UMass 17–79–11st
1969–70 UMass 18–78–2T–1stNIT 1st Round
1970–71 UMass 23–410–01stNIT 1st Round
1971–72 UMass 14–126–4T–2nd
1972–73 UMass 20–710–21stNIT 2nd Round
1973–74 UMass 21–511–11stNIT 1st Round
1974–75 UMass 18–810–21stNIT 1st Round
1975–76 UMass 21–611–11st
UMass Minutemen (Eastern Collegiate Basketball League / Eastern Athletic Association) (1976–1979)
1976–77 UMass 20–113–44th (East)NIT 2nd Round
1977–78 UMass 15–125–5T–3rd (East)
1978–79 UMass 5–220–108th
UMass: 217–12698–37
Total:217–126

      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

Women's basketball

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UMass Minutewomen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1986–1987)
1986–87 UMass 14–129–95th
UMass: 14–129–9
Total:14–12

References

  1. ↑ "Looking Back Jack Leaman: A Coach's Coach". UMass Amherst. Archived from the original (PHP) on May 28, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "One of the Great Ones". UMass Magazine Online. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "In Memory: Jack Leaman, 1932-2004". UMass Atlhetics. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "UMass Basketball Court named for Jack Leaman on Feb 25". UMass Atlhetics. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame: Jack Leaman". Boston University Atlhetics. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
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