Matt Zunic

Matt Zunic
Personal information
Born September 19, 1919
Renton, Pennsylvania
Died December 15, 2006(2006-12-15) (aged 87)
Lecanto, Florida
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College George Washington (1938–1941)
BAA draft 1947 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the Washington Capitols
Playing career 1947–1949
Position Guard / Forward
Number 18
Coaching career 1952–1963
Career history
As player:
1947–1948 Flint Dow A.C.'s
1948–1949 Washington Capitols
As coach:
1952–1959 Boston University
1959–1963 UMass

Matthew 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
  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
1948–49 Washington 56.303.706.94.9
Career 56.303.706.94.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 Washington 9.179.632.72.9
Career 9.179.632.72.9

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Massachusetts (Yankee Conference) (1959–1963)
1959–60 Massachusetts 14–106–4
1960–61 Massachusetts 16–104–6
1961–62 Massachusetts 15-98-21stNCAA 1st Round
1962–63 Massachusetts 12-126-43rd
Massachusetts: 57-4124-16
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

  1. ↑ Family Search
  2. ↑ Career statistics Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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