Friday, June 3, 2016

Matt Zunic

Matthew Zunic


Born:
September 19, 1919
Renton, PA

Died:
December 15, 2006
Lecanto, FL


Career
New Kensington? at New Kensington, PA (High School)
1938-39 George Washington (College)
1939-40 George Washington (College)
1940-41 George Washington (College)
Norfolk - Virginia (Military)
Norfolk - Virginia (Military)
Treasure Island - California (Military) Player / Head coach
1945-46 Midland Dows (Independent)
1946-47 Midland Dows (Independent)
1947-48 Flint/Midland Dow A.C.'s (NBL)
1948-49 Washington Capitols (BAA)
1951-52 University of Massachusetts (College) Assistant Coach
1952-53 Boston University (College) Head coach
1953-54 Boston University (College) Head coach
1954-55 Boston University (College) Head coach
1955-56 Boston University (College) Head coach
1956-57 Boston University (College) Head coach
1957-58 Boston University (College) Head coach
1958-59 Boston University (College) Head coach
1959-60 University of Massachusetts (College) Head Coach
1960-61 University of Massachusetts (College) Head Coach
1961-62 University of Massachusetts (College) Head Coach
1962-63 University of Massachusetts (College) Head Coach
1963-64 Pittsfield Merchants (Independent) Head Coach
1964-65 Pittsfield Merchants (Independent) Head Coach 

Zunic was born to Croatian immigrants in the coal mine areas of Pennsylvania. He attended GW and entered the military after college to serve his country in World War 2. He played a couple years of pro ball before staying on at Dow as a salesman. He then turned to coaching, taking an assistant job at UMass before the Head Coach job opened at Boston University. After seven seasons, he moved to Massachusetts. He was fired after four years because of his constant hostility with the officials. After coaching at UMass, he stayed on the faculty until he retired in 1990 and moved to Florida.

He was married to Janice Winslow (who died three months before his passing) had three daughters.

Source:
https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/obituary-matt-zunic-former-basketball-coach-and-professor
http://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/bostonsh?a=d&d=bcheights19530109.2.45
Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), September 27, 1963


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/z/zunicma01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/z/zunicma01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=zunicma01

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