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Dave Leitao (born May 18, 1960)

Teams coached: Northeastern Huskies, DePaul Blue Demons, Virginia Cavaliers, Maine Red Claws
Northeastern record: 22-35 (.386)
Virginia record: 63-60 (.512)
DePaul record: 127-146 (.465)
Overall record^: 212-241 (.468)

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Dave Leitao Facts

• David Antonio Leitao, Jr.
• Born May 18, 1960
• Hometown: New Bedford, Massachusetts
• Alma Mater: Northeastern University (BS, 1983)
• The Mass-native played for the Northeastern Huskies for Hall of Fame head coach Jim Calhoun
• Spent a total of 16 seasons as an assistant to Calhoun, two at Northeastern and fourteen at UConn (two separate stints)
  • In between assistant stints, Leitao was the head coach at alma mater Northeastern for two seasons
  • Was on the UConn staff in 1999 when Calhoun and the Huskies won their first NCAA National Championship
• First arrived at DePaul in 2002, coaching the Blue Demons for three seasons
  • Won 58 games and went to one NCAA Tournament and two NITs during this first stint in Chicago
• Left DePaul for
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  Season Coach School National Coach of
  the Year Awards Conf.
  W–L Conf.
  St. Overall
  W–L Source(s) 1953–54Case, EverettEverett Case* NC State— 5–34 26–7^[5][6]1954–55Case, EverettEverett Case* (2) NC State— 12–21 28–4^[5][6]1955–56Greason, MurrayMurray GreasonWake Forest— 10–43^T19–9^[5]1956–57^‡McGuire, FrankFrank McGuire* North CarolinaUPI^[7]14–01 32–0^[5]1957–58Case, EverettEverett Case* (3) NC State— 10–43 18–6^[5][6]1958–59Bradley, HaroldHarold BradleyDuke— 7–73^T13–12^[5]1959–60McKinney, BonesBones McKinneyWake Forest— 12–22^T21–7^[5]1960–61McKinney, BonesBones McKinney (2) Wake Forest— 11–32 19–11^[5]1961–62Stevens, BobBob StevensSouth Carolina— 7–74 15–12^[5]1962–63Bubas, VicVic BubasDuke— 14–01 27–3[5&#

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  Dave Leitao

  American college basketball coach (born 1960)

  David Antonio Leitao Jr. (born May 18, 1960) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for City Reapers of Overtime Elite (OTE). He has previously been the head coach of the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League, DePaul University, the University of Virginia, and his alma mater; Northeastern University. He was named the 2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, but finished at 10th and 11th place in the conference during his final two years with the Virginia Cavaliers. He resigned as the Virginia basketball coach on March 18, 2009.^[1] Leitao is Cape Verdean American.^[2] He was the first coach of African descent to coach any varsity sport in University of Virginia history.^[3]

  Biography

  Playing career

  The 6'7" forward was recruited by Jim Calhoun to play basketball at Northeastern University. From 1978 to 1982 Leitao played at Northeastern, where he averaged 6.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. The teams