:Matt Zunic

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Matt Zunic

| image = Matt Zunic.jpeg

| image_size = 160px

| caption = Zunic, circa 1949

| career_position = Guard / forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 195

| career_number = 18

| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|9|19}}

| birth_place = Renton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|12|15|1919|09|19}}

| death_place = Lecanto, Florida, U.S.

| high_school = New Kensington
(New Kensington, Pennsylvania)

| college = George Washington (1938–1941)

| draft_year = 1947

| draft_league = BAA

| draft_round = –

| draft_pick = –

| draft_team = Washington Capitols

| career_start = 1945

| career_end = 1949

| years1 = 1945–1948

| team1 = Midland/Flint Dow A.C.'s

| years2 = 1948–1949

| team2 = Washington Capitols

| coach_start = 1947

| coach_end = 1976

| cyears1 = 1947–1948

| cteam1 = Flint Dow A.C.'s (interim HC)

| cyears2 = 1950–1951

| cteam2 = George Washington (assistant)

| cyears3 = 1951–1952

| cteam3 = UMass (assistant)

| cyears4 = 1952–1959

| cteam4 = Boston University

| cyears5 = 1959–1963

| cteam5 = UMass

| cyears6 = 1963–1965

| cteam6 = Pittsfield Merchants

| cyears7 = 1968

| cteam7 = Springfield Hall of Famers

| cyears8 = 1970–1971

| cteam8 = Hartford Capitols

| cyears9 = 1972–1976

| cteam9 = Westfield State

| highlights =

As player:

Second-team All-SoCon (1942)

}}

Matthew J. Zunic (September 19, 1919 – December 15, 2006)[https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AMatthew~%20%2Bsurname%3AZunic~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1919-1919~ Family Search] was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at the George Washington University.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070208122906/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ZUNICMA01 Career statistics]}} 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

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;"
colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"\| Legend
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"\| GP \| Games played
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"\| FG% \| style="padding-right: 8px" \| Field-goal percentage
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"\| FT% \| Free-throw percentage
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"\| APG \| Assists per game
style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"\| PPG \| Points per game

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colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"| Legend

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| GP

| Games played

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| FG%

| style="padding-right: 8px" | Field-goal percentage

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| FT%

| Free-throw percentage

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| APG

| Assists per game

style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| PPG

| Points per game

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
Year ! Team ! GP ! FG% ! FT% ! APG ! PPG
style="text-align:left;"\| 1948–49 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Washington \| 56	.303	.706	.9	4.9
style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\|Career \| 56	.303	.706	.9	4.9

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"

Year

! Team

! GP

! FG%

! FT%

! APG

! PPG

style="text-align:left;"| 1948–49

| style="text-align:left;"| Washington

| 56

.303

.706

4.9

style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career