Dave Leitao
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. Leitao is Cape Verdean American. He was the first coach of African descent to coach any varsity sport in University of Virginia history.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cold Hearts |
| Conference | Overtime Elite |
| Record | 9-4 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 18, 1960 New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1982 | Northeastern |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1986 | Northeastern (assistant) |
| 1986–1994 | Connecticut (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Northeastern |
| 1996–2002 | Connecticut (assistant) |
| 2002–2005 | DePaul |
| 2005–2009 | Virginia |
| 2011–2012 | Maine Red Claws |
| 2012–2014 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| 2015–2021 | DePaul |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 211–239 (.469) (college) |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–3 (NIT) 2–1 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| C-USA regular season (2004) ACC regular season (2007) | |
| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (2007) | |
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