(1960-05-18) May 18, 1960 (age 63) 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)
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]
^Goodman, Jeff (March 18, 2009). "Leitao out as Virginia coach after subpar season". Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
^"To Know Leitao is to Appreciate a Special Human Being". DePaul Blue Demons. May 13, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
^"Leitao named 'Hoos first African-American head coach". virginia.edu. 2005. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
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