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Dave Leitao Biography
Dave Leitao is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on May 18, 1960 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. David Antonio Leitao Jr. (born May 18th 1960) is an American basketball coach for the college team at DePaul University. He is currently in his second year as the head coach following his leadership of his team of DePaul Blue Demons men’s basketball program from 2002 until 2005. He was director of basketball for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League, the University of Virginia, and his old school, Northeastern University. The coach was awarded the 2006-2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, but finished in the 11th and 10th places in the conference in the final two seasons as a coach for his team, the Virginia Cavaliers. He was fired as the head coach of the Virginia Basketball coach in March 2009. Leitao is Cape Verdean American. Leitao was the very first person of African of African descent who was able to lead a varsity sports during University of Virginia history.
Leitao was appointed to coach by Leitao was hired by University of Virginia prior to the basketball season 2005-2006. He was the first coach from African descent to be a coach in any sports at a varsity level within Virginia Cavaliers history. Leitao was appointed from the Virginia’s Craig Littlepage, the first African-American athletics director in ACC history. In his first season as a coach at Virginia, Leitao led the Cavaliers to fifteen-year (7-9 ACC) record and an invitation to the NIT.
Leitao started his second year with the opening of the new John Paul Jones arena and an upset win over Arizona. Led by Sean Singletary and J. R. Reynolds, Virginia finished with an 11–5 conference record and a share of the ACC regular season title with North Carolina. Memorable wins came over Duke, with Sean Singletary’s fadeaway floater and stare on ESPN, while memorable losses came in Puerto Rico and last place Wake Forest. This was Leitao’s best year with the Cavaliers. On March 6, 2007, Leitao was voted as the 2007 ACC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in conjunction with the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Two days later, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named Dave Leitao the 2007 District 5 Coach of the Year. In the NCAA Tournament, the #4 seeded Cavaliers defeated the University at Albany in the first round in an 84–57 rout. In the second round, Sean Singletary’s last-second shot bounced off the rim and the Cavaliers were defeated by the University of Tennessee in a 77–74 loss. The team completed the 2006-2007 season with a record of 21–11 (11–5 ACC).
In Leitao’s fourth year (2008–09), Virginia was the unanimous pick for last place in the ACC. In December, UVA looked as if they were going to be the surprise of the ACC with their first ACC win coming at Georgia Tech. However, Georgia Tech was the surprise finishing last with UVA coming in 11th place at 4–12 in the league. Leitao’s frustrated team was led by Sylven Landesberg who averaged 16.8 points per game and captured the ACC Rookie of the Year award. Other notables: Assane Sene missed early and late parts of the season with ankle injuries while showing some promise as a young defensive stopper. Sammy Zeglinski, Leitao’s first recruit, gained valuable experience at point guard after being red-shirted in 2007–08 with an ankle injury. Overall, fans were quite discouraged with the lack of improvements and player rotation. 4th year Mamadi Diane’s career hit the lowest point during a 4-game stretch where he did not log a single minute. However, he did return for 23 points in his Senior Day finale and 24 points in the first round loss to BC in the ACC tournament. Leitao resigned as head coach on March 16, 2009 at the conclusion of a 10–18 season and 11th-place finish in the ACC. The 10–18 season was Virginia’s worst season since the 1967–68 season, when the team posted a 9–17 record. Leitao would be paid $2.1 million in a contract buyout by the University of Virginia.
He landed the head coaching job in 2002 at DePaul University after the departure of Pat Kennedy; in a three-year tenure at his Chicago campus. He was the head coach at DePaul on two visits to the NIT and also a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
| Name | Dave Leitao |
| First Name | Dave |
| Last Name | Leitao |
| Occupation | Basketball Coach |
| Birthday | May 18 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place of Birth | New Bedford |
| Home Town | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Joyce Leitao |
| Children(s) | Reese Leitao, Tyson Leitao |
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His first season at UVA, with only seven scholarship players, Virginia was picked last in the ACC by reporters, but surprised the ACC finishing at 7–9 tied for 7th place. Getting contributions from little known front court players including Jason Cain and Tunji Soroye, Virginia was able to upset #23 North Carolina on Jan. 19. Most of the season’s success was due to All-ACC first team Sean Singletary, who carried the team with JR Reynolds. This year also marked the last year at University Hall for the Cavaliers. Labeled as the “Last Ball At U-Hall”, Virginia was ready to move into the new state of the art John Paul Jones Arena right next door. This marked the end of an era that Ralph Sampson built, bringing flashbacks and reunions to mark the final season at University Hall. The year finished with a disappointing loss to Maryland to close out U-Hall and a blowout loss at Stanford in the NIT. At this point, things were looking up for Leitao and the Virginia Cavaliers. With its core returning and a new group of recruits, Virginia looked to turn its fortunes around in 2006–07.
Dave Leitao Net Worth
Dave Leitao is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dave Leitao's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
A 7’7″ forward was enlisted from Jim Calhoun to play basketball at Northeastern University. From 1978 until 1982 Leitao was a student at Northeastern and scored 6.0 points as well as 5.4 Rebounds every game. The team made it into the NCAA tournament twice and had an overall record of 79-34. Leitao is a member of the Omicron chapter of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity.
Leitao was approached from Calhoun in order to be part of his team in Northeastern University in 1984, after which he transferred on to University of Connecticut as an assistant from 1986 until 1994. He then returned to be the the head coach of his old school, Northeastern University, from 1994 until 1996. Leitao returned to the Calhoun staff for six years, winning the Huskies national championship in 1999.
Leitao’s third season (2007–2008) was marked with close losses and early injuries to the team’s top two frontcourt players, Tunji Soroye and Laurynas Mikalauskas; the two injured players only appeared in two games and sixteen games, respectively. The team attained a 4–3 record with Mikalauskas in the line-up versus a 1–8 record with him injured. Without these two players, the Cavaliers proceeded to lose seven games by two points or less or in overtime; the team ended the season with a record of 17–16 (5–11 ACC). However, as injured players began to return to the team, the Cavaliers won six of their final ten games, and advanced to the semifinals of the inaugural College Basketball Invitational.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Basketball Coach |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Following the March 2015 resignation of head coach Oliver Purnell, DePaul hired Leitao to lead the program for the second time. The Blue Demons won only 9 games in both the 2015–16 and 2016-17 seasons, the first two of Leitao’s latest tenure at the school. In his third season, the Blue Demons improved slightly, winning 11 games.
The 2018–2019 season, Leitao’s fourth, saw a turnaround for DePaul as the Blue Demons finished with a 19-17 overall record. Leitao’s squad won their tenth game before mid-January with a non-conference schedule ranked last in the Big East. The season also saw the Blue Demons beat a ranked opponent for the first time in several years, winning 79-71 against No. 24 St. John’s, who was playing without its best player, Shamorie Ponds. Following the regular season, the Blue Demons were invited to the 2019 College Basketball Invitational tournament. The team finished as runner-up to the University of South Florida Bulls. In the Best of Three Championship series, DePaul beat South Florida in game 2, but dropped games one and three to the Bulls to give DePaul a second place finish in the tournament.
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
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On July 21, 2011, Leitao was named head coach of the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. Leitao left the Red Claws after one season to become an assistant coach at the University of Missouri under Frank Haith.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Dave Leitao. You may help us to build the dating records for Dave Leitao!In the 2019-2020 season, Leitao began the season suspended due to a recruiting violation in connection with a former player. He made his season debut at Iowa following assistant Tim Anderson coaching the Blue Demons to three straight wins. He won nine of his first ten games of the season including an upset at Iowa and an exciting overtime win against Texas Tech at home. After coaching DePaul to 9 of its 12 non-conference wins and only losing a single non-conference game, Leitao coached the team to a 3-15 conference record, enough to land the team in last place of the Big East conference for the fourth consecutive season. Leitao won a Big East Tournament game for the first time ever, beating Xavier 71-67. The remainder of the tournament would be cancelled the next day due to concerns over the coronavirus. While DePaul won 16 games this season, only 13 of those wins are attributable to Dave Leitao’s head coaching record, as he was suspended for and did not coach in three of DePaul’s wins. Following the season, DePaul extended Leitao’s contract through the 2023-24 season.
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