Bob Zuffelato (born November 26, 1937)
Teams coached: Boston College Eagles, Marshall Thundering Herd
Boston College record: 83-80 (.509)
Marshall record: 71-41 (.634)
Overall record: 154-121 (.560)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1975)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (1975)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (1974)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1995-1998 | Toronto Raptors (asst) |
| 1990-1993 | Dallas Mavericks (asst) |
| 1989-1990 | Minnesota Timberwolves (asst) |
| 1983-1986 | Golden State Warriors (asst) |
| 1979-1983 | Marshall |
| 1977-1979 | Marshall (assoc. HC) |
| 1971-1977 | Boston College |
| 1969-1971 | Boston College (asst) |
| 1968-1969 | Central Connecticut (asst) |
| 1966-1968 | Hofstra (asst) |
| 1959-1960 | Michigan (grad. asst) |
Bob Zuffelato Facts
- Bob F. Zuffelato
- Born November 26, 1937
- Hometown: Torrington, Connecticut
- Alma Mater: Central Connecticut State University (BA, 1959)
- Played basketball at Central Connecticut in his home state for head coach Bill Moore
- Spent one year as a freshman assistant at Michigan under Bill Perigo to start his career
- Moved on to the prep ranks, coaching at Woodland HS (MI), South Catholic HS (CT) and Conard HS (CT)
- Joined Paul Lynner’s staff at Hofstra in 1966, kicking off a run of D-I coaching jobs
- Spent one year assisting Bill Detrick at CCSU and then two under Chuck Daly at Boston College
- Took over as the head coach at BC when Daly left in 1971, leading the Eagles for six seasons
- Went 83-80 overall; won 21 games in both 1974 (NIT) and 1975 (NCAA Tournament)
- Became associate head coach for Stu Aberdeen at Marshall in 1977 and then became head coach in 1979
- Compiled a 71-41 record, finishing above .500 in each of his four years at the helm
- Started coaching in the NBA in 1983, spending the rest of his career in the professional ranks
- Coached under Johnny Bach in Golden State, Bill Musselman in Minnesota, Richie Adubato and Gar Heard in Dallas, and Brendan Malone, Darrell Walker and Butch Carter in Toronto
- Has been in Toronto for many years, working in scouting mostly in addition to his stints as a coach
- Also spent three years as DBO and two years as assistant GM for the franchise
Bob Zuffelato Coaching Tree
- Mitch Buonaguro (Siena, Fairfield)
- Greg White (Charleston WV, Marshall, Pikeville)
