| Birth date | June 29, 1914 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Death date | November 16, 1986 (aged 72) |
| Death place | Euclid, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 180 |
| College | Ohio College of Chiropody |
| Years 1 | 1944 |
| Team 1 | Cleveland Chase Brassmen |
| Years 2 | 1946–1947 |
| Team 2 | Cleveland Rosenblums |
| Cyears 1 | 1943–1944 |
| Cteam 1 | Cleveland Chase Brassmen |
| Cyears 2 | 1959–1960 |
| Cteam 2 | John Carroll |
Vito J. Kubilus (June 29, 1914 – November 16, 1986)[1] was an American professional basketball player and coach.[2]
College career
Kubilus played college basketball for Ohio College of Chiropody where he was named the captain for the 1935–36 season.[3]
Professional career
He played in the National Basketball League for the Cleveland Chase Brassmen during the 1943–44 season and averaged 2.0 points per game.[2] Hired as a player-coach,[4] he had served as the team's head coach for the first two-thirds of the season before Bill Brownell took over the responsibility.[5] Kubilus stayed on the team as a player.[5]
During the 1946–47 season, he was a player-coach for the Cleveland Rosenblums.[6]
Coaching career
In 1959, Kubilus was appointed as the head coach at John Carroll University for one season.[7] He led the school to its third straight title in the President's Athletic Conference. As he was hired on a part-time basis, due to his job as a wage and salary administrator for the Chase Brass and Copper Company, he was ineligible to continue for another season as PAC rules dictated that part-time coaches could only be hired for a single season.[8]
References
- ^ "Vito Kubilus". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. January 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Vito Kubilus NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Kubilus named captain". The Akron Beacon Journal. April 6, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Cleveland team boasts list of former amateur cage men". The Sheboygan Press. November 30, 1943. pp. 20, 22. Retrieved February 8, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ Marcus, Jeff (April 28, 2003). A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 9781461726531. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Rosenblums here saturday; Meet Legion Post 612". The Sandusky Register. January 29, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved February 8, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Kubilus is named Carroll cage coach". The Daily Reporter. Associated Press. October 31, 1959. p. 34. Retrieved February 8, 2024. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ Chuck Heaton (March 4, 1960). "'Part-time' coach Big hit at Carroll". Cleveland Plain Dealer. p. 32.