Vito Kubilus

Vito J. Kubilus (June 29, 1914 – November 16, 1986)[1] was an American professional basketball player and coach.[2]

Vito Kubilus
Personal information
Born(1914-06-29)June 29, 1914
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 16, 1986(1986-11-16) (aged 72)
Euclid, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
CollegeOhio College of Chiropody
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
1944Cleveland Chase Brassmen
1946–1947Cleveland Rosenblums
As coach:
1943–1944Cleveland Chase Brassmen
1959–1960John Carroll

College career

Kubilus played college basketball for Ohio College of Chiropody where he was named the captain for the 1935–1936 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 1946-1947, 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 bases, due to his job as a wage and salary administrator for the Chase Brass and Copper Company, he ineligible to continue for another season as PAC rules dictated that part-time coaches could only be hired for a single season.[8]

References
  1. "Vito Kubilus". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. 11 January 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  2. "Vito Kubilus NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  3. "Kubilus named captain". The Akron Beacon Journal. 6 April 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. "Cleveland team boasts list of former amateur cage men". The Sheboygan Press. 30 November 1943. pp. 20, 22. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Marcus, Jeff (28 April 2003). A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 9781461726531. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  6. "Rosenblums here saturday; Meet Legion Post 612". The Sandusky Register. 29 January 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Kubilus is named Carroll cage coach". The Daily Reporter. Dover, Ohio. Associated Press. 31 October 1959. p. 34. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Chuck Heaton (4 March 1960). "'Part-time' coach Big hit at Carroll". Cleveland Plain Dealer. p. 32.
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