Dave Leitao
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | DePaul |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 67–56 (.545) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 18, 1960 New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1982 | Northeastern |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1986 | Northeastern (asst.) |
| 1986–1994 | Connecticut (asst.) |
| 1994–1996 | Northeastern |
| 1996–2002 | Connecticut (asst.) |
| 2002–2005 | DePaul |
| 2005–2009 | Virginia |
| 2011–2012 | Maine Red Claws |
| 2012–2014 | Missouri (asst.) |
| 2014–2015 | Tulsa (asst.) |
| 2015–present | DePaul |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 152–151 (.502) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
C-USA regular season championship (2004) ACC regular season championship (2007) |
|
| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (2007) | |
David Antonio "Dave" Leitao, Jr. (born May 18, 1960) is an American men's basketball coach who is currently the head coach at DePaul University, his second tenure with the school after leading the Blue Demons from 2002–2005. He has previously been the head coach of the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League, the University of Virginia and 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 Cavaliers. He resigned as the UVA basketball coach on March 18, 2009. Leitao is Cape Verdean American. He was the first African-American coach of any varsity sport in University of Virginia history.
The 6'7" forward was recruited by Jim Calhoun to play basketball at Northeastern University. From 1978 to 1982 Leitao played at Northeastern, where he averaged 6.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. The teams made it to the NCAA tournament twice, and posted an overall 79-34 record.
Leitao was recruited by Calhoun to join his staff at Northeastern University in 1984, and followed him to the University of Connecticut as an assistant from 1986–1994. He returned to serve as Head Coach at his alma mater, Northeastern, from 1994–1996. Leitao returned to Calhoun's staff for six seasons, including the Huskies National Championship in 1999.
In 2002, he secured the head coaching position at DePaul University after the departure of Pat Kennedy; in a three-year stint on the Chicago campus. He led DePaul in two trips to the NIT and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
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