Vince Cazzetta

Basketball Coach

1925 – 2005

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Who was Vince Cazzetta?

Vincent "Vince" Cazzetta was head coach of the Pittsburgh Pipers during the 1967-1968 season in which they won the American Basketball Association championship. He was one of the most successful head coaches in Seattle University's men's basketball history

Cazzetta was head coach at Seattle University from 1959 through 1963. He ranked second in school history with a .711 winning percentage and 96 wins. He resigned as coach with nine games left in the 1963 season after a dispute with the athletic director.

Cazzetta moved on to become an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island.

Cazzetta became head coach of the fledgling Pittsburgh Pipers during the ABA's first season. He made major changes to the roster throughout the season; at the end of the season the team only had four players who had been there at the start of the season. During the season the Pipers had winning streaks of 15 and 12 games and won 18 out of 19 games at one point. The Pipers won the 1968 ABA Championship.

Cazzetta was the ABA's Coach of the Year for the 1967-1968 season.

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Born
Sep 24, 1925
Died
May 4, 2005

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on July 23, 2013

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