Frank Vieira

Frank Vieira
"Porky"

• School Quinnipiac College

• Born ~1935

Biographical Information

Florindo "Frank" Vieira was a standout basketball player in college, setting school records for points, field goals, and free throws. A high school basketball star in Connecticut, Vieira once outscored future NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain in a game.

Vieira was the head coach at University of New Haven for 44 seasons, from 1963-2006. He retired with a career mark of 1127-323-6. Under his control the team went to 17 College World Series (2 NAIA & 15 Division II College World Series). In 1986 UNH named their baseball field after Vieira. New Haven beat Mercy College 10-7 in the first ever game at Vieira Field.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1963	New Haven College	16-3	9-1
1964	New Haven College	22-4-1	8-2
1965	New Haven College	27-4	8-1	NAIA District Tournaments
1966	New Haven College	26-6-1	8-0	NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1967	New Haven College	19-5	8-1	NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1968	New Haven College	16-6		NAIA District Tournaments
1969	New Haven College	21-5		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1970	New Haven College	19-4		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1971	University of New Haven	30-6		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1972	University of New Haven	24-7		Division II Regionals
1973	University of New Haven	20-5		Division II Regionals
1974	University of New Haven	26-8-1		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1975	University of New Haven	27-7
1976	University of New Haven	33-5		Division II Regionals
1977	University of New Haven	28-4		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1978	University of New Haven	32-4		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1979	University of New Haven	29-11		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1980	University of New Haven	29-7		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1981	University of New Haven	26-9		Division II Regionals
1982	University of New Haven	27-7		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1983	University of New Haven	21-6	8-1	Division II Regionals
1984	University of New Haven	22-7	9-3	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1985	University of New Haven	28-6	10-3	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1986	University of New Haven	31-5	11-1	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1987	University of New Haven	28-6	10-3	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1988	University of New Haven	32-7	10-2	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1989	University of New Haven	26-5	10-4	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1990	University of New Haven	30-5	13-1	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1991	University of New Haven	25-6	10-4
1992	University of New Haven	19-10	10-4
1993	University of New Haven	21-7	12-2	Division II Regionals
1994	University of New Haven	22-9	11-3	Division II Regionals
1995	University of New Haven	31-7	18-3	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1996	University of New Haven	26-5	17-1	Division II Regionals
1997	University of New Haven	19-9	12-6
1998	University of New Haven	29-11-1	12-3-1	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1999	University of New Haven	25-13	10-8
2000	University of New Haven	22-9	7-4
2001	University of New Haven	27-12		Division II Regionals
2002	University of New Haven	24-10-1
2003	University of New Haven	27-12	14-6	NYCAC / Division II Regionals
2004	University of New Haven	25-9	12-8	NYCAC
2005	University of New Haven	13-19-1	8-11-1
2006	University of New Haven	35-12	24-3	NYCAC / Division II Regionals

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