Howie Landa

Howie Landa
Personal information
Born1932
DiedMarch 18, 2020(2020-03-18) (aged 87–88)
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolCentral
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeLebanon Valley (1951–1955)
NBA draft1955: undrafted
PositionForward
Number11, 3, 31
Coaching career1962–2008
Career history
Playing
1955–1959Sunbury Mercuries
1959–1960Hazleton Hawks
1960–1961Wilkes-Barre Barons
Coaching
1962–1983Mercer County CC
1972–1973Allentown Jets
1979–198?New Jersey Gems
1988–1989UNLV (men's assistant)
1989–1993UNLV (women's assistant)
1994–1995UNLV (men's interim HC)
1999Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
????–????New York Knicks (assistant)
2007–2008Rizing Fukuoka
Career highlights
As player:

As head coach:

  • Eastern Pro League Coach of the Year (1973)
  • NJCAA champion (1973, 1974)
  • 3× NJCAA National Coach of the Year

Howie Landa (1932 – March 18, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach. Landa served as head coach at UNLV men's basketball for 7 games during the 1994–95 season. As head coach of the Rebels he had a 5–2 record. Landa was on coaching staffs for several teams in both college and professional leagues throughout his career.