| Vito Kubilus | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1914 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Euclid, Ohio, U.S. |
| College: | Ohio College of Chiropody |
| Career Position: | Guard |
| Years1: | 1944 |
| Team1: | Cleveland Chase Brassmen |
| Years2: | 1946–1947 |
| Team2: | Cleveland Rosenblums |
| Cyears1: | 1943–1944 |
| Cteam1: | Cleveland Chase Brassmen |
| Cyears2: | 1959–1960 |
| Cteam2: | John Carroll |
Vito J. Kubilus (June 29, 1914 – November 16, 1986)[1] was an American professional basketball player and coach.[2]
Kubilus played college basketball for Ohio College of Chiropody where he was named the captain for the 1935–1936 season.[3]
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]
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]