Sam Leal is a former men's basketball player and current head coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.
In his junior campaign the Beavers would win the North Atlantic Conference regular season championship and finish with an overall record of 21–6.
In his final year at UMF, the beavers would end their season with an overtime loss to Husson in the NAC tournament championship game.
[2] Leal began is head coaching career at his alma mater, University of Maine at Farmington.
Sam Leal was announced as the 13th head men's basketball coach in Wartburg history on May 1, 2024.