1959–60 NYU Violets men's basketball team
The 1959–60 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1959–60 season. The team finished the season with a 22–5 overall record while winning the Metropolitan New York Conference with a perfect 4–0 record in league play.[1] The Violets earned their second NCAA Division I basketball tournament Final Four appearance (their first was in 1944–45).[2] They were led by second-year head coach Lou Rossini.[2]
1959–60 NYU Violets men's basketball | |
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Metropolitan New York Conference champions | |
1960 NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Metropolitan New York Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 22–5 (4–0 MNYC) |
Head coach | |
Captain | Tom Sanders |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 NYU | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 22 | – | 5 | .815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 St. John's | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis (NY) | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CCNY | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brooklyn | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
Source[1]
Name | Games played |
Total points |
PPG |
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Tom Sanders | 27 | 577 | 21.2 |
Ray Paprocky | 26 | 350 | 13.4 |
R. Cunningham | 27 | 301 | 11.1 |
Al Barden | 27 | 291 | 10.8 |
Al Filardi | 27 | 143 | 5.3 |
Jim Reiss | 26 | 102 | 3.9 |
Art Loche | 27 | 99 | 3.7 |
Mike DiNapoli | 19 | 62 | 3.3 |
Bob Bigelow | 8 | 10 | 1.3 |
Rit Keith | 10 | 10 | 1.0 |
Leo Murphy | 17 | 16 | 0.9 |
Bob Regan | 11 | 11 | 0.9 |
Bernie Mlodinoff | 15 | 11 | 0.7 |
Bill McBain | 6 | 5 | 0.8 |
References
- "1959-60 New York University Violets Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- "New York University Violets Index". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
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