Ben Carnevale

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bernard "Ben" L. Carnevale (born October 30, 1915 in Raritan , New Jersey , † March 25, 2008 in Williamsburg ) was an American basketball coach .

Life

Born to Alexander and Amelia Carnevale, Carnevale saw his first professional basketball game at the age of 6 in 1921. After graduating from Somerville High School in New Jersey , Ben was a player at NY University for four years and won with his team in 1935 the NCAA championship . He also reached the first final of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1938.

He graduated from NYU in business in 1938 and played basketball professionally for the Jersey Reds for two years and coached the Cranford High School team at the high school level .

After serving as an officer in the US Navy during World War II , he coached the University of North Carolina (UNC) team between 1944 and 1946 , winning the Conference in 1945 and the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship final in 1946, which included the UNC Tar Heels, however, lost to Oklahoma State University .

Between 1947 and 1967, Carnevale coached the US Naval Academy team and led them to a 257-160 record and five playoff tournaments as well as two NITs, which is particularly noteworthy in view of the size limit in the Navy of 1.93 m. In 1947, Ben Carnevale received the award for best national college coach. He has been a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since April 21, 1970, inducted for his extraordinary achievement in basketball.

Aside from his coaching performance, Carnevale was a member of the US Olympic Committee for 20 years and even the chairman from 1964–1968 . He was also a member and chairman of many other committees.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032608aaa.html
  2. ↑ http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php?title=Ben_Carnevale
  3. ↑ http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032608aaa.html
  4. ↑ http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=5764
  5. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/sports/ncaabasketball/04carnevale.html?_r=1
personal data
SURNAME Carnevale, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carnevale, Bernard L .; Carnevale, Ben L. (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Raritan , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 2008
Place of death Williamsburg