1959–60 NYU Violets men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1959–60 NYU Violets Basketball 150 Metropolitan New York Conference MNYC 12 12 22–5 4–0 Lou Rossini Tom Sanders Metropolitan New York Conference champions 1960 NCAA Tournament Final Four 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.1959-60 New York University Violets Roster and Stats sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/new-york-university/1960.html April 17, 2014 The Violets earned their second NCAA Division I basketball tournament Final Four appearance (their first was in 1944–45).New York University Violets Index sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/new-york-university/ April 17, 2014 They were led by second-year head coach Lou Rossini. During this season and the season after that, at least one of New York University's players in Ray Paprocky (with potentially two more players also in mind) was involved with the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal once that situation came to light a season later. However, due to the discovery not taking place until a full season later combined with the university not finishing with a top 3 finish, New York University would not rescind their Final Four appearance afterward.Figone Albert 2012 Cheating the Spread: Gamblers, Point Shavers, and Game Fixers in College Football and Basketball Urbana: University of Illinois Press 9780252037283, pp. 95-96 Roster Source NameGamesplayedTotalpointsPPGTom Sanders Satch Sanders2757721.2Ray Paprocky 12635013.4R. Cunningham 12730111.1Al Barden 12729110.8Al Filardi 1271435.3Jim Reiss 1261023.9Art Loche27993.7Mike DiNapoli 119623.3Bob Bigelow 18101.3Rit Keith 110101.0Leo Murphy 117160.9Bob Regan 111110.9Bernie Mlodinoff 115110.7Bill McBain 1650.8 References Category:NYU Violets men's basketball seasons Nyu Nyu Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:1959 in sports in New York City Category:1960 in sports in New York City