Lou Rossini
Lou Rossini | |
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Sport(s) | Basketball |
Biographical details | |
Born |
The Bronx, New York | April 24, 1921
Died |
October 21, 2005 84) Sewell, New Jersey | (aged
Playing career | |
1940β1942 1945β1947 |
St. John's Columbia |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1950β1958 1958β1971 1975β1979 |
Columbia NYU St. Francis |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 357β256 |
Lucio "Lou" Rossini (April 24, 1921 β October 21, 2005) was a college men's basketball coach. He compiled a 357β256 record in almost 20 years of coaching, most notably with New York University.[1] Rossini also coached at Columbia University and St. Francis College.
In Rossini's first year as head coach with Columbia University, he guided them to a 21-1 record and a NCAA appearance. After Columbia, Rossini Coached at New York University, leading them to 3 NCAA appearances and 4 NIT bids in 13 seasons.[1] Rossini last coached in the NCAA for St. Francis of Brooklyn from 1975 to 1979 and had a 55-48 record. He also coached the Puerto Rican national team in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and the Qatar national team in the 1980s.
Two of his best players at NYU were Happy Hairston and Barry Kramer, who starred on the 1963 and 1964 teams. Hairston and Kramer advanced to professional careers. He also coached Puerto Rico's national team at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.
He died at his home in the Sewell section of Mantua Township, New Jersey, aged 84. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Columbia Lions (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1950β1954) | |||||||||
1950β1951 | Columbia | 21-1 | 12-0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
1951β1952 | Columbia | 12-10 | 7-5 | 4th | |||||
1952β1953 | Columbia | 17-10 | 8-4 | 2nd | |||||
1953β1954 | Columbia | 11-13 | 6-8 | 5th | |||||
Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (1954β1958) | |||||||||
1954β1955 | Columbia | 17-8 | 10-4 | T-2nd | |||||
1955β1956 | Columbia | 15-9 | 9-5 | T-2nd | |||||
1956β1957 | Columbia | 18-6 | 9-5 | T-3rd | |||||
1957β1958 | Columbia | 6-18 | 2-12 | 8th | |||||
Columbia: | 117-71 | 63-43 | |||||||
NYU Violets (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1958β1963) | |||||||||
1958β1959 | NYU | 15-8 | 2-2 | T-4th | |||||
1959β1960 | NYU | 22-5 | 4-0 | 1st | Final Four | ||||
1960β1961 | NYU | 12-11 | 2-1 | T-2nd | |||||
1961β1962 | NYU | 20-5 | 3-2 | 3rd | NCAA East Regional | ||||
1962β1963 | NYU | 18-5 | 3-1 | 2nd | NCAA East Regional | ||||
NYU Violets (Independent) (1963β1965) | |||||||||
1963β1964 | NYU | 17-10 | NIT Semi-Finals | ||||||
1964β1965 | NYU | 16-10 | NIT Semi-Finals | ||||||
NYU Violets (Metropolitan Collegiate Conference) (1965β1967) | |||||||||
1965β1966 | NYU | 18-10 | 7-2 | T-2nd | NIT Semi-Finals | ||||
1966β1967 | NYU | 10-6 | 6-3 | 4th | |||||
NYU Violets (Independent) (1967β1971) | |||||||||
1967β1968 | NYU | 8-16 | |||||||
1968β1969 | NYU | 12-9 | |||||||
1969β1970 | NYU | 12-12 | |||||||
1970β1971 | NYU | 5-20 | |||||||
NYU: | 185-127 | Metro NY: 14-6 MCC: 13-5 | |||||||
St. Francis Terriers (Independent) (1975β1979) | |||||||||
1975β1976 | St. Francis (NY) | 13-13 | |||||||
1976β1977 | St. Francis (NY) | 12-14 | |||||||
1977β1978 | St. Francis (NY) | 16-9 | |||||||
1978β1979 | St. Francis (NY) | 14-12 | |||||||
St. Francis (NY): | 55-48 | ||||||||
Total: | 357-256 | ||||||||
National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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References
- β 1.0 1.1 RICHARD GOLDSTEIN. "Lou Rossini, N.Y. Basketball Coach, Dies at 84". http://www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
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