Ben Carnevale

Bernard Louis Carnevale


Born:
October 30, 1915
Raritan, NJ

Died:
March 25, 2008
Williamsburg, VA


Career
1932-33 Somerville High School - New Jersey (High School)
1933-34 Somerville High School - New Jersey (High School)
1935-36 NYU (College)
1936-37 NYU (College)
1937-38 NYU (College)
1938-39 Jersey Reds (ABL)
Cranford High School - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1944-45 University of North Carolina (College) Head coach
1945-46 University of North Carolina (College) Head coach
1946-47 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1947-48 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1948-49 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1949-50 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1950-51 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1951-52 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1952-53 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1953-54 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1954-55 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1955-56 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1956-57 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1957-58 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1958-59 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1959-60 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1960-61 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1961-62 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1962-63 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1963-64 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1964-65 Naval Academy (College) Head coach
1965-66 Naval Academy (College) Head coach

NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1970

Born to Alexander and Amelia Carnevale, Carnevale graduated from NYU and played a little pro basketball for the Jersey Reds. After coaching a Cranford HS, he joined the U.S. Navy to serve during World War 2. His ship was torpedoed and he remained in a life raft for five days befor ebeing rescued, and was awarded a Purple Heart. Back in the U.S., he served for two years as head coach at North Carolina before accepting the head coaching job at the Naval Academy. He remained at the job for 20 seasons before leaving coaching to become Athletic Director at NYU and later William and Mary. He was elected to the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. As a coach, he lead UNC to the finals and only had one losing record while at Navy.


Ben married Agnes Curran in 1942 and they had four sons and a daughter. His son Mark is a professional golfer.

Source:
Basketball Hall of Fame
NY Times, April 4, 2008

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/ben-carnevale/