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New York University Violets Men's Basketball School History

Location: New York, New York

Coverage: 65 seasons (1906-07 to 1970-71)

Record (since 1906-07): 725-459 .612 W-L%

Conferences: MCC, Metro NY and Ind

Conference Champion: 6 Times (Reg. Seas.), 0 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 6 Years (9-9), 2 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 1 Time (Preseason), 2 Times (Final), 19 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

65 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

65 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	1970-71	Ind	5	20	.200				-15.38	-1.59	70.2	81.6						Lou Rossini (5-20)
2	1969-70	Ind	12	12	.500				-6.13	-1.23	72.6	70.6						Lou Rossini (12-12)
3	1968-69	Ind	12	9	.571				0.09	-4.47	78.8	72.1						Lou Rossini (12-9)
4	1967-68	Ind	8	16	.333				-9.58	-2.25	71.7	76.7						Lou Rossini (8-16)
5	1966-67	MCC	10	16	.385	6	3	.667	-4.17	0.42	72.1	73.8						Lou Rossini (10-16)
6	1965-66	MCC	18	10	.643	7	2	.778	5.14	0.35	82.1	75.4						Lou Rossini (18-10)
7	1964-65	Ind	16	10	.615				1.30	1.87	77.3	73.0						Lou Rossini (16-10)
8	1963-64	Ind	17	10	.630				6.95	0.78	77.3	70.2	2	2				Lou Rossini (17-10)
9	1962-63	Metro NY	18	5	.783	3	1	.750	7.38	-0.37	78.2	68.3		9	9	Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal		Lou Rossini (18-5)
10	1961-62	Metro NY	20	5	.800	3	2	.600	6.51	-1.54	78.2	67.9				Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal		Lou Rossini (20-5)
11	1960-61	Metro NY	12	11	.522	2	1	.667	-1.90	0.20	72.3	69.3						Lou Rossini (12-11)
12	1959-60	Metro NY	22	5	.815	4	0	1.000	8.93	1.81	73.6	65.0		12	12	Lost NCAA Tournament National Semifinal		Lou Rossini (22-5)
13	1958-59	Metro NY	15	8	.652	2	2	.500	9.55	5.22	71.2	64.6						Lou Rossini (15-8)
14	1957-58	Metro NY	10	11	.476	2	2	.500	-7.32	-1.73	75.5	77.7						Howard Cann (10-11)
15	1956-57	Metro NY	8	13	.381	3	1	.750	-2.36	-0.66	75.5	74.4						Howard Cann (8-13)
16	1955-56	Metro NY	10	8	.556	2	2	.500	-10.30	-6.13	78.2	74.9						Howard Cann (10-8)
17	1954-55	Metro NY	7	13	.350	1	3	.250	-11.87	-3.07	69.9	76.2						Howard Cann (7-13)
18	1953-54	Metro NY	9	9	.500	2	2	.500	-3.28	3.46	70.6	74.7						Howard Cann (9-9)
19	1952-53	Metro NY	9	11	.450	1	3	.250	0.53	2.36	75.8	75.6						Howard Cann (9-11)
20	1951-52	Metro NY	17	8	.680	2	3	.400	8.14	1.83	77.6	67.8		6				Howard Cann (17-8)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	1950-51	Metro NY	12	4	.750	3	2	.600	7.88	0.88	71.7	64.3						Howard Cann (12-4)
22	1949-50	Metro NY	8	11	.421	1	4	.200	1.01	2.01	62.9	61.6						Howard Cann (8-11)
23	1948-49	Metro NY	12	8	.600	3	2	.600			67.5	60.9		15				Howard Cann (12-8)
24	1947-48	Metro NY	22	4	.846	5	1	.833			61.4	51.2						Howard Cann (22-4)
25	1946-47	Metro NY	12	9	.571	3	3	.500										Howard Cann (12-9)
26	1945-46	Metro NY	19	3	.864	5	1	.833								Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal		Howard Cann (19-3)
27	1944-45	Ind	14	7	.667											Lost NCAA Tournament National Final		Howard Cann (14-7)
28	1943-44	Ind	7	7	.500													Howard Cann (7-7)
29	1942-43	Metro NY	16	6	.727	3	2	.600								Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal		Howard Cann (16-6)
30	1941-42	Ind	12	7	.632													Howard Cann (12-7)
31	1940-41	Ind	13	6	.684													Howard Cann (13-6)
32	1939-40	Ind	18	1	.947													Howard Cann (18-1)
33	1938-39	Metro NY	11	11	.500	11	11	.500										Howard Cann (11-11)
34	1937-38	Metro NY	16	8	.667	6	0	1.000										Howard Cann (16-8)
35	1936-37	Metro NY	10	6	.625	4	2	.667										Howard Cann (10-6)
36	1935-36	Metro NY	14	4	.778	7	1	.875										Howard Cann (14-4)
37	1934-35	Ind	18	1	.947													Howard Cann (18-1)
38	1933-34	Metro NY	16	0	1.000	9	0	1.000										Howard Cann (16-0)
39	1932-33	Ind	11	4	.733													Howard Cann (11-4)
40	1931-32	Ind	6	6	.500													Howard Cann (6-6)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1930-31	Ind	9	6	.600													Howard Cann (9-6)
42	1929-30	Ind	13	3	.813													Howard Cann (13-3)
43	1928-29	Ind	13	5	.722													Howard Cann (13-5)
44	1927-28	Ind	8	6	.571													Howard Cann (8-6)
45	1926-27	Ind	4	7	.364													Howard Cann (4-7)
46	1925-26	Ind	10	4	.714													Howard Cann (10-4)
47	1924-25	Ind	7	7	.500													Howard Cann (7-7)
48	1923-24	Ind	8	8	.500													Howard Cann (8-8)
49	1922-23	Ind	6	6	.500													Ed Thorp (6-6)
50	1921-22	Ind	8	5	.615													Ed Thorp (8-5)
51	1920-21	Ind	12	1	.923													Ed Thorp (12-1)
52	1919-20	Ind	16	1	.941													Ed Thorp (16-1)
53	1918-19	Ind	5	6	.455													Floyd Egan (5-6)
54	1917-18	Ind	1	10	.091													Harry Haring (1-10)
55	1916-17	Ind	9	3	.750													Harry Haring (9-3)
56	1915-16	Ind	11	4	.733													William Lush (11-4)
57	1914-15	Ind	6	6	.500													William Lush (6-6)
58	1913-14	Ind	6	9	.400													Harorl Parkinson (6-9)
59	1912-13	Ind	1	11	.083													James Dale (1-11)
60	1911-12	Ind	1	12	.077													William Broadhead (1-12)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
61	1910-11	Ind	8	5	.615													Samuel Meltzer (8-5)
62	1909-10	Ind	13	4	.765													Benjamin Hermes (13-4)
63	1908-09	Ind	13	0	1.000													Benjamin Hermes (13-0)
64	1907-08	Ind	9	5	.643
65	1906-07	Ind	6	2	.750

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