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Bernard Louis Carnevale (October 30, 1915 – March 25, 2008)[1] was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1944 to 1946 and the United States Naval Academy from 1946 to 1966, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 309–171. Carnevale was the athletic director at the College of William & Mary from 1972 to 1981. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.

Ben Carnevale

Biographical details
Born	(1915-10-30)October 30, 1915 Raritan, New Jersey
Died	March 25, 2008(2008-03-25) (aged 92) Williamsburg, Virginia
Playing career
1933–1937	NYU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1944–1946	North Carolina
1946–1966	Navy
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1972–1981	William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall	309–171
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon tournament (1945) SoCon regular season (1946)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1970
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Early years

Born in Raritan, New Jersey, Carnevale was a graduate of Somerville High School in Somerville, New Jersey.[2] He graduated from New York University, where he was a member of the 1935 national championship team and played in the first National Invitation Tournament in 1938. While at NYU he was coached by the legendary Howard Cann. He served as a Navy officer during World War II, receiving the Purple Heart.

Career

Carnevale was the head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1944 to 1946. While coaching at UNC, he led the team to their first appearance in the title game. The Tar Heels lost the game to Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State), who won their second national crown under legendary coach Henry Iba.

Carnevale then moved to Navy between 1946 and 1966, compiling a 257–160 record despite the Naval Academy height restrictions, at that time 6'5" (1.96 m). Carnevale was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.[3]

Personal life

At the time of his death, Carnevale was living in Williamsburg, Virginia.[1] His son, Mark, is a professional golfer, who has won on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1944–1946)
1944–45	North Carolina	22–6	11–3	4th
1945–46	North Carolina	30–5	13–1	T–1st	NCAA Runner-up
North Carolina:		52–11	24–4
Navy Midshipmen (NCAA University Division independent) (1946–1966)
1946–47	Navy	16–3			NCAA Quarterfinal
1947–48	Navy	10–7
1948–49	Navy	11–10
1949–50	Navy	14–7
1950–51	Navy	16–6
1951–52	Navy	16–7
1952–53	Navy	16–5			NCAA first round
1953–54	Navy	18–8			NCAA Elite Eight
1954–55	Navy	11–9
1955–56	Navy	10–9
1956–57	Navy	15–8
1957–58	Navy	10–10
1958–59	Navy	18–6			NCAA University Division Sweet 16
1959–60	Navy	16–6			NCAA University Division First Round
1960–61	Navy	10–9
1961–62	Navy	13–8			NIT First Round
1962–63	Navy	9–9
1963–64	Navy	10–12
1964–65	Navy	10–10
1965–66	Navy	7–12
Navy:		257–160
Total:		309–171
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach

References

External links

• Ben Carnevale at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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