 Carnevale (left) with his assistant coach Pete Mullis during the 1944–45 season | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1915-10-30)October 30, 1915 Raritan, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 2008(2008-03-25) (aged 92) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1933–1937 | NYU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1944–1946 | North Carolina |
| 1946–1966 | Navy |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1966–1972 | NYU |
| 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 | |
Bernard Louis Carnevale (October 30, 1915 – March 25, 2008)[1] was an Americanbasketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1944 to 1946 and theUnited States Naval Academy from 1946 to 1966, compiling a careercollege basketball coaching record of 309–171. Carnevale was theathletic director atNew York University from 1966 to 1972 and theCollege of William & Mary from 1972 to 1981. He was inducted into theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.
Born inRaritan, New Jersey, Carnevale was a graduate ofSomerville High School inSomerville, New Jersey.[2] He graduated fromNew York University, where he was a member of the 1935 national championship team and played in the firstNational Invitation Tournament in 1938. While at NYU he was coached by the legendaryHoward Cann. He served as aNavy officer duringWorld War II, receiving thePurple Heart.
Carnevale was the head basketball coach at theUniversity 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 toOklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State), who won their second national crown under legendary coachHenry Iba.
Carnevale then moved toNavy between 1946 and 1966, compiling a 257–160 record despite the Naval Academy height restrictions, at that time 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m). Carnevale was inducted into theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.[3]
Carnevale and his wife, Agnes Curran Carnevale, were married for 65 years and had four sons and a daughter. At the time of his death, they were living inWilliamsburg, Virginia.[1] Their son,Mark, was aprofessional golfer, who won five times on thePGA Tour andNationwide Tour.
| 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 | |||||||||
