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Bernard Louis "Ben" Carnevale (October 30, 1915 – March 25, 2008[1]) was an American college men's basketball coach. He is known for coaching Navy between 1947 and 1967, compiling a 257-160 record despite the Naval Academy height restrictions, at that time 6'5" (1.96 m). Carnevale was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.[2]
Born in Raritan, New Jersey, Carnevale was a graduate of Somerville High School in Somerville, New Jersey.[3] 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. He served as a Navy officer during World War II, receiving the Purple Heart. At the time of his death, he was living in Williamsburg, Virginia.[1]
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- ^ a b Associated Press. "Former Navy coach Ben Carnevale dies at age 92", ESPN.com, 2008-03-26. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ Bernard L. "Ben" Carnevale, Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed August 3, 2007.
- ^ Frezza Jr., Harry. "Raritan man attends Final Four for 57th time", Courier News, April 1, 2001. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Ben Carnevale, who turns 86 on Oct. 30, has had the kind of life some people might call legendary. In fact, when you look at his life, which began in a house just off the last trolley stop on Gaston Avenue in Raritan Borough, you might agree. The 1934 Somerville High School graduate is a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He is also the winningest coach in United States Naval Academy history, a survivor of a ship that was torpedoed during World War II, and somebody who had a lot to do with building the NCAA basketball tournament."
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