Lou Rossini

American basketball player and coach

Lou Rossini
Biographical details
Born	(1921-04-24)April 24, 1921 Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	October 21, 2005(2005-10-21) (aged 84) Sewell, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1940–1942	St. John's
1945–1947	Columbia

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1958	Columbia
1958–1971	NYU
1975–1979	St. Francis (NY)

Head coaching record
Overall	357–256
Tournaments	6–5 (NCAA University Division) 7–3 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
EIBL (1951) Metropolitan New York (1960)

Lucio "Lou" Rossini (April 24, 1921 – October 21, 2005) was an American college basketball coach. He compiled a 357–256 record in almost 20 years of coaching, most notably with New York University (NYU).

In Rossini's first year as head coach with Columbia University, he guided them to a 21–1 record and an appearance in the 1951 NCAA basketball tournament. After Columbia, Rossini coached at NYU, leading them to three NCAA tournament appearances and four National Invitation Tournament (NIT) bids in 13 seasons. Rossini last coached in the NCAA for St. Francis College in Brooklyn, from 1975 to 1979, and had a 55–48 record. He also coached the Puerto Rican national team in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and the Qatar national team in the 1980s. In 1959 he led the Capitanes de Arecibo a team in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (Puerto Rico basketball league) to their first championship.

Two of his best players at NYU were Happy Hairston and Barry Kramer, who starred on the 1963 and 1964 teams. Hairston and Kramer advanced to professional careers.

Rossini died at his home in the Sewell section of Mantua Township, New Jersey, aged 84. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease.^[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Columbia Lions (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1950–1954)
1950–51	Columbia	21–1	12–0	1st	NCAA first round
1951–52	Columbia	12–10	7–5	4th
1952–53	Columbia	17–10	8–4	2nd
1953–54	Columbia	11–13	6–8	5th
Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (1954–1958)
1954–55	Columbia	17–8	10–4	T–2nd
1955–56	Columbia	15–9	9–5	T–2nd
1956–57	Columbia	18–6	9–5	T–3rd
1957–58	Columbia	6–18	2–12	8th
Columbia:		117–71	63–43
NYU Violets (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1958–1963)
1958–59	NYU	15–8	2–2	T–4th
1959–60	NYU	22–5	4–0	1st	NCAA University Division Final Four
1960–61	NYU	12–11	2–1	T–2nd
1961–62	NYU	20–5	3–2	3rd	NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1962–63	NYU	18–5	3–1	2nd	NCAA University Division Regional Fourth Place
NYU Violets (Independent) (1963–1965)
1963–64	NYU	17–10			NIT semifinal
1964–65	NYU	16–10			NIT semifinal
NYU Violets (Metropolitan Collegiate Conference) (1965–1967)
1965–66	NYU	18–10	7–2	T–2nd	NIT Runner-up
1966–67	NYU	10–6	6–3	4th
NYU Violets (Independent) (1967–1971)
1967–68	NYU	8–16
1968–69	NYU	12–9
1969–70	NYU	12–12
1970–71	NYU	5–20
NYU:		185–127	27–11
St. Francis Terriers (NCAA Division I independent) (1975–1979)
1975–76	St. Francis	13–13
1976–77	St. Francis	12–14
1977–78	St. Francis	16–9
1978–79	St. Francis	14–12
St. Francis:		55–48
Total:		357–256
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

References

^ Goldstein, Richard (October 24, 2005). "Lou Rossini, N.Y. Basketball Coach, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2017.

Columbia Lions men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1900–1906)
Harry A. Fisher (1906–1916)
Carl Merner (1916–1917)
John Murray (1917–1918)
Fred Dawson (1918–1919)
Claus Benson (1919–1920)
Joseph Deering (1920–1925)
Daniel Meehan (1925–1933)
Paul Mooney (1933–1942)
Cliff Battles (1942–1943)
Elmer Ripley (1943–1945)
Paul Mooney (1945–1946)
Gordon Ridings (1946–1950)
Lou Rossini (1950–1958)
Archie Oldham (1958–1961)
Kenneth Hunter # (1961)
Jack Rohan (1961–1974)
Tom Penders (1974–1978)
Buddy Mahar (1978–1984)
Wayne Szoke (1984–1987)
Wally Halas (1987–1990)
Jack Rohan (1990–1995)
Armond Hill (1995–2003)
Joe Jones (2003–2010)
Kyle Smith (2010–2016)
Jim Engles (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

v t e NYU Violets men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1906–1908) Benjamin Hermes (1908–1910) Samuel James Meltzer (1910–1911) W. W. Broadhead (1911–1912) James G. Dale (1912–1913) Harold Parkinson (1913–1914) Billy Lush (1914–1916) Harry Haring (1916–1918) Floyd J. Egan (1918–1919) Ed Thorp (1919–1923) Howard Cann (1923–1958) Lou Rossini (1958–1971) No team (1971–1983) Mike Muzio (1983–1989) Joe Nesci (1989–2018) Dagan Nelson (2018–2022) Dave Klatsky (2022– )

NYU Violets men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1906–1908)
Benjamin Hermes (1908–1910)
Samuel James Meltzer (1910–1911)
W. W. Broadhead (1911–1912)
James G. Dale (1912–1913)
Harold Parkinson (1913–1914)
Billy Lush (1914–1916)
Harry Haring (1916–1918)
Floyd J. Egan (1918–1919)
Ed Thorp (1919–1923)
Howard Cann (1923–1958)
Lou Rossini (1958–1971)
No team (1971–1983)
Mike Muzio (1983–1989)
Joe Nesci (1989–2018)
Dagan Nelson (2018–2022)
Dave Klatsky (2022– )

v t e St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball head coaches
Unknown (1901–1902) Incomplete records (1903–1920) Brother Phillip (1920–1921) Frank Brennan (1921–1926) Nip Lynch (1926–1928) Edward Keating (1928–1930) George Hinchcliffe (1930–1932) Rody Cooney (1932–1941) Joseph Brennan (1941–1948) Daniel Lynch (1948–1969) Lester Yellin (1969–1973) Jack Prenderville (1973–1975) Lou Rossini (1975–1979) Gene Roberti (1979–1984) Bob Valvano (1984–1988) Rich Zvosec (1988–1991) Ron Ganulin (1991–2005) Brian Nash (2005–2010) Glenn Braica (2010–2023)

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball head coaches

Unknown (1901–1902)
Incomplete records (1903–1920)
Brother Phillip (1920–1921)
Frank Brennan (1921–1926)
Nip Lynch (1926–1928)
Edward Keating (1928–1930)
George Hinchcliffe (1930–1932)
Rody Cooney (1932–1941)
Joseph Brennan (1941–1948)
Daniel Lynch (1948–1969)
Lester Yellin (1969–1973)
Jack Prenderville (1973–1975)
Lou Rossini (1975–1979)
Gene Roberti (1979–1984)
Bob Valvano (1984–1988)
Rich Zvosec (1988–1991)
Ron Ganulin (1991–2005)
Brian Nash (2005–2010)
Glenn Braica (2010–2023)

v t e Puerto Rico squad – 1959 Pan American Games – Silver medal
Cruz Báez Droz Dijols Frontera Casillas Cestero Rodríguez Navedo Jiménez Vicéns Siragusa Coach: Rossini

v t e Puerto Rico squad – 1963 Pan American Games – Bronze medal
Báez Droz Frontera Vicéns Gutiérrez Valle Cancel Dijols McCadney Bocachica Torres Campos Coach: Rossini

v t e Puerto Rico squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – 4th place
4 McCadney 5 Droz 6 Adorno 7 Cruz 8 Vicéns 9 Zamot 10 Ansa 11 Frontera 12 Báez 13 García 14 Cancel 15 Gutiérrez Coach: Rossini

v t e Puerto Rico squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – 9th place
4 McCadney 5 Hatton 6 Porrata 7 Cancel 8 Adorno 9 Zamot 10 Dalmau 11 Frontera 12 Córdova 13 Cruz 14 Gutiérrez 15 Ortíz Coach: Rossini

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