Men's Basketball Team 1951-52 (2000) - FDU Hall of Fame

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Men's Basketball Team 1951-52

Class
Induction

2000
Sport(s)

Men's Basketball

Inducted: May 19, 2000

Coached by Hall of Famer Dick Holub, the 1951-52 Men's Basketball Team posted an overall record of 22-4 and a New Jersey Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record of 7-1. The Knights posted a perfect 12-0 record at home and ended the regular-season the winners of 15-straight games leading them into the NJIAC Playoffs. In the NJIAC game, FDU defeated Montclair State, 85-76, and advanced to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District 31 Playoffs. FDU beat the University of Buffalo, 63-55, in the first game and St. Peter's College, 69-50, in the second contest to advance to the next round where the Knights were defeated by Indiana State, 79-72, in Kansas City, Missouri to end the season.

Members of the '51-'52 team were:
Walt Dette
Gene Remoff
George Menditto
Frank Lebeda
Sam Convissor
Bob Whalen
Richard DiBenedetto
Bill Findlay
Larry Celmar
John Scholl
George Labarowski
John Kanaske
(Hall of Famer)George Glasgow
Sam Schumer
Joe Notaro
Manager: Jerry Dartley

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