Joe Lapchick

Hometown: 
New York, NY
  • Led St. John's to NIT titles in 1943, 1944, 1959 and 1965
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1966
  • Compiled a 326-247 record (.569) as coach of the New York Knicks for nine seasons (1947-48 through 1955-56), reaching the NBA Finals in 1951 and 1952
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (four: AP/UPI)--1959 (NR/17), 1960 (20/NR), 1961 (16/8) and 1962 (12/12)
  • All-Americans (seven): Harry Boykoff (1943), LeRoy Ellis (1962), Hy Gotkin (1944), Tony Jackson (1959 through 1961), Bill Kotsores (1944), Dick McGuire (1947) and Alan Seiden (1959).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1936-37

St. John's

13-7

1937-38

St. John's

15-4

DNP

1938-39

St. John's

18-4

NIT (1-2)

1939-40

St. John's

15-4

NIT (0-1)

1940-41

St. John's

11-6

DNP

1941-42

St. John's

16-5

DNP

1942-43

St. John's

21-3

NIT (3-0)

1943-44

St. John's

18-5

NIT (3-0)

1944-45

St. John's

21-3

NIT (2-1)

1945-46

St. John's

17-6

NIT (0-1)

1946-47

St. John's

16-7

NIT (0-1)

1956-57

St. John's

14-9

DNP

1957-58

St. John's

18-8

NIT (2-2)

1958-59

St. John's

20-6

NIT (4-0)

1959-60

St. John's

17-8

NIT (0-1)

1960-61

St. John's

20-5

NCAA (0-1)

1961-62

St. John's

21-5

NIT (2-1)

1962-63

St. John's

9-15

DNP

1963-64

St. John's

14-11

DNP

1964-65

St. John's

21-8

NIT (4-0)

  • 20-Year Coaching Record: 335-129 (.722) at St. John's
  • 0-1 (.000) in NCAA Tournament
  • 21-10 (.677) in NIT