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	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)

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