Holy Cross

Official Name: 
Holy Cross College
Nickname: 
Crusaders
Mailing Address: 

1 College Street
Worcester, MA 01610-2395

Website: 
goholycross.com
Telephone: 
(508) 793-2583
Fax: 
(508) 793-2309
Enrollment: 
2,700
Arena: 

Hart Recreation Center
Capacity: 3,600
Year Opened: 1975

School Colors: 
Royal Purple and White
Conference: 

Patriot League (since 1991)
Former Member of ECAC North (1980-83) and Metro Atlantic Athletic (1984-90)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(2) 1950 and 1954

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(12) 1947, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1977, 1980, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2007
7-12 record (.368)
Reached Final Four in 1947 (1st) and 1948 (3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(12) 1952, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1990, and 2005
11-11 record (.500)
Finished 1st in 1954 and 3rd in 1961

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

George Blaney (22 years from 1973-94, 357-276 record, .564)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Ronnie Perry (2,524 points from 1977-80)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Tom Heinsohn (1,254 from 1954-56)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Jack Foley (56 points as senior vs. Connecticut on 2/17/62)

All-American Selections: 

(13) G Bob Cousy (1948, 1949 and 1950), F Jack Foley (1962), F Tom Heinsohn (1955 and 1956), F-C George Kaftan (1947 and 1948), F Togo Palazzi (1953 and 1954), G Ronnie Perry (1977, 1978 and 1979)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Bob Cousy (1950), Tom Heinsohn (1956)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) George Kaftan (1947 and 1948), Jack Foley (1962).

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Jackie Foley (56 vs. Connecticut)
February 17, 1962 (senior/33.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Holy Cross

41

62

103

Connecticut

26

38

64

Holy Cross

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Gallagher

2

0

4

Slattery

0

0

0

J. Foley

23

10

56

Kelly

3

2

8

O'Connor

6

3

15

R. Foley

4

2

10

Canavan

2

0

4

Palace

0

0

0

Jordan

0

0

0

Schanne

1

0

2

Hennessy

1

2

4

Reidy

0

0

0

Totals

42

19

103

Percentages

Connecticut

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Manning

5

2

12

Perno

4

1

9

Slomcenski

5

7

17

Carlson

4

1

9

Comey

2

0

4

Ritter

0

1

1

Haines

2

1

5

Roever

0

0

0

Hulteen

2

3

7

Kiniry

0

0

0

Totals

24

16

64

Percentages
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

J. Fred Powers

6

1902-08

54-33

.621

1904

10-2

William J. Casey

4

1921-24

28-25

.528

1921

2-0

Ken Simendinger

1

1925

10-5

.667

1925

10-5

John M. Reed

6

1926-31

60-41

.594

1928

13-6

Albert D. "Hop" Riopel

4

1935, 1943-45

14-34

.292

1944

6-8

Edward "Moose" Krause

3

1940-42

11-14

.440

1942

5-4

Alvin "Doggie" Julian

3

1946-48

65-10

.867

1947

27-3

Lester "Buster" Sheary

7

1949-55

155-36

.812

1954

26-2

Roy Leenig

6

1956-61

106-48

.688

1956, 1961

22-5

Frank Oftring

4

1962-65

64-33

.660

1962

20-6

Jack Donohue

7

1966-72

106-66

.616

1971

18-8

George Blaney

22

1973-94

357-276

.564

1990

24-6

Bill Raynor

5

1995-99

54-83

.394

1996

17-12

Ralph Willard

10

2000-09

192-117

.621

2003

26-5

Sean Kearney

1

2010

9-22

.290

2010

9-22

Milan Brown

1

2011

8-21

.276

2011

8-21
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,297-870 (.599) from 1901 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Holy Cross (MA) did not have an official coach in its first season in 1900-01 while compiling a 6-6 record
  • Holy Cross did not field a formal team in 1907 and from 1910 through 1920
  • Raynor's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from California in 1995-96.