| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1959–60 |
| Prev Year: | 1958–59 |
| Next Year: | 1960–61 |
| Team: | NYU Violets |
| Conference: | Metropolitan New York Conference |
| Short Conf: | MNYC |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 12 |
| Record: | 22–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0 |
| Champion: | Metropolitan New York Conference champions |
| Bowl Result: | Final Four |
The 1959–60 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1959–60 season. The team finished the season with a 22–5 overall record while winning the Metropolitan New York Conference with a perfect 4–0 record in league play.[1] The Violets earned their second NCAA Division I basketball tournament Final Four appearance (their first was in 1944–45).[2] They were led by second-year head coach Lou Rossini.[2] During this season and the season after that, at least one of New York University's players in Ray Paprocky (with potentially two more players also in mind) was involved with the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal once that situation came to light a season later. However, due to the discovery not taking place until a full season later combined with the university not finishing with a top 3 finish, New York University would not rescind their Final Four appearance afterward.[3]
Source[1]
| Name | Games played | Total points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 577 | 21.2 | |
| 26 | 350 | 13.4 | |
| 27 | 301 | 11.1 | |
| 27 | 291 | 10.8 | |
| 27 | 143 | 5.3 | |
| 26 | 102 | 3.9 | |
| 27 | 99 | 3.7 | |
| 19 | 62 | 3.3 | |
| 8 | 10 | 1.3 | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.0 | |
| 17 | 16 | 0.9 | |
| 11 | 11 | 0.9 | |
| 15 | 11 | 0.7 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0.8 | |