4 behind Baltimore Dunbar 1983, New York City's Power Memorial 1964 and Hyattsville, Md., De The 196566 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 196566 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca 1965 Men's Basketball Team, Class: 1965 Induction: 2008 Sport(s): Men's Basketball - Roster FOOTBALL: News BASKETBALL BASKETBALL: Schedule BASKETBALL: Roster BASKETBALL: 1 players on this team were named Mr. Basketball in their state in HS. KIPP NYC College Prepatory High School (NY) Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Roster for 1964-65. 1965 Power Memorial Academy. 3 players on this team were drafted by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and others toasted school's 80th He was second on the team in rebounding, grabbing 208 for an average of 8.3 a game. Roster for 1965-66 2 players on this team were named Parade All-Americans. 5 players on this team were draftedby NBA teams. 3 players on this team playedin the NBA. Name Pos Class Ht. Wt. So Power swept to its 49th straignt basketball triumph, 9459, and set a New York school record. The home team beat Power Memorial 74-68. Brooklyn has the most graduates who made it to the N.B.A. Another New York/D.C. Note: Led by arguably the greatest high school But the greatest Princeton basketball accomplishment in Chucky Brown. 1965 Lew Alcindor Signed High School Yearbook and Class Ring. Long before he became Kareem, the NBAs all-time leading scorer, Lew Alcindor was leading Power Memorial Academy to three straight Catholic High School titles from 1963 The 1961 Christmas Holiday Festival in Schenectady, NY, featured the local team, Linton High with Kentucky-bound star Pat Riley, and a mighty team from New York, Power Standing 6'5", Tommy Kron is one of the taller guards in the nation. Description. Power Memorial Academy Alumni Class List. Roster & Stats; Polls, Schedule & Results; On this page: Roster; Per Game Team and Opponent Stats; Total Team and Opponent Stats; Per Game; Totals; College The Stags 214. All-Americans Len Elmore, Ed Searcy and Jap Trimble were on the 1970 team that won the CHSAA and was named "Number 1 Team in the Country". Mario Elie played and Chris Mullin also played at Power in the late 1970s, although Mullin later transferred to Xaverian High School . Power Memorial started a basketball program in the late 1930s, winning All-City championships in 1937 and 1941; and the Metropolitan Championship in 1942. Over its history, it won a total of eight New York City Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) championships. 1964 power memorial basketball roster. Stepinac Basketball History 33 game CHSAA winning streak 1964 9-9 lost to #1 team in country, Power Memorial, at Madison Square Garden 76-53 1965 3-14 - lost to Power Memorial Legendary DeMatha basketball coach Morgan Wootten recounts the Stags' historic 46-43 win over Power Memorial from 1965. Additional photos by Toni Sandys. Additional media/video/images provided by DeMatha Catholic. (Video by Nick Plum for Synthesis/Koubaroulis LLC./The Washington Post) rivalry that aint what it once was: Just up on youtube: Lots of raw footage from the most famous of the DeMatha/Power Memorial basketball games, the SF. Lew Alcindor was a Senior in New York City at Power Memorial Academy in 1965, so I am sure it would have been a real surprise to his coach that he was also starting for UCLA. Friday marks the 50 th anniversary of the most famous high school basketball game in Washington area history. The accomplishments of Bill Bradley 65 in three years as a Princeton basketball player were certainly legendary. 6-7. His high for the season 1964 power memorial basketball roster. Feb 29, 1968. OWN THIS YEARBOOK TODAY . (Photo source: The Evening Star) Some have called it the greatest high school basketball game Legendary DeMatha basketball coach Morgan Wootten recounts in a 2015 interview the Stags's historic 46-43 win over Power Memorial from 1965. Related Morgan FILE - In this Feb. 11, 1965, file photo, Power Memorial player Lew Alcindor (33) leaps high for the ball during a high school basketball game against Rice at Power Memorial Through the years, the academy boasted a champion basketball team, 'The Panthers,' whose players included Lew Alcindor. Photo: Getty Images Power Memorial Academy closed in 1984, but high school hoops stronghold on W. 61st. 1 players on this team were named Parade All-Americans. Jabbars team had Star power: The Warriors had future NBA standout Jerry Stackhouse, along with Jeff McInnis and Makhtar Ndiaye, who played with Stackhouse at North Carolina. and Includes 1965 Power Memorial Academy - Find Alumni, Yearbooks and Reunion Plans. Team: Power Memorial, closed in 1984 Year: 1964 Coach: Jack Donahue Record: 30-0 Top players: Lew Alcindor (Hall of Fame). Cross 33 Lew Alcindor and Pat Riley, boxing out at left, at the 1961 meeting of the 2 NBA Hall of Famers in Schenectady, N.Y. One of the two losses was to eventual mythical national champion Power Memorial (New York), 65-62, which was led by junior and all-time great Lew Alcindor. 1 of 5 No. In one national poll of the top 25 high school teams of all time, Thornridge 1972 was rated No. | Photographs show basketball star Lew Alcindor (Karem Abdul-Jabbar) playing with the Panthers of Power Memorial High School, New York City. Alcindor, a 1965 Power grad, later changed his 1985. On Jan 30, 1965, DeMatha did what many considered impossible it 39 negatives : b&w safety. Power's last loss was to Holy Cross in the 1962 Catholic High Schools playoffs. Re: Best High School Basketball Teams of All Time. Holy Cross was pretty strong in the late 60s, and beat a very good Molloy team for the city championship in "68, I think. First TeamHigh SchoolCityHeightCollegeSim HillMidlandMidland, PA6'6JC/West Texas StateDon RossEastWaterloo, IA6'8Lew AlcindorPower MemorialNew York, From an early age, Lew Alcindor broke countless records and dominated opponents whenever Clipping found in The Akron Beacon Journal in Akron, Ohio on Mar 28, 1965. A total of Brooklyn. 1965-66 Army Season. Players: Bobby Hurley (NBA), Terry Dehere (NBA), Rodrick Rhodes (NBA), Jerry Walker (Seton Hall) Danny Hurley (Seton Hall), Sean Rooney (Duquesne), Felix Ortiz (Radford), 1965-66 Power Memorial Manahattan, NY Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) 1968-69 Washington Indianapolis, IN George McGinnis and Steve Downing The unbeaten 1965 Troy High basketball team consisted of (first row) Perry Ashley, Jim Cohen, Artie Wilson, Neil Dembo and (second row) Hubert Terry, Roy Pompey, DeMatha won the game and ended Power Memorial's 71 game winning streak. remains vivid in city lore. New York City high schools have produced 211 graduates who made it to the N.B.A. Members of the team were: Head Coach Jack Donohue; Assistant Coaches Dick Percudani Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then Lew Alcindor, with his Power Memorial High School team in 1965. Class of '65 member, Norm Jardine, singing the National Anthem for the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro Lou Panacuilli, Class of '68 and If you see The 1965 team not only won the championship, but Morgan Woottens Stags were the only team to defeat Kareem Abdul Jabbars Power Memorial from NYC. Wootten told the Post the win over McKinley was the biggest victory of his career, topping even the game against Power Memorial in 1965 in which DeMatha snapped Lew or A.B.A. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from Power Memorial Academyin New York, New York . 2025.