Stanley Felsinger

Stanley Felsinger was a 6'0" guard at Columbia University in the mid-1960s. He was named first team All-Ivy League in 1966 (as was his teammate, Dave Newmark). After graduating, Felsinger became a teacher and basketball coach in New York City before he and his wife, Hope, bought Camp Monroe, a Jewish camp, in 1975. They still run the camp today.

Career Highlights:

A three-year star for Columbia’s varsity basketball team, Stanley Felsinger joined the Lions in 1964 after leading the freshman team in scoring during the previous year. As a sophomore, Stanley joined All-Ivy performer Neil Farber on the varsity, and that season Columbia finished fifth in the Ivy League with a 6-8 record (11-12 overall). The following year (1965), Felsinger was named second team All-Ivy League and finished as the conference's fourth leading scorer with 21.1 points per game (Bill Bradley, who would become a Hall of Famer, led the league in scoring). That year, Columbia finished 7-15 overall, and 5-9 in conference.

In 1966, Stanley Felsinger continued his outstanding play and was joined on the varsity squad by 7'0" sophomore center Dave Newmark. Both Felsinger and Newmark were were named All-Ivy League and finished in the top five in the conference in scoring. They were both featured in a documentary called The Jewish Basketball Hall Of Fame. Newmark placed second and Felsinger took the fifth spot with 19.7 points per game. The duo led Columbia to an 18-6 overall record with a 10-4 conference mark, and the Lions tied for second place in the Ivy League. That year, Felsinger was also named All-Metropolitan (New York City), and All-American honorable mention.

Origin:
New York

Career Dates:
Felsinger played guard at Columbia from 1964-1966.

Physical description:
6'0"