University of New Haven Athletics

A member of the original New Haven men’s basketball team, Mel Horowitz led the inaugural team with 28.6 points per game en route to the Southern Connecticut Small College Conference Championship in 1961-62.

Horowitz finished his career with 937 points in just 42 games for a 22.3 points per game average – a figure that would be much higher had the sharpshooter’s career come after the inception of the three-point line.

Also a member of the first UNH baseball team, Horowitz’s best season on the diamond was in 1963, when he posted a .388 batting average with 15 runs batted in, 11 stolen bases and a team-high 21 walks.