John Mongero
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- Class of:
- 1967
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- Induction Class of:
- 1983
Mongero's athletic career at Roanoke was dedicated to basketball from 1963-67.
During the 1964-65 season, he was selected to All-Star teams of the Little Eight Conference and the Mason Dixon Tournament. He was selected Second-Team All-Mason-Dixon Conference.
During the 1966-67 season, Mongero was named team captain, named Most Valuable Player in the Florida Citrus International and Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament. He led the Maroons from the free throw line, shooting .857 from the charity stripe. Mongero was selected Second-Team All-State and First-Team All-Mason-Dixon Confernece.
He finished his career with 1,305 points, which was second all-time at time of graduation in 1967. He set a new school-record with a career free-throw percentage of .834 which stood for over 35 years.
