TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goodman,Matthew
TI  - The City game: triumph, scandal, and a legendary basketball team 
SN  - 9781101882832
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Ballantine Books
KW  - City College Beavers (Basketball team)
KW  - History
KW  - City University of New York
KW  - City College
KW  - Basketball
KW  - Corrupt practices
KW  - United States
KW  - Betting
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [407]-416) and index; Preface -- Harvard-on-Hudson -- The Bridge of Sighs -- Epilogue
N2  - New York's City College was a tuition-free, merit-based college in Harlem known far more for its intellectual achievements and political radicalism than its athletic prowess. In 1949-1950 every single member of the City College Beavers was either Jewish or African American. Under the guidance of the legendary former player Nat Holman, this unheralded group of city kids would stun the basketball world by becoming the only team in history to win the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the same year. During the following season, all of the team's starting five were arrested by New York City detectives, charged with conspiring with gamblers to shave points. Goodman creates a portrait of an era when college basketball was far more popular than the professional game, gangsters controlled illegal sports betting, and everyone was getting rich-- except for the young men who actually played the games. -- adapted from jacket
ER  -