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Author Goodman, Matthew, author.

Title The City game : triumph, scandal, and a legendary basketball team / Matthew Goodman.

Publication Info. New York : Ballantine Books, [2019]

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  796.323 GOODMAN    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  796.323 GOODMAN    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  796.3236 GOODMAN    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  796.323 GOO    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  796.323 GOODMAN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Non Fiction  796.323 GOO    Check Shelf
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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  796.323 GOODMAN    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  796.3236 GOODMAN    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-416) and index.
Contents Preface -- Harvard-on-Hudson -- The Bridge of Sighs -- Epilogue.
Summary 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
Subject City College Beavers (Basketball team) -- History.
City University of New York. City College -- Basketball -- History.
Basketball -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
Basketball -- Betting -- United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball.
ISBN 9781101882832
1101882832
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