The City Game: Triumph, Scandal and a Legendary Basketball Team Book & Author with Matthew Goodman
In 1950 the CCNY basketball team won the NIT and NCAA basketball tournaments in the same year, the only team ever to do so. In 1951, the team's five starting players were arrested for conspiring with gamblers to 'shave points.'
LAWRENCE, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Matthew Goodman, 'New York Times' bestselling author, will discuss his new book, "The City Game: Triumph, Scandal and a Legendary Basketball Team," on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., at Temple Israel of Lawrence, 140 Central Avenue, Lawrence, N.Y.
"The City Game" tells the thrilling and heartbreaking story of the CCNY Beavers, who in 1950 became the only team ever to win the NIT and NCAA basketball tournaments in the same year. Every single play as well as the Coach was either Jewish or African-American. In 1951, the team's five starting players were arrested for conspiring with gamblers to "shave points." They were expelled from college and banned from the NBA for life. Overnight they turned from heroes to pariahs.
A tasty kosher snack will be served and a free Coach Nat Holman trading card will be given to every attendee. Copies of "The City Game" will be available for purchase. This event is open to the Public and Free of charge. Advance registration is strongly recommended, please call the Temple Israel Office at (516) 239-1140, or email [email protected].
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