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The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team
By Goodman, Matthew
- ISBN
- 9781101882832 9781101882849
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- Ballantine
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Reviewed on September 1, 2019 | Arts & Humanities
Goodman (Eighty Days) chronicles the point shaving scandal that rocked basketball college teams during the 1951 season, focusing on the players of the City College of New York. Composed mainly of African Americans and Jewish Americans from working-class backgrounds, City College was the first and only team to win the NIT and NCAA national championship in the same season, led by Hall of Fame coach Nat Holman. Goodman foll...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
