Nat Holman was an American professional basketball player and college coach. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and is the only coach to lead his team to NCAA and National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championships in the same season.
Lewisohn Stadium was an amphitheater and athletic facility built on the campus of the City College of New York (CCNY). It opened in 1915 and was demolished in 1973.
The City College of the City University of New York is a public research university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, City College was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States. It is the oldest of CUNY's 25 institutions of higher learning and is considered its flagship institution.
The CCNY point-shaving scandal of 1951 was a college basketball point-shaving gambling scandal that officially involved seven American colleges and universities in all, with four of these schools being in the New York metropolitan area, two of them occurring in the Midwest, and one of them being in the South. However, at least one other player from the Ivy League in New York would also be considered involved in the scandal retroactively. Furthermore, it was alleged that the reach of this scandal went as far as the West Coast of the United States out in California and Oregon through attempts to fix games out there. While the starting point wasn't from the CCNY nor did that college have the most implicated players involved from the event, the scandal became notable and infamous during that period of time due to the number of players in the scandal being players of the collegiate dual tournament champion 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team. It was also seen as the biggest tipping point that threatened the integrity of college basketball's very existence at the time.
The 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team represented the City College of New York. The head coach was Nat Holman, who was one of the game's greatest innovators and playmakers. Unlike today, when colleges recruit players from all over the country, the 1949–50 CCNY team was composed of "kids from the sidewalks of New York City," who had been recruited by Holman's assistant coach Harold "Bobby" Sand from Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) schools such as Taft, Clinton, Boys, Erasmus, and Franklin High Schools.
The 1936 CCNY Beavers football team represented the City College of New York (CCNY) during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a record of 4–4.
The 1925 CCNY Lavender football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harold J. Parker, CCNY compiled a 2–5 record, was shut out by five of seven opponents, and was outscored by all opponents by a total of 171 to 28. The team played its home games at Lewisohn Stadium in New York City.
The 1878 CCNY Lavender football team represented the City College of New York during the 1878 college football season.
The 1881 CCNY Lavender football team represented the City College of New York during the 1881 college football season.
The 1876 College of the City of New York football team represented the City College of New York during the 1876 college football season. The team played in at least one game, losing 0–6 against Columbia. Another game, a win against NYU, has been listed in some sources, but not in others.
The 1922 CCNY Lavender football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1922 college football season. In their first season since 1907, the team compiled a 1–6 record.
The 1926 CCNY Lavender football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their third season under Harold J. Parker, the Lavender team compiled a 5–3 record.
The 1927 CCNY Lavender football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their fourth season under Harold J. Parker, the Lavender team compiled a 4–2–2 record.
The 1928 CCNY Lavender football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fifth season under Harold J. Parker, the Lavender team compiled a 4–1–2 record.
The 1929 CCNY Lavender football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their sixth season under Harold J. Parker, the Lavender team compiled a 2–4–2 record.
The 1934 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their first season under Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 4–3 record.
The 1937 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 5–2 record.
The 1940 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 1–5–1 record.
The 1943 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Leo Miller, the team compiled a 1–3–1 record.
The 1950 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their first season under Irving Mondschein, the Beavers team compiled a 1–7 record. Mondschein was introduced as head coach in September 1950 after Frank Tubridy resigned for an Army appointment at Fort Totten.
