Alvin Roth (basketball)

Alvin Roth
Personal information
Born	November 2, 1929
Died	June 19, 2003 (aged 73); Rockland, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Erasmus (Brooklyn, New York)
College	CCNY (1949–1951)
NBA draft	1951: undrafted
Position	Guard
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA champion (1950); NIT champion (1950);

Alvin "Fats" Roth (November 2, 1929 – June 19, 2003) was an American professional basketball player known for his playing days at the City College of New York (CCNY) between 1949–50 and 1950–51. Roth was a contributing member of the only basketball team in NCAA history to win both the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and NCAA Tournament in the same season.^[1] Roth was one of four sophomore starters on the CCNY squad that defeated Bradley in both championship games.^[2]^[3]

^ "Roth, Al". JewsInSports.org. 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
^ Sclar, Arieh (2008). A Sport at which Jews Excel: Jewish Basketball in American Society, 1900–1951 (PDF). ProQuest LLC. ISBN 9780549922049. Retrieved July 27, 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Roberts, Randy; Olson, James (1989). Winning is the Only Thing: Sports in American Since 1945 (PDF). The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801842405. Retrieved July 27, 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[JIS-1] "Roth, Al". JewsInSports.org. 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.

[2] Sclar, Arieh (2008). A Sport at which Jews Excel: Jewish Basketball in American Society, 1900–1951 (PDF). ProQuest LLC. ISBN 9780549922049. Retrieved July 27, 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[BOOK-3] Roberts, Randy; Olson, James (1989). Winning is the Only Thing: Sports in American Since 1945 (PDF). The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801842405. Retrieved July 27, 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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