CCNY point-shaving scandal

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.[1] However, at least one other player from the Ivy League in New York would also be considered involved in the scandal retroactively (even though he was never caught in the initial scandal at the time).[2] 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.[3][4] While the starting point wasn't from the City College of New York (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 (better known as the "Grand Slam") 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.

  1. ^ Goldstein, Joe, "Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops" - ESPN - November 19, 2003
  2. ^ Goldstein, Joe. "Explosion II: The Molinas period" - ESPN - November 19, 2003
  3. ^ Gustkey, Earl (March 30, 2001). "This Problem Still Hasn't Been Fixed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Figone, Albert (2012). Cheating the Spread: Gamblers, Point Shavers, and Game Fixers in College Football and Basketball. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252037283., pg. 32