Original Sin: The Rise and Fall of the CCNY Basketball Team

About this episode

The episode explores the rise and fall of the CCNY basketball team, highlighting their historic achievements and the subsequent scandal that tarnished their legacy.

In 1950, the City College of New York pulled off one of the greatest Cinderella stories in sports history, winning both the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the same season. The team, made up largely of Black and Jewish players, became a symbol of possibility. Within months, a point shaving scandal shattered that legacy. For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• basketball
• scandals
• sports history
• Cinderella stories
• point shaving
• racial dynamics
• legacy

Keywords

• CCNY
• basketball scandal
• point shaving
• NIT
• NCAA
• sports history
• Cinderella story
• Black and Jewish players

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: City College of New York

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