Alvin Roth (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930s |
| 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 | |
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Alvin "Fats" Roth (born 1930s) was an American 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 was 6'4", weighed 210 pounds and played guard.[1] He grew up in Brooklyn, New York and attended Erasmus Hall High School, where as a senior in 1947–48 he led them to a PSAL championship.[1][3] Due to his poor academic grades, Roth was ineligible to attend CCNY his freshman year;[3] one year later Roth was admitted to the school as a sophomore.[3] It was this season that CCNY won both national basketball championships (the NIT was actually considered the premier national championship at the time). One year later, news broke about a point-shaving scandal that was sweeping east coast universities, and at its heart was CCNY's squad led by Nat Holman.[1][3] Roth was one of the players arrested in the scandal and agreed to serve in the United States Army for a time in exchange for suspending his jail sentence.[1] Roth's admission into CCNY despite his poor grades was a result of transcript altering by Holman.[3] Nationally, all of the players who were convicted of participating in the scandal were banned from ever playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] Due to this, Roth played for a time in the Eastern League.[1]
After his playing days, Roth went back to CCNY to earn his business degree, then moved to the suburbs of New York City to sell insurance.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Roth, Al". JewsInSports.org. 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ Sclar, Arieh (2008). "A Sport at which Jews Excel: Jewish Basketball in American Society, 1900–1951" (PDF). pg. 242. ProQuest LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Roberts, Randy; Olson, James (1989). "Winning is the Only Thing: Sports in American Since 1945" (PDF). pg. 82. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved July 27, 2013.