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Jews and blacks composed the CCNY team and their coach was Nat Holman. [1] The team was found guilty of point-shaving; gamblers would pay money for players to lose points or not play as well as was expected. [2] The revelation of the CCNY point-shaving scandal led to other scandals: other basketball teams were caught point-shaving around the ...
An imprisoned man (Denzel Washington) tries to convince his son, a top-ranked high school basketball player, to attend the governor's college alma mater in return for a reduced sentence. [3] City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal: 1998 Documentary HBO's look at a New York college team's point-shaving disgrace. Game Day: 1999 Drama
Prior to the CCNY scandal, the most infamous case of match fixing in college basketball occurred on January 29, 1945, when five Brooklyn College players (Bernard Barnett, Jerome Green, Robert Leder, Larry Pearlstein, and Stanley Simon) were arrested and confessed to accepting $1,000 each from multiple gamblers with promises of an extra $2,000 (equivalent to over $34,900 in 2024) included to ...
5 best basketball movies on Netflix. Jaylyn Cook. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:53 PM. Netflix Scary Movies. Before we even start, 'Space Jam' is not on the list. Try to dial back your frustration.
With the NBA Playoffs in full effect, here are the best basketball movies that will get you ready to hit the gym. ... Watch on Netflix. See the original post on Youtube. 19. The Redeem Team
Here are the best basketball movies to watch, including "Hoosiers," "Hoop Dreams," "Air," "Space Jam" and more.
You might think you’ve watched ever decent movie and TV series on Netflix. ... Basketball Movies (12762) Sports & Fitness (9327) Thrillers (8933) Action Thrillers (43048)
Amateur is a 2018 American sports drama film about a young basketball future star struggling with his personal life in pursuit of his dream. The film was released in the United States on April 6, 2018, on Netflix .