1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal

During the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, a major gambling scandal broke. The scandal involved 37 arrests of students from 22 different colleges.[1] Included were students from Columbia University, St. John's University, NYU, North Carolina State and the University of Connecticut.[2] Jack Molinas, already a known gambling associate from the CCNY point shaving scandal in 1951, was implicated in this gambling scandal as well.[2] NBA Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins was kicked out of school but was never convicted. He was, however, barred from playing in the NBA due to his alleged involvement.[2] Saint Joseph's University was stripped of its third place finish in the 1961 NCAA tournament.[1] Paul Tagliabue unknowingly played in a fixed game and as a result became ardently anti-gambling as the NFL's future commissioner.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "College Scandals". 27 March 1998. Retrieved 7 September 2016 – via LA Times.
  2. 1 2 3 "ESPN Classic - Explosion II: The Molinas period". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "That Time Paul Tagliabue Played in a Fixed College Basketball Game - VICE Sports". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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