Lest we forget: Irwin Dambrot

Irwin Dambrot, key figure in 1950 hoops point-shaving scandal, dies at 81

“What’s a nice Jewish boy like you doing in a place like this?”

The Baltimore Jewish Times published this story about Brett Harvey, a senior guard on Loyola University’s basketball team and the only MOT on the squad. In fact, he is the only Jewish student-athlete in the entire school.
“I liked the school, the campus and Baltimore. I was assured by Coach [Jimmy] Patsos that being Jewish would [...]

Hoop-hoop hooray

Jewish players jumping through hoops on the college, pro levels.

Lest we forget: Lou Bender

College basketball star Lou Bender dies at 99.

New hoops coach for Memphis

From the Associated Press comes word the Memphis, who had been expected to appear in the NCAA Final Four, has hired assistant coach Josh Pastner, 31,  as successor to coach John Calipari, who left to take the head coaching job at Kentucky.