Edward Roman was an American

United States

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 college basketball

Basketball

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 player. He was the leading scorer of the 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team

1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team

The 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team represented the City College of New York. The Head Coach was Nat Holman. The team is the only team to win both the National Invitation Tournament and the NCAA Tournament in the same year...

, the only team to win both the NCAA tournament

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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 and the National Invitation Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

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 (NIT) in the same year. He was also a central figure in the point shaving scandal

CCNY Point Shaving Scandal

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 that came to light in the aftermath of that season.

College career

Roman, an undersized 6'6" center

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, followed his Taft High School

William Howard Taft High School (New York City)

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 teammate Irwin Dambrot

Irwin Dambrot

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 to play college basketball for Nat Holman

Nat Holman

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 at the City College of New York

City College of New York

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. Roman was part of a strong 1948 recruiting class for the Beavers. Roman, forward Ed Warner

Ed Warner (basketball)

Edward L. Warner was an American college basketball player. He was one of the stars of the 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team, the only team to win both the NCAA tournament and the National Invitation Tournament in the same year...

, point guard

Point guard

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 Alvin Roth and shooting guard

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 Floyd Layne

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 would comprise four-fifths of the starting lineup for CCNY's double championship squad in their first year of eligibility. Roman led the team in scoring that year at 16.4 points per game and was named to the All-tournament team for the 1950 NCAA Tournament

1950 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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.

Point shaving scandal

The next season, junior Roman and teammate Ed Warner were named co-captains for the Bravers and were poised to defend their championship titles. However, in January of 1951, New York City

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 District Attorney

District attorney

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 Frank Hogan

Frank Hogan

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 arrested seven Beavers for shaving points in three games during the championship season - including Ed Roman. Roman was sentenced to six months in prison but received a suspended sentence.

For his involvement in fixing games, Ed Roman was banned for life from the National Basketball Association

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. The City College of New York would demphasize athletics as a result of the scandal.

Later life

After two years in the Army, Roman finished his studies (ultimately receiving a doctorate at New York University

New York University

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) and worked in the city public school system in Queens

Queens

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as a teacher of physical education and, after the mid-1970's, as a psychological consultant. Ed Warner died on March 1, 1988.