PLAYER PROFILE

BILL LEVINE

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Bill Levine played varsity basketball at CCNY for two and a half seasons. He was captain of the 1944-45 squad, but was dropped from team in February because of scholastic dificultics. A few weeks later, he found himself testifying before a panel of attorneys about possible irregularities involving betting on  on college basketball games at Madison Square Garden. Nothing came of the 1945 investigation, but six years later another investigation would uncover a scandal that involved the CCNY team that had just completed an unprecedented sweep of both the NCAA Basketball Tournament and the National Invitation Tournament.  The scandal involved the Beavers and and six other schools and over thirty players.

 

BILL LEVINE Height: 6:03 Weight: 195 College: CCNY’45
William R. Levine Born:  Jul 20, 1921 Ded: Feb 21, 2017 Hometown: New York, NY
William R. Lauren REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1940-41 CCNY (Frosh) College
1941-42 CCNY College
1942-43 CCNY College
1943-1944 U.S. Navy Military Service
1944-45 CCNY College
1944-45 Philadelphia ABL 6 2 3 7 1.2
1944-45 New Britain Pros Indep
1945-46 New Britain Pros Indep
Major League Totals 6 2 3 7 1.2

 

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