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, who was one of the game's greatest innovators and playmakers. Unlike today, where colleges recruit players from all over the country, the 1950 CCNY team was composed of "kids from the sidewalks of New York City," who had been recruited by Holman's assistant coach Harold "Bobby" Sand from PSAL schools such as Taft, Clinton, Boys, Erasmus, and Franklin High Schools. The "Starting 5" consisted of two black and three Jewish players. The team is
Gambia national basketball team Gambia national basketball team The Gambia national basketball team represents The Gambia in international competitions. It is administrated by the Gambia Basketball Association (GBA). The team's best international performance to date was 9th place at the 1978 African Basketball Championship. Several Gambian basketball players play for professional teams throughout Europe. Yet, the last time the country's national team attempted to qualify for the official African Basketball Championship dates back to 2005. The most well-known basketball player with Gambian roots is NBA player Dennis Schröder, whose mother grew up in Gambia. "yet to qualify" "yet to qualify" "yet to qualify" Team