Via the usual sources, City College of New York (CCNY) has the city skyline along the lower sideline of its court. CCNY is only the latest of many schools to adopt this theme (although some have already abandoned it; here and here). Ordinarily, I would not write much about a Division III school such as CCNY. However, as detailed here, CCNY has unique historical roles in college basketball, both good and bad.
On the positive side, CCNY is the only school to win both the NCAA and NIT championships in the same year (1950), while at the Division I level. However, the team was embroiled in the infamous New York City Point-Shaving Scandal. Not only did big-time college hoops end at CCNY. College basketball as a whole became moribund in New York City for several decades. In fact, other than some conference tournaments being held in the Big Apple in recent decades, some would argue college basketball has never fully recovered in the city.
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