1946–47 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1946–47 CCNY Beavers Basketball Metropolitan New York Conference MTNY 17–6 4–1 Nat Holman 28th Bobby Sand NCAA tournament Fourth place The 1946–47 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team represented the City College of New York as a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference during the 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Nat Holman, who was one of the game's greatest innovators and playmakers. Unlike today, when colleges recruit players from all over the country, the 1946–47 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 Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) schools such as Taft, Clinton, Boys, Erasmus, and Franklin High Schools. Roster 1946 CCNY Beavers y yes Irwin Dambrot y SF 6 4 175 FR William Howard Taft HS Mike Wittlin PG 5 10 FR Joe Galiber C 6 4 FR Nat Holman (NYU) Bobby Sand Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=12 style=CCNY Beavers| Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style=CCNY Beavers| NCAA tournament Mar 20, 1947 yes yes no Wisconsin Madison Square Garden New York, New York East Regional Semifinal / National Quarterfinal Elite Eight 70–56 17–4 Mar 22, 1947 yes yes no Holy Cross Madison Square Garden New York, New York East Regional Final / National Semifinal Final Four 45–60HOLY CROSS DOWNS CITY COLLEGE FIVE IN GARDEN, 60-45 https://www.nytimes.com/1947/03/23/archives/holy-cross-downs-city-college-five-in-garden-6045-crusaders-capture.html The New York Times March 23, 1947 September 10, 2023 17–5 Mar 25, 1947 yes yes no Texas Madison Square Garden New York, New York National consolation game 50–54Longhorns Down CCNY, 54-50 https://newspaperarchive.com/austin-daily-texan-mar-26-1947-p-1/ The Daily Texan Newspaper Archive March 26, 1947 September 10, 2023 17–6 Eastern Time. 1946-47 Men's Basketball Schedule https://ccnyathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1946-47 CCNY Athletics September 10, 2023 References 33em Category:CCNY Beavers men's basketball seasons Ccny Ccny Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons CCNY Beavers men's basketball CCNY Beavers men's basketball