# Ed Roman

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**Edward Roman** (June 2, 1930 – March 1, 1988) was an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player. He was the leading scorer of the [1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team](/source/1949%E2%80%9350_CCNY_Beavers_men's_basketball_team), the only team to win both the [NCAA tournament](/source/1950_NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament) and the [National Invitation Tournament](/source/1950_National_Invitation_Tournament) (NIT) in the same year. He was also a central figure in the [point shaving scandal](/source/CCNY_point_shaving_scandal) that came to light in the aftermath of that season.

## College career

Roman, a 6'6" [center](/source/Center_(basketball)), followed his [Taft High School](/source/William_Howard_Taft_High_School_(New_York_City)) teammate [Irwin Dambrot](/source/Irwin_Dambrot) to play college basketball for [Nat Holman](/source/Nat_Holman) at the [City College of New York](/source/City_College_of_New_York). Roman was part of a strong 1948 recruiting class for the Beavers. Roman, [forward](/source/Forward_(basketball)) [Ed Warner](/source/Ed_Warner_(basketball)), [point guard](/source/Point_guard) [Alvin Roth](/source/Alvin_Roth_(basketball)) and [shooting guard](/source/Shooting_guard) [Floyd Layne](/source/Floyd_Layne) would comprise four-fifths of the starting lineup for [CCNY](/source/CCNY_Beavers_men's_basketball)'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](/source/1950_NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament).[1]

## Point shaving scandal

The next season, junior Roman and teammate Ed Warner were named co-captains for the Beavers and were poised to defend their championship titles. However, on February 18, 1951, [New York City](/source/New_York_City) [District Attorney](/source/District_Attorney) [Frank Hogan](/source/Frank_Hogan) 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.[2]

For his involvement in fixing games, Ed Roman was banned for life from the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association). The City College of New York would deemphasize athletics as a result of the scandal.

## Professional playing career

Roman played in the [Eastern Professional Basketball League](/source/Eastern_Professional_Basketball_League) (EPBL) for the [Scranton Miners](/source/Scranton_Miners), [Baltimore Bullets](/source/Baltimore_Bullets_(EPBL)) and Williamsport Billies.[3] He won an [EPBL championship](/source/CBA_champion) with the Miners in 1957.[4] Roman was selected to the All-EPBL First Team in 1956 and 1957 and Second Team in 1955 and 1959.[3] He served as head coach of the Billies during the 1960–61 season and accumulated an 11–16 record.[5]

## Later life

After two years in the Army, Roman finished his studies (ultimately receiving a doctorate at [New York University](/source/New_York_University)) and worked in the city public school system in [Queens](/source/Queens) as a teacher of physical education and, after the mid-1970s, as a psychological consultant. He had three children: Mark, Joanne and Tammy. Ed Roman died on March 1, 1988, of leukemia.[1]

## References

1. Thomas Rogers (March 3, 1988). ["Ed Roman, 57, Basketball Player In City College's Two-Title Season"](https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/03/obituaries/ed-roman-57-basketball-player-in-city-college-s-two-title-season.html). *New York Times*. Retrieved November 9, 2011.

1. Rosen, Charley (1999). *Scandals of '51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball*. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press.

1. ["Ed Roman minor league basketball statistics"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-romaned001). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

1. ["1956-57 Scranton Miners Statistics"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/t-EBASCM/y-1956). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

1. ["Ed Roman minor league basketball coaching records"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/c-romaned001). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

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