Nat Holman

Nat Holman

File:NatHolmanGoudeycard.jpg Nat Holman 1933 Goudey Sport Kings card
Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	(1896-10-19)October 19, 1896 New York, New York
Died	Bronx, New York
Alma mater	New York University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919-1952, 1954-1956, 1958-1959	CCNY
Head coaching record
Overall	421–190 (.689)
Tournaments	NCAA: 4-2 (.667) NIT: 6-3 (.667)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Champion (1950) NIT Champion (1950) NCAA Final Four (1947)
Records
Only coach to win NCAA and NIT championships in the same season
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1964 (profile)

Nat Holman (October 19, 1896 – February 12, 1995) was one of the early pro basketball players and one of the game's most important innovators.

Career

Known for his exceptional ball-handling and his accurate shooting, Holman was a star player at New York University.

He was also an important part of the Original Celtics, who were no relation to the Boston Celtics. Also a gifted passer and excellent floor leader, Holman was a prototype of later playmakers.

Although he played pro basketball until 1930, he took over the head coaching position at the City College of New York in 1920. Known as Mr. Basketball, Holman guided CCNY to the so-called grand slam of college basketball, winning both the NCAA and NIT titles in 1950, a feat that has never been achieved since (and is no longer possible as both tournaments are now done concurrently).

In 1951, Holman's CCNY team became involved in a national point shaving scandal involving seven different schools. While several CCNY players, including Ed Warner and Ed Roman were arrested, the investigation cleared Holman of any wrongdoing. The scandal eventually led CCNY to de-emphasize athletics (CCNY currently competes in NCAA Division III). Holman compiled a 421–190 record in 37 seasons at CCNY, retiring in 1959.

Holman also founded Camp Scatico in 1921 and ran the camp until he sold it to his niece and her husband in 1964.

In 1922, Nat Holman wrote a book on basketball technique titled Scientific Basketball.

In his later years, he lived and died at the Hebrew Home for the Aged in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
CCNY Beavers (Independent) (1919–1933)
1919–20	CCNY	13-3
1920–21	CCNY	11-4
1921–22	CCNY	10-2
1922–23	CCNY	12-1
1923–24	CCNY	12-1
1924–25	CCNY	12-2
1925–26	CCNY	9-5
1926–27	CCNY	9-3
1927–28	CCNY	11-4
1928–29	CCNY	9-5
1929–30	CCNY	11-3
1930–31	CCNY	12-4
1931-32	CCNY	16-1
1932–33	CCNY	13-1
CCNY Beavers (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1933–1934)
1933–34	CCNY	14-1	4-1	3rd
CCNY Beavers (Independent) (1934–1935)
1934–35	CCNY	10-6
CCNY Beavers (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1935–1939)
1935–36	CCNY	10-4	3-3	5th
1936–37	CCNY	10-6	3-3	6th
1937–38	CCNY	14-3	4-2	T-3rd
1938–39	CCNY	11-6	11-6	6th
CCNY Beavers (Independent) (1939–1942)
1939–40	CCNY	8-8
1940–41	CCNY	17-5			NIT Third Place
1941–42	CCNY	16-3			NIT Quarterfinals
CCNY Beavers (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1942–1943)
1942–43	CCNY	8-10	2-5	6th
CCNY Beavers (Independent) (1943–1945)
1943–44	CCNY	6-11
1944–45	CCNY	12-4
CCNY Beavers (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1945–1952)
1945–46	CCNY	14-4	4-1	3rd
1946–47	CCNY	17-6	4-1	2nd	NCAA Final Four
1947–48	CCNY	18-3	4-1	2nd
1948–49	CCNY	17-8	3-2	T-3rd	NIT Quarterfinals
1949–50	CCNY	24-5	6-0	1st	NCAA Champions NIT Champions
1950–51	CCNY	12-7	2-2	5th
1951–52	CCNY	8-11	1-5	6th
CCNY Beavers (Independent) (1954–1956)
1954–55	CCNY
1955–56	CCNY
CCNY Beavers (Independent) (1958–1959)
1958–59	CCNY
CCNY:		405–150 (.730)	51–32 (.614)
Total:		405–150 (.730)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of select Jewish basketball players

External links

• Basketball Hall of Fame profile
• Nat Holman at Find a Grave

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