Athletics
CCNY is the only team in men's college basketball history to win both the National Invitation Tournament and the NCAA Tournament in the same year, 1950. However, this accomplishment was overshadowed by a point shaving scandal in which seven CCNY basketball players were arrested, in 1951, for taking money from gamblers to affect the outcome of games. The scandal led to the decline of CCNY from a national powerhouse in Division I basketball to a member of Division III and damaged the national profile of college basketball in general.
The College currently fields nine men's teams (Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball) and eight women's varsity athletic teams (Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball). The Department also offers a men's Lacrosse club. The Beavers have won 1 NCAA Division I championship (Men's Basketball) and over 70 City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Championships since 1966. The Beavers have also won 2 Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships in the programs history, (1) Men's Volleyball, (1) Women's Basketball. The Beavers also have a history at NCAA Division III Track and Field. The Lady Beavers have placed within the top 3 multiple times, (5-times) Indoor Women, (2-times) Outdoor Women. The Men's and Women's Track Teams combined have over 25 All-Americans since 1980.
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