(1931-10-31)October 31, 1931 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died
August 3, 1975(1975-08-03) (aged 43) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
Stuyvesant (New York City, New York)
College
Columbia (1950–1953)
NBA draft
1953: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career
1953–1962
Position
Small forward / power forward
Number
6
Coaching career
1960–1961
Career history
As player:
1953–1954
Fort Wayne Pistons
1954–1959
Williamsport Billies
1960–1961
Hazleton Hawks
1961–1962
Wilkes-Barre Barons
As coach:
1960–1961
Hazleton Hawks
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1954)
EPBL Most Valuable Player (1956)
5× All-EPBL First Team (1955–1958, 1960)
2× All-EPBL Second Team (1959, 1961)
Career NBA statistics
Points
370 (11.6 ppg)
Rebounds
228 (7.1 rpg)
Assists
51 (1.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Jacob Louis Molinas (October 31, 1931 – August 3, 1975[1]) was an American professional basketball player and a key figure in one of the most wide-reaching point shaving scandals in college basketball.
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after the scandal died down. By 1961, thanks in part to former player JackMolinas, a greater scandal within the NCAA would lead to even more individuals...
the first active player to be banned from the NBA for gambling since JackMolinas in 1954, as well as the first active player to be permanently banned...
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2005. ISBN 0-312-30094-8 Rosen, Charley (2003). The Wizard of Odds: How JackMolinas Almost Destroyed the Game of Basketball. New York: Seven Stories Press...
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scandal, JackMolinas – had ever sought to involve Hawkins in the conspiracy. Hawkins had borrowed $200 ($2,000 in current dollar terms) from Molinas for school...
Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen...
later to become coach of Temple University's men's basketball team; and JackMolinas, who became a player-coach during the 1960-61 season. The Hawks remained...
known for the tragic story of its brilliant but troubled star forward JackMolinas, who eventually ended up in prison for crimes related his longtime involvement...
point-shaving gambling scandals during their college years, including JackMolinas, Sherman White, Floyd Layne, and Al Roth. The Eastern League also signed...
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sports anchor Mike Greenberg (1985), and basketball player and bookmaker JackMolinas (1949). In business, government and politics, former United States Attorney...
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