Floyd Layne
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Career information | |
College | CCNY (1949–1951) |
Playing career | 1954–1963 |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1954–1956 | Carbondale Celtics / Scranton Miners |
1956–1958 | Hazleton Hawks |
1958–1959 | Williamsport Billies |
1960–1961 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
1961–1963 | Williamsport Billies |
As coach: | |
1971–1974 | Queensborough CC |
1974–1988 | CCNY |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Floyd Layne is an American former basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the City College of New York (CCNY) and was implicated in the point shaving scandal in 1951. Layne was instrumental in the team that won the NIT and NCAA championship in 1950 for CCNY.
Layne played professionally in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1954 to 1963. He was selected to the All-EPBL First Team in 1955 and the Second Team in 1956.[1] Floyd was instrumental in developing Nate Archibald at the Harlem Youth Center.[2] Layne was appointed as head coach of the CCNY basketball team in 1974;[3] he served in that role for 14 years.[4] He previously served as head coach at Queensborough Community College.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Floyd Layne minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ NBA.com Nate Archibald Bio
- ^ a b Goldaper, Sam (September 5, 1974). "Layne, Figure in Scandal, To Coach C.C.N.Y.'s Five". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Dave (March 29, 2019). "D'Alessandro: When it comes to New York basketball legends, Floyd Layne belongs near the top". NJ.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
External links[]
- College statistics
- Daily News Article on Floyd Layne
- ESPN Classic - Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops - Joe Goldstein (November 19, 2003)
Categories:
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1950 NCAA Final Four
- CCNY Beavers men's basketball coaches
- CCNY Beavers men's basketball players
- Scranton Miners (basketball) players
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players
- American basketball biography stubs