2. Unraveled
Curie accepted the championship trophy at the prestigious Spalding HoopHall Classic. Only weeks later, the team was stripped of the championship and 24 victories for using seven ineligible players.
Photo by Mike Brace
The
Curie (Chicago) boys basketball team had it all going on. The Condors had won 24 games, defeated national No. 16 and rival Whitney Young in a nationally televised game and had also beaten No. 17 and perennial national power Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). The team's 6-foot-9 center
Cliff Alexander, a Kansas recruit, was a national Player of the Year contender. But then it all came crashing down. Curie had to forfeit 24 wins for using seven ineligible players.
