Hartman, Len

Leonard Hartman

Hartman played basketball at Columbia University in the 1930s and was named All-Ivy League his senior year (1933). The previous two years, the Lions won a share of the regular season conference title.

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Career Highlights:
A guard, Hartman joined Columbia in 1931 as the Lions defended their Ivy League title. Led by junior forward Lou Bender, Columbia went undefeated in conference play and won their second consecutive title. Hartman played in all ten conference games and scored 22 points, sixth most on the team. The Lions finished with an overall record of 21-2 and were considered one of the best teams in the country and the school's greatest team to that point.

In 1932, Hartman became a more important member of the team. He stepped into a starting role next to Bender, and finished fifth on Columbia in scoring with 47 points. The Lions closed out the season with an 8-2 conference record and tied for first with Princeton, but lost the playoff game with the Tigers and officially finished second.

In 1933, with the graduation of Bender, Hartman became the star of the Columbia attack. Named first team All-Ivy League and second team All-Metropolitan (New York City), Hartman led the team in scoring during Ivy League competition with 86 points in 10 conference games (no other Columbia player scored more than 53 points). He was also the highest scoring Jewish player in the New York Metropolitan area that season with an overall total of 187 points (he averaged 10.1 in 18 games). Unfortunately, the Lions were not as strong as they had been in previous years and finished 3-7 in conference play (fifth place), with an overall record of 9-10.

Origin:
unknown

Career Dates:
Hartman played guard at Columbia University from 1930-33.

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