Trupin, Milt

Milton Trupin

A member of the CCNY (City College of New York) Athletic Hall of Fame, Trupin played basketball at City College in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1935, he became the first-ever basketball coach at Yeshiva University.

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Career Highlights:
Trupin played at CCNY for three seasons under the legendary Nat Holman. As a sophomore in 1929, he stepped into the starting line-up as a forward. That season, the Beavers finished with a record of 9-5. In the season finale, Milt scored six points in a 40-24 loss to rival NYU (New York University).

The following year, Trupin's junior season, he stepped up his play and helped City College finish with a record of 10-3 (their three losses were by a combined eight points). An excellent offensive player, he scored a team-high nine points in a 36-22 win over Duquesne. Named second team All-Metropolitan, Trupin could not stop City from losing to NYU for the second consecutive year in the annual season finale (he scored four points in the 37-33 loss).

Trupin's senior season of 1931 proved to be his finest. Joined on the squad by sophomore guard Moe Spahn, Trupin led the Beavers to a 12-4 record, including a 29-24 win over NYU in the season finale. Trupin, in his final collegiate game, proved himself a star as he scored a team-high 10 points, and, according to newspaper reports, was the "main factor in the [City] attack."

Following the season, Trupin was named first team All-Metropolitan. The New York Evening Post (March 4, 1931) declared, "...with better support, Milt Trupin would be one of the outstanding men playing the game in college ranks this year. [CCNY coach Nat] Holman gave Trupin the credit for most of the success of CCNY's team this year and declared 'Trupin, a fine offensive man...carried us along all season.'"

Origin:
unknown

Career Dates:
Trupin played at CCNY from 1929-1931.

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