"The program crumbled in the 1950s after a point-shaving scandal and did not resurface in DI until '68. The only reasons fans under 50 might be familiar with the program are the dope '97 and '98 teams that featured New York City ballers Mike Campbell, Charles Jones and Richie Parker or the '10-13 teams that made three straight NCAA Tournaments."
"I never came to Brooklyn," chuckles Long Island University's men's basketball coach Rod Strickland. "I came here a couple of times to play, but I was so young I barely remember... I played in The Bronx, obviously, and we played in Harlem."
"So when I first got the job here, it was a whole different environment. I just had to get adjusted to that, which was fine. At the end of the day, it does look like The Bronx and Harlem. I just hadn't been here. Now it feels like home."
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