page_title: Alex Groza
section_title: College career
hierarchical_section_title: Alex Groza / College career
caption_attribution_description: English: A jersey honoring Alex Groza hanging in Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
context_page_description: Alex John Groza was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY point shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association for life in 1951. In college, he won two NCAA championships as captain of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and was a two-time All-NBA player for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career abruptly ended.
context_section_description: Groza was the captain and center of the "Fabulous Five" that won the 1948 and 1949 NCAA Men's Basketball Championships, as well as the leading scorer on the gold medal-winning 1948 US Olympic basketball team. Groza was three-time All-American and All-SEC, and two-time NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
caption: A jersey honoring Groza hangs in Rupp Arena.
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