The New York-New Jersey 7 was an informal basketball association in the

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History

The formation of the "New York-New Jersey Basketball Seven" was announced at a press conference on Jun 30, 1975. It was described by Rutgers athletic director Fred Gruninger as "...not a formal conference or league, but merely an association of schools agreeing to play each other on a regular basis." Rutgers head basketball coach Tom Young stated that "The main objective of a Metropolitan league is for the fans to enjoy the games even more than they have in the past. I think league competition just naturally creates more interest and it's great for basketball in this area." Princeton and Columbia were simultaneously full members of the Ivy League and continued to play full schedules of Ivy League games while also competing in games against the other association teams. As of March 1980, the NY-NJ 7 continued to be mentioned as an active association with teams preparing to play each other in the 1980-81 season, but references to it seem to disappear after that point.

Membership

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

* Fordham University * Manhattan College *

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Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the ...

* St. John's University

Champions

Men's basketball

*1977 Columbia/Seton Hall *1978 Rutgers/St. John's (N.Y.) *1979 Rutgers

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20080510134324/http://www2.ncaa.org/portal/media_and_events/ncaa_publications/records_books/winter/basketball/index.html *http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/NJNY/ *https://www.newspapers.com/image/316430745/?terms=New%20York%20New%20Jersey%20Seven%20basketball&match=1 *https://www.newspapers.com/image/316430745/?terms=New%20York%20New%20Jersey%20Seven%20basketball&match=1 Defunct NCAA Division I conferences 1976 establishments in the United States 1980 disestablishments in the United States Sports leagues established in 1976 Sports leagues disestablished in 1980