| Hy Gotkin | |
| Position: | Guard |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| League: | American Basketball League |
| Birth Date: | August 16, 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| High School: | Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College: | St. John's (1942–1944) |
| Career Start: | 1942 |
| Career End: | 1944 |
| Team1: | New York Gothams |
| Years1: | 1945–1946 |
| Team2: | Elizabeth Braves |
| Years2: | 1946–1947 |
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Hyman "Hy" Gotkin (August 16, 1922 – April 11, 2004) was an American professional basketball player who played the guard position.[1] [2] He was Jewish, and attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn.[3] [4] [5] He played basketball for St. John's University from 1942–44, as they won the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) championships in 1943 and 1944.[1] He had a four-year professional career, playing in the American Basketball League.[1]
Gotkin died in 2004 at the age of 81.[1] He is a member of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame[1]