Rucker Park
| Greg Marius Court at Holcombe Rucker Park | |
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Rucker Park in 2008, with Frederick Douglass Boulevard at left | |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°49′46″N 73°56′11″W / 40.829564°N 73.936465°W |
| Area | 3.05 acres (1.23 ha) |
| Owned by | NYC Parks |
| Website | www |
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Greg Marius Court at Holcombe Rucker Park is a basketball court at the border of Harlem and the Coogan's Bluff section of Washington Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan, at 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, just east of the former Polo Grounds site. It is geographically at the base of a large cliff named Coogan's Bluff.
Rucker Park has been a cornerstone of basketball history, hosting New York City’s first summer tournament in 1950 and becoming a legendary proving ground for both amateur and professional talent, shaping the game’s culture and style worldwide.
Many who competed in the Rucker Tournament, later named the Entertainer’s Basketball Classic, rose to fame, whether as streetball legends, rising stars using it as a launchpad, or NBA players returning to test their skills in its electrifying atmosphere.