Trophy with a wooden base and metal figure and plate. There is a square wooden base with the top edges bevelled. Centered on the base is a wooden rectangular column that is tappered toward the bottom and wider on the top. On the right and left side of the column are two smaller decorative columns that extend halfway up the side of the central column and have thier tops cut at an angle towards the center column. On the face of the central wooden column is a metal plate secured with screws in each corner. Engraved upon the plate is: "R.M.H.B.T. All Star 1956." Atop the central wooden column is a metal gold-colored figure of a basketball player on a metal circular base. The base has decorative scale-like embossments around the outer edge. The basketball figure is in a henched position with a basketball in its right hand, as if dribbling the ball. The figure has on sneakers, shorts, and a tank top.

Found in collection. R.M.H.B.T. possibly stands for Rocky Mountain Hellenic Basketball Tournament. Basketball was used as a tool for Greek immigrants to assimilate to American culture. The largest and most recognized Hellenic basketball tournament is the National Hellenic Invitational Basketball Tournament (N.H.I.B.T.).

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