Molinas grew up in Brooklyn and attended Stuyvesant High School. His parents owned a bar on Coney Island.\n', '

He attended Columbia University from 1950 to 1953 where he played basketball. In the 1952-1953 season he was the captain of Columbia\'s team and led the team in scoring. In 1953, he set a team record for most points scored in a game—a mark that was eclipsed a few years later by Chet Forte.\n', '

The Fort Wayne Pistons drafted him third in the 1953 NBA Draft and played in 32 games before the league banned him for wagering on Pistons games. Molinas was selected for the 1954 NBA All-Star Game but was suspended at the time of the game and was replaced by teammate Andy Phillip. He later sued the NBA for $3 million, claiming the league\'s ban was an unreasonable restraint of trade. Judge Irving Kaufman ruled against him in the case.\n', '

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