Alvin "Fats" Roth (November 2, 1929 – June 19, 2003) was an American professional basketball player known for his playing days at the City College of New York (CCNY) between 1949–50 and 1950–51.

[1] He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Erasmus Hall High School, where as a senior in 1947–48 he led them to a PSAL championship.

One year later, news broke about a point-shaving scandal that was sweeping east coast universities, and at its heart was CCNY's squad led by Nat Holman.

[1] In July 1952, a judge suspended his sentence after Roth volunteered to join the United States Army as a private in the following month.

[1] After his playing days, Roth went back to CCNY to earn his business degree, then moved to the suburbs of New York City to sell insurance.