Howard Lassoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Howard Lassoff

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 07-Feb-2013

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Howard Lassoff

  • Howard Alan Lassoff (15 October 1955 in Philadelphia – 7 February 2013) was an American-Israeli basketball player.
  • He also played in Israel for 14 years.
  • Initially interested in tennis, Lassoff grew to 6 feet 10 inches.
  • He became interested in basketball while a student at Lower Merion High School in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania.
  • He became the starting center on the Lower Merion Team.
  • In 1974 his high school team competed in the Central League first Half Championship.
  • Lower Merion lost in the final game.
  • While in high school, Lassoff starred as a gold medal winner for the US in the 10th Maccabiah games in Israel, where his coach was Dolph Schayes.Lassoff went on to play college basketball on a scholarship at Division I American University in Washington, D.C.
  • His coach was Philadelphian Jimmy Lynam, who would eventually coach at St.
  • Joseph's University in Philadelphia and in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers.
  • He was a four-year varsity letterman and a three-year starting center.
  • In his senior year, the American University Eagles went to the East Coast Conference Championships game, losing to Temple University.
  • Lassoff graduated with a BS degree in Criminal Justice.After graduating from American University, Lassoff went on to have a 14-year professional career in Israel.
  • He played in the European League.
  • He played for Hapoel Haifa and was a six-time Israeli Basketball League Champion with Macabi Tel Aviv.
  • In 1981 and 1986, his team lost in the finals to the Tracer Milan team.
  • Bob McAdoo and Mike D'Antoni played for Milan.
  • Lassoff later said that Bob McAdoo was the most difficult player to guard in his entire career.
  • Lassoff went on to become the starting center for the Israeli National team from 1982 to 1991 and he played in over 100 games for the national team.
  • He played many games against some of the finest basketball players in the world, many of whom would play in the NBA.
  • He guarded players such as Bob McAdoo, Rik Smits, Vlade Divac, Arvydas Sabonis, Toni Kukoc, and Drazen Petrovic.Lassoff was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, class of 2011.

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