Andrew Joseph "Fuzzy" Levane (April 11, 1920 – April 30, 2012) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard, he played collegiately at

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. He spent three years in the

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and its predecessor league, the

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, playing for the Rochester Royals, the Syracuse Nationals and the

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. In his final year with the Hawks he was a player-coach. Levane coached the Hawks for one additional season, then coached the New York Knickerbockers. He returned to the Hawks, now playing in St. Louis, for a final season in 1962. Levane's son, Neil, a.k.a. Fuzzy, was a basketball star at Great Neck South high school on

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from 1963 to 1967. Following his senior season, he was listed as a fifth-team Parade Magazine All-American. After playing for a year on the freshmen team at the University of Houston, he transferred to

in Queens where he played from 1968–70.fanbase.com
visited 1/27/2015 Andrew Levane died April 30, 2012, of

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, at the age of 92.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

References

External links

BasketballReference.com: Andrew Levane (as coach)

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