James J. Brasco (February 3, 1931 – March 21, 2014) was an American

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player. He played collegiately for

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, before being selected by the Syracuse Nationals in the

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. During the

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, Brasco played for the Nationals for ten games before his player rights were sold to the

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, with whom he played for an additional ten games.

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NBA

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* 1931 births 2014 deaths American men's basketball players Guards (basketball) Milwaukee Hawks players NYU Violets men's basketball players Basketball players from Brooklyn Syracuse Nationals draft picks Syracuse Nationals players Elmira Colonels (basketball) players Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn) alumni American Basketball League (1925–1955) players {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub