Leonard Phillip Hatzenbeller Jr. (born May 6, 1959) is an American former basketball

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. In college, he competed for Drexel. He was both an honorable mention All-American and the East Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1981. A native of

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, Hatzenbeller attended

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before transferring to

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in Warminster. As a senior he averaged approximately 21 points and 15 rebounds per game. Hatzenbeller received a scholarship to play for nearby Drexel University, where from 1977 to 1981 he set eight then-school records, including the single season marks for scoring average (21.4), points (589) and field goals (214). He was honored as a first-team all-

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(ECC) player as a senior along with the All-American and conference player of the year honors. After graduation, Hatzenbeller was selected in the

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by the Indiana Pacers (8th round, 174th overall) but never played in the league. In 1981–82 he competed for a professional team in

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before returning to the United States. In December 1982 he was one of the final cuts of the Continental Basketball Association's Rochester Zeniths. In 1988, Hatzenbeller was inducted into Drexel's athletics hall of fame.

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Len Hatzenbeller
@ basketball-reference.com

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