Michael Alan Iuzzolino (born January 22, 1968) is an assistant men's basketball coach at
Robert Morris University
Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the mericanrevolution." It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 b ...
and a retired professional
basketball
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player. He was selected by the
Dallas Mavericks in the second round (35th pick overall) of the
1991 NBA draft. Iuzzolino, a 5-foot 10 inch
point guard, played two years in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA), both with the Mavericks. He averaged 9.0 points per game in his career. In 1993, he signed as a free agent with the
Orlando Magic, but was waived. After his NBA career, Iuzzolino played professionally in
Italy
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and
Spain
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.
Iuzzolino played
college basketball
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at
Pennsylvania State University and at
Saint Francis University
Saint Francis University (SFU) is a private Catholic university in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. The university is situated on in the fore ...
. He played high school basketball at Altoona High School in
Altoona, Pennsylvania
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. He was a high school teammate of
Doug West
Jeffery Douglas West (born May 27, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. A shooting guard/small forward from Villanova University, West was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 1989 NBA draft. An ...
, who went on to have a successful NBA career with the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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and
Vancouver Grizzlies
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.
Iuzzolino held assistant coaching positions at
Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College is a private Benedictine college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Bavaria, it is operated by the Benedictine monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the first Benedictine monastery in the ...
,
Duquesne University
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, and
George Mason University before becoming the director of basketball operations at
Canisius College. In 2013, he assumed the same role at the University New Mexico.
Iuzzolino was featured in the 1993 arcade edition of the popular video game ''
NBA Jam
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''. He is an
Italian American, and holds an Italian passport.
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Iuzzolino was inducted into the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame alongside Coach John Swogger.
In April 2017, Iuzzolino's number 8 jersey was retired by Scaligera Verona in a ceremony prior to Verona-Treviso game in Italian second division.
References
External links
@ ''basketballreference.com''
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1968 births
Living people
American emigrants to Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
American women's basketball coaches
Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
Basketball players from Pennsylvania
Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball coaches
Cantabria Baloncesto players
CB Valladolid players
Citizens of Italy through descent
Dallas Mavericks draft picks
Dallas Mavericks players
Duquesne Dukes women's basketball coaches
Fort Wayne Fury players
Italian basketball coaches
Italian men's basketball players
Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Italian expatriate basketball people in Greece
Liga ACB players
Olimpia Milano players
Pallacanestro Pavia players
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players
Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players
Peristeri B.C. players
Point guards
Rapid City Thrillers players
Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball coaches
Rochester Renegade players
Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball players
Saint Vincent College
Scaligera Basket Verona players
Shreveport Crawdads players
Sportspeople from Altoona, Pennsylvania