Rudy D'Amico (born August 18, 1940) is a

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(NBA)

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, and former college

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and professional

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. He was the

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

, and he led them to the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) championship in 1981. He scouts for the

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Early life

D'Amico, the son of Italian-born parents, was born in

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, grew up in Astoria and attended Newtown High School. He then attended

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, and in 1961 won letters in both basketball and baseball. He also earned a master's degree from

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Basketball coaching career

D'Amico was head basketball coach at

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in the Knickerbocker Conference, from 1967 until 1977. In 1973, he coached Brooklyn College to the CUNYAC Basketball Championship, defeating City College. From 1980 to 1991, he coached professional basketball in Europe and Israel, from 1985–90 with Pallacanestro Firenze of the Italian A League. He also coached

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of the Spanish League, and

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in Italy, as well as in the Puerto Rican Superior League. In 1981, he coached the

Israeli Super League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

team,

, to the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) championship over Synudine Bologna in the

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Basketball scouting career

In 1999, he became the

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' international scout, advising general manager

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. In 2005, he was the NBA European scout of the

. He now scouts for the

References

External links

Sports-Reference Player ProfileItalian League Coach Profile
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Early life

Basketball coaching career

Basketball scouting career

See also

References

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