Stephen Lawrence Malovic (July 21, 1956 – April 13, 2007) was an American-Israeli basketball player. He played in the

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(NBA) for one season and enjoyed a long career in Israel, where he ultimately obtained Israeli citizenship. Malovic played college basketball at the

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and

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. He played 39 games in the

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for the

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and

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. Following that season, Malovic played in Italy and Spain, finally settling into the Israeli top league. He played until 1996 for several teams and was a part of an Israeli League championship with

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in 1993. Malovic died of a heart attack on April 13, 2007.

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