Morris "Tubby" Raskin (Hebrew: מוריס "טאבי" רסקין; January 8, 1902 – September 9, 1981) was an American basketball player and coach. He played for the

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in the American Basketball League (ABL). He later coached the men's basketball team at

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, the

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in the ABL, the

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for

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, and the U.S. basketball team to a

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in the

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Early years

Raskin was born and grew up in

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in New York City, and was Jewish. He was 5' 8" (1.73 m), and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). He starred in baseball and basketball at DeWitt Clinton High School, in the Bronx. At

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Raskin was a member of the varsity basketball team in 1919-22, played on the varsity football team as its quarterback and kicker, and was the regular first baseman and a pitcher on the baseball team. Raskin became a member of the basketball team in 1919-20, when Nat Holman became CCNY's head basketball coach. That season, the

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had a record of 13-3. The next year he was elected captain of the basketball team as a junior, and City College had a record of 11-4. As a senior in the 1921-22 season he was captain of the team, led them to a 10-2 record, and was also captain of the baseball team. He was elected to the CCNY Hall of Fame.

Career

As a player, and soldier

After he graduated from CCNY in 1922, Raskin played independent basketball in New York City. In 1925-26, he played for the

in the American Basketball League (ABL). During World War II, he took a leave of absence and served as a

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in the US Army Air Force from 1942 to 1944.

As a coach

In the United States

Raskin coached the

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basketball team at

in 1944-45, 1950-53 (replacing Al Baggett), and 1960-62. In 1950-51 he also coached the Brooklyn College tennis team. He also coached the Cohoes Mastadons in the New York State Professional Basketball League in 1946-47. He coached the

in the ABL in 1948-50.

Internationally

Raskin was the coach of the

that played for

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. The following year he coached the U.S. basketball team to a

in the

References

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