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- Howard_Lassoff abstract "Howard Alan Lassoff (15 October 1955 in Philadelphia – 7 February 2013) was an American-Israeli basketball player. He also played in Israel for 15 years. Initially interested in tennis, Lassoff grew to 6 feet 10 inches. He became interested in basketball while a student at Lower Merion High School in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. He became the starting center on the Lower Merion Team. In 1978, his high school team competed in the Central League first Half Championship. Lower Merion lost in the final game. While in high school, Lassoff starred as a gold medal winner for the US in the 10th Maccabiah games in Israel, where his coach was Dolph Schayes.Lassoff went on to play college basketball on a scholarship at Division I American University in Washington, D.C. His coach was Philadelphian Jimmy Lynam, who would eventually coach at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers. He was a four-year varsity letterman and a three-year starting center. In his senior year, the American University Eagles went to the East Coast Conference Championships game, losing to Temple University. Lassoff graduated with a BS degree in Criminal Justice.After graduating from American University, Lassoff went on to have a 15-year professional career in Israel. He played in the European League. He played for Hapoel Haifa and was a six-time Israeli Basketball League Champion with Macabi Tel Aviv. In 1981 and 1986, his team lost in the finals to the Tracer Milan team. Bob McAdoo and Mike DiAntoni played for Milan. Lassoff later said that Bob McAdoo was the most difficult player to guard in his entire career. Lassoff went on to become the starting center for the Israeli National team from 1982 to 1991 and he played in over 100 games for the national team. He played many games against some of the finest basketball players in the world, many of whom would play in the NBA. He guarded players such as Bob McAdoo, Rick Smits, Vlady Divac, Arvidas Sabonis, Tony Kukoc, and Drazen Petrovich.Lassoff was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, class of 2011.".
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