Mike Iuzzolino

Mike Iuzzolino
Canisius Golden Griffins
Position Assistant coach
League Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born January 22, 1968
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Altoona Area
(Altoona, Pennsylvania)
College Penn State (1986–1988)
Saint Francis (PA) (1989–1991)
NBA draft 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Pro career 1991–2003
Position Point guard
Number 55, 13
Career history
As player:
19911993 Dallas Mavericks
1993–1994 Rochester Renegade (CBA)
1994 Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)
1994–1995 Shreveport Crawdads (CBA)
1995 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1995–1999 Scaligera Verona (Italy)
1999–2000 Adr Roma (Italy)
2000–2001 Olimpia Adecco Milano (Italy)
2001–2002 Peristeri (Greece)
2002 Lobos Cantabria (Spain)
2002–2003 Edimes Pavia (Italy)
2003 Forum Filatélico (Spain)
As coach:
2014–present Canisius (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Alan Iuzzolino (born January 22, 1968) is an assistant men's basketball coach at Canisius College and a retired professional basketball player. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (35th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. Iuzzolino, a 5 foot 10 inch point guard, played two years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), both with the Mavericks averaging 9.0 points per game in his career. After his NBA career, Iuzzolino played professionally in Italy and Spain.

Iuzzolino played college basketball at Pennsylvania State University and at Saint Francis University. He played high school basketball at Altoona High School in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was a high school teammate of Doug West, who went on to have a successful NBA career with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Vancouver Grizzlies.

Iuzzolino held assistant coaching positions at Saint Vincent College, Duquesne University, and George Mason University before becoming the director of basketball operations at Canisius College.[1] In 2013, he assumed the same role at the University New Mexico.[2]

Iuzzolino was featured in the 1993 arcade edition of the popular video game NBA Jam. He is an Italian American, and holds an Italian passport.[3] Iuzzolino was inducted into the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame alongside Coach John Swogger.

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