Michael Alan Iuzzolino is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

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 in the 2nd round (35th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft

1991 NBA Draft

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. Iuzzolino, a 5 foot 10 inch point guard

Point guard

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, played two years in the NBA, both with the Mavericks averaging 9.0 ppg in his career. He played collegiately

College basketball

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 at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

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 and at Saint Francis University

Saint Francis University

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. 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.

After his NBA career, Iuzzolino played professionally in Italy

Italy

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 and Spain

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Iuzzolino was also featured in the 1993 Arcade Edition of the popular video game NBA Jam.

He is an Italian-American, and holds an Italian passport.
Iuzzolino was inducted into the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame along side Coach John Swogger.

External links

• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Mike Iuzzolino inducted into the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame @ altoonamirror.com