Jon Dalzell

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Jonathan Dalzell
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Personal information
Born (1960-07-08) July 8, 1960 (age 61)
Yonkers, New York
NationalityAmerican / Israeli
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolRed Hook
(Red Hook, New York)
CollegeEastern New Mexico (1978–1982)
NBA draft1982 / Undrafted
PositionShooting guard

Jonathan Dalzell (born July 8, 1960) is an American-Israeli former basketball player.[1][2][3] He played the shooting guard position.[2] Dalzell played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for 14 seasons from 1983 to 1997.

Biography[]

Dalzell grew up in Red Hook, New York.[4][5] He is 6' 4" (194 cm) tall.[2][1]

He attended Red Hook High School in Red Hook, New York, playing basketball for the Red Hook Raiders in the Ulster County Athletic League.[6] Dalzell was top scorer averaging 24.7 points per game in 1978, named 1978 High School Player of the Year in the Tri-County Area, and led his team to championships in 1977 and 1978.[5]

Dalzell then attended Eastern New Mexico University ('82).[2] He played basketball for the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds in 1978-82, in his senior year averaged 15.8 points per game, and was named All Conference. In 1982 Dalzell participated at the rookie camp for the San Antonio Spurs. [2][5]

Dalzell played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for 14 seasons from 1983 to 1997.[1][2] He played for Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Gvat, and Hapoel Haifa.[2] His career highs in the Israeli Basketball Premier League were 42 points in a game in the 1985-86 season, including 11-3 pointers and eight assists in a game in the 1992-93 season.[1] He won the Israeli Basketball State Cup with Jerusalem in 1996 and in 1997.[5] He was # 3 all-time in 3-point shooting in Israeli history, and in 2008 was inducted into the Israeli Basketball Hall of Fame.[5]

He later earned a coaching basketball degree from Wingate Institute in Israel. [5] In 1992 to 1999 Dalzell coached the Israeli Air Force basketball team.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1994-95 Season | Hapoel Jerusalem | John Dalzell". basket.co.il.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Jon Dalzell". Eurobasket LLC.
  3. ^ Don Gould (1988). "Changes could vault Holon top". The Jerusalem Post Magazine.
  4. ^ "Sports". Clovis News Journal. February 12, 1979. p. 14.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Jon Dalzell". aau.asahoops.com.
  6. ^ "This Time Red Hook Carries All the Credentials". The Kingston Daily Freeman. February 25, 1977. p. 10.
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