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Marcio Lassiter 
Marcio Lassiter playing for Smart GilasAlias "CIO"
"California Swagg"
"Super MarCIO"Jersey No. 13 Position Shooting guard/Small Forward Current Team Powerade Tigers Personal Info Country 
PhilippinesBorn May 16, 1987
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeight 6 ft. 2 in. Weight 185 lbs. College Cal State Fullerton Career Highlights Draft 2011, 4th overall
by Powerade TigersPro Career 2011 – Marcio Tsongo Lassiter (born May 16, 1987 in San Francisco, California) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Powerade Tigers of the Philippine Basketball Association. He just completed his stint with the Philippine national basketball team, Smart Gilas. Considered the best all-around sharpshooter in the PBA when Smart Gilas played as a guest team in the league, Lassiter plays the swingman position. He graduated and played college basketball for Cal State Fullerton.[1]
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High school career
Multi-talented performer for the Washington High Eagles and Coach Jeremy Lee in San Francisco. He is a four-year varsity letterman who earned All-Academic Athletic Association honors three times. He also was all-district as a senior as a power forward and center and all-city as a sophomore and junior as a shooting guard. As a senior averaged 20 points and 9 rebounds. He turned down an academic scholarship to University of San Francisco to continue his basketball career at the community college level.
College recruitment
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Marcio Lassiter
Small forward/Shooting guardSan Francisco George Washington HS 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 9,
2006Scout:N/A Rivals: 
Recruitment ranking Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
College career
City College of San Francisco
Selected Co-Most Valuable Player of the Coast Conference North in 2006-07 for Coach Justin Labagh and the CCSF Rams, who were ranked No. 4 in the state going into the playoffs and finished 28-6. Earned second-team Northern California all-state honors. He ranked among the Top 100 JC players in California. Averaged 14 points as a sophomore. Averaged 12 points as a freshman. Marcio led team in scoring both years. But team lost in the 2007 Regional playoffs to West Hills, 80-79. Lassiter’s junior college coach Justin Labagh at City College of San Francisco said, “Marcio brings consistency to the team - he is always ready to play, he has a basketball sense that realizes that shooting is just one part of the game, he is a complete player.”[2]
California State University Fullerton
Marcio provided an offensive spark off the bench as well as a strong defensive presence on the wing during the 2007-08 season, playing in 32 of the team's 33 games. Selected Most Improved Player by his teammates. Transferee from San Francisco City College averaged 3.3 points and 1.0 rebounds and showed the ability to score in bunches. He got a season-high 17 points in a season-high 25 minutes vs. UCR, making 5-of-9 shots, 3-of-6 from the arc. He did not miss a free throw all season, making 18 of 18. On the Labor Day Weekend tour to British Columbia he was the Titans' No. 2 scorer at 12.7 points per game and grabbed 4.0 rebounds to go with 1.5 assists.[3] During his first year at CSUF, the team won the NCAA Big West Conference title and was on their way to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament known as the "Big Dance," just the second time with the first being 30 years prior.[4] They ended up, however losing in the first round to the much taller and bigger no. 3 seeded team of the Wisconsin Badgers.[5] Marcio's second and last year at Cal State Fullerton was also a great one. He was just 1 of 2 returning seniors. Lassiter received the Lyle Parks, Jr., Hustle Award from the Titan Athletics Club and his teammates voted him the Andrew Awad Toughness Award for inspiration, named in honor of the late former Titan player.[6] He was described by Titans coach Bob Burton as “a tremendous defender (and) a really outstanding shooter.”[7]
Professional career
He moved to the Philippines in October 2009 and was the overall #1 pick of the PBL drafted by Magnolia.[8] Because of the fall though of the PBL, Marcio was then picked up by Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Team.[9]
Lassiter takes a shot during PBA game
In the 2010-2011 Commissioner's Cup, and due to the leave of absence by Barako Bull Energy Boosters in Philippine Basketball Association, Smart Gilas the team with whom he has been playing for, was the replacement of the Barako. Played 13 games, averaging 38 minutes per game (#1 in the league), 13.5 points per game (#14 in the league), 36.9% (24/65) from the 3-point line (#17 in the league), #10 in the league for most points over all (176 total) with a game high of 22, 3.08 assists per game (#16 in the league), 1.15 steals per game (#9 in the league) and 5.31 rebounds per game.[10] He was ranked #16 over all in efficiency at 30.79%.[11]
Entering the PBA draft
On July 28, 2011, Marcio Lassiter was one of the first 10 applicants for the 2011 PBA Draft.[12] At that time, there had been no announcements regarding an extension of the Smart Gilas Pilipinas National program. It was not until August 16, 2011 that an extension of the program was revealed.[13] Gilas management revealed the names of those targeted to be retained, including Lassiter.[14] Despite word that offers were set to take place that next day,[15] nothing was done to retain any of the players initially mentioned, and they were even given the "OK" to continue with the draft.[16] This was quite unfortunate for the Smart Gilas program, being that many of the players were waiting for an offer and still undecided with a chance to pullout of the draft. On August 28, 2011, Marcio Lassiter was selected 4th overall in the draft by Powerade Tigers. Smart Gilas teammate JV Casio was also chosen by the Tigers as 1st overall.
International career
Medal record Men's basketball Competitor for PhilippinesSEABA Championship Gold 2011 Jakarta Team competition Jones Cup Championship Bronze 2011 Taipei Team competition With Marcio playing for Smart Gilas, he is a member of the Philippines men's national basketball team that is bannered by collegiate and amateur standouts whose ultimate goal is to reach the 2012 London Olympics. He participated in the FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010, represented the team in the 2010 Asian Games Basketball Tournament and also made a huge impact in the most recent tournament at the 2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup that took place in Manila.
Lassiter guarding Kobe Bryant during the Smart Ultimate All-Star WeekendIn the recent rare event due to the NBA lockout, the Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Marcio scored 9 points in their game against the Smart All-Stars (Kobe Bryant, JaVale McGee, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Tyreke Evans, Derrick Williams, Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, and Derrick Fisher) while playing his well known, efficient, and commendable style of defense.
Team achievements
- 2011 William Jones Cup participant (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2011 William Jones Cup 3rd place finish (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2011 Southeast Asian Basketball Championships participant (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2011 Southeast Asian Basketball Championships 1st place finish (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup participant (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup 4th place finish (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup participant (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup 3rd place finish (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2010 Asian games participant (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2010 Asian games 6th place finish (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2010 MVP Champions Cup participant (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2010 MVP Champions Cup 1st place finish (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup participant (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
- 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 4th place finish (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
Personal life
Marcio was born on May 16, 1987, in San Francisco. His mother is Alexandria Eshabarr, who's father is from Ilocos Sur. He has an older brother named Jolinko. He currently lives in Manila with his long time US-born Filipina girlfriend/fiancée Jerlyn Pangilinan and their young son, Montaé Izaiyah.[17] Lassiter graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Kinesiology. His family is also related to the Filipino comedian Joey Guila.
References
- ^ "Big West Basketball". PlayerPress Sportscaster Network. http://www.playerpress.com/articles/big-west-basketball-the-reasons-long-beach-sucks. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "Williams in Toroman's wish list". Philippine Star. http://www.philstar.com/thedeanscorner/articlescontent.aspx?articleid=536967&publicationsubcategoryid=69. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lassiter_marcio00.html
- ^ http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031608aaa.html
- ^ http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/032108aab.html
- ^ http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032709aaa.html
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/thedeanscorner/articlescontent.aspx?articleid=536967&publicationsubcategoryid=69
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=531159&publicationsubcategoryid=69
- ^ http://sports.inquirer.net/professional/professional/view/20100101-245095/Toroman-gives-PBL-draftee-Lassiter-Smart-Gilas-spot
- ^ http://www.pba-online.net/league-leaders/2010-2011/Commissioner's%20Cup/
- ^ http://www.pba-online.net/overall-player-efficiency/2010-2011/Commissioner's%20Cup/
- ^ http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1070
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=717414&keyword=sp_pba
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=69&articleid=718350&keyword=sp_pba
- ^ http://sports.inquirer.net/12043/smart-gilas-players-set-to-get-offers-wednesday#_
- ^ http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/sports/12067-3-gilas-big-stars-available-for-draft
- ^ http://www.philstar.com/thedeanscorner/columnscontent.aspx?articleid=616923&publicationsubcategoryid=69
External Links
Powerade Tigers current roster Smart Gilas Pilipinas current roster Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- American people of Filipino descent
- Basketball players from California
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball players
- Filipino basketball players
- American basketball players
- Filipino athletes
- Filipino people of American descent
- People from San Francisco, California
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