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Max Zaslofsky Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth December 7, 1925 Place of birth Brooklyn, New York Nationality American Date of death October 15, 1985 (aged 59) Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Career information College St. John's Pro career 1946–1956 Career history Chicago Stags (1946–1950)
New York Knicks (1950–1953)
Baltimore Bullets (1953)
Milwaukee Hawks (1953)
Fort Wayne Pistons (1953–1956)Career highlights and awards 1952 NBA All-Star Game
All-NBA First Team 1946–47
All-NBA First Team 1947–48
All-NBA First Team 1948–49
All-NBA First Team 1949–50
NBA Scoring Leader 1947–48Stats at NBA.com Max "Slats" Zaslofsky (December 7, 1925 – October 15, 1985) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
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Biography
Zaslofsky attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, and St. John's University. He was Jewish.[1]
While playing for the Chicago Stags, Zaslofsky was named All-NBA First Team 1946–47 at the age of 21. He held the distinction of being the youngest player named such for near 60 years until he was surpassed by LeBron James (2005–06). The next season, he led the league in scoring. In 1949–50 he led the league in free throw percentage.
After the Stags broke up, Zaslofsky joined the New York Knicks. In 1956 he ended his career as 3rd leading scorer all-time (up to that point), behind George Mikan and Joe Fulks. In addition to his 1946–47 All-NBA First Team honors, Zaslofsky was named to the All-NBA First Team in 1947–48, 1948–49, and 1949–50. He also played in the 1952 NBA All-Star Game.
He would later coach for two seasons in the American Basketball Association, with the New Jersey Americans/New York Nets.
See also
References
- ^ "Zaslofsky, Max". Jews In Sports. http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=basketball&ID=5. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
External links
- List of Individual NBA Scoring Champions
- BasketballReference.com: Max Zaslofsky (as coach)
- BasketballReference.com: Max Zaslofsky (as player)
Sporting positions Preceded by
Initial coachNew Jersey Americans/New York Nets head coach
1967–1969Succeeded by
York LareseNew York Knicks Founded in 1946 • Based in New York City, New YorkThe Franchise Arenas Madison Square Garden III • 69th Regiment Armory • Madison Square Garden IVHead Coaches General Managers D-League Affiliate Administration Madison Square Garden, Inc. (Owner) • James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) • Donnie Walsh (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Mike D'Antoni (Head Coach)Retired Numbers NBA Championships (2) Eastern Conference
ChampionshipsRivals Chicago Bulls • Indiana Pacers • Miami HeatCulture and Lore Media TV: MSG Network • Radio: WEPN-AM • Announcers: Mike Breen • Walt Frazier • Kenny Albert • Mike Crispino • John Andariese • Kelly TripuckaNew Jersey Nets Formerly the New Jersey Americans and New York Nets • Founded in 1967 • Based in Newark, New JerseyFranchise Arenas Coaches General Managers Zaslofsky • Carnesecca • Boe & Quinn • DeBusschere • Melchionni • Theokas • MacKinnon • Weltman • Reed • Nash • Thorn • Stefanski • Vandeweghe • Thorn • KingD-League Affiliate Springfield ArmorAdministration Owners: Mikhail Prokhorov (majority owner) • Bruce Ratner, Shawn Carter (minority owners) • President: Irina Pavlova • General Manager: Billy King • Head Coach:: Avery JohnsonRetired Numbers ABA Championships (2) Rivals Culture and Lore Media TV: WWOR-TV • YES Network • Radio: WFAN • Announcers: Marv Albert • Ian Eagle • Mike Fratello • Jim Spanarkel • Chris Carrino • Tim CapstrawNBA season scoring leaders 1947: Fulks | 1948: Zaslofsky | 1949: Mikan | 1950: Mikan | 1951: Mikan | 1952: Arizin | 1953: Johnston | 1954: Johnston | 1955: Johnston | 1956: Pettit | 1957: Arizin | 1958: Yardley | 1959: Pettit | 1960: Chamberlain | 1961: Chamberlain | 1962: Chamberlain | 1963: Chamberlain | 1964: Chamberlain | 1965: Chamberlain | 1966: Chamberlain | 1967: Barry | 1968: Bing | 1969: Hayes | 1970: West | 1971: Alcindor | 1972: Abdul-Jabbar | 1973: Archibald | 1974: McAdoo | 1975: McAdoo | 1976: McAdoo | 1977: Maravich | 1978: Gervin | 1979: Gervin | 1980: Gervin | 1981: Dantley | 1982: Gervin | 1983: English | 1984: Dantley | 1985: King | 1986: Wilkins | 1987: Jordan | 1988: Jordan | 1989: Jordan | 1990: Jordan | 1991: Jordan | 1992: Jordan | 1993: Jordan | 1994: Robinson | 1995: O'Neal | 1996: Jordan | 1997: Jordan | 1998: Jordan | 1999: Iverson | 2000: O'Neal | 2001: Iverson | 2002: Iverson | 2003: McGrady | 2004: McGrady | 2005: Iverson | 2006: Bryant | 2007: Bryant | 2008: James | 2009: Wade | 2010: Durant | 2011: DurantNational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame A-G H-S HandballHorseracingIce hockeyJudo/KarateBob Berland • Marilyn Fierro • Charlee MinkinLacrossePole VaultJillian SchwartzRacquetballRugbyShawn LipmanShot putSkiingCarrie SheinbergSoccerSwimmingT-W TennisTrackTriathleteWeightliftingWrestlingWriter/Broadcaster/
Columnist/Photographer/
ExecutiveMarv Albert • Mel Allen • Marty Appel • Len Berman • Linda Cohn • Howard Cosell • Marty Glickman • Roger Kahn • George Kalinsky • Bill Mazer • Shirley Povich (columnist) • Milton Richman (columnist) • Sam Rosen • Dick Schaap (columnist) • Suzyn Waldman • Warner Wolf • Paul ZimmermanOtherRay Arcel (boxing trainer)• Senda Berenson Abbott (women's basketball pioneer) • Red Auerbach (basketball coach) • Gary Bettman (NHL commissioner) • Al Blau (lacrosse official) • Ed Block (football trainer) • Larry Brown (basketball coach) • Herb Brown (basketball coach) • Norm Drucker (basketball official) • Aerial Gilbert (blind rower) • Sada Jacobson (fencing) • Seth Greenberg (basketball coach) • Gladys Heldman (womens tennis magazine founder) • Helene Hines (wheelchair marathoner) • Red Holzman (basketball coach) • Neila Jacobson (football trainer) • Fran Kalafer (volleyball coach) • Fred Lebow (NYC marathon founder) • Ryan Levinson (cyclist w/muscular dystrophy)• Marv Levy (football coach & executive) • Jerry Markbreit (football referee) • Marvin Miller (baseball player association executive) • Debbie Rademacher (soccer coach) • Abe Saperstein (basketball owner & coach) • Red Sarachek (basketball coach) • Gary Wichard (football player & sports agent)Marty Glickman Award;
Outstanding Jewish
Scholastic (College)
Athlete of the YearCharles Altchek (soccer) • Yael Averbuch (soccer) • Cliff Bayer (fencing) • Matt Bernstein • Shay Doron (basketball) • David Ettinger (football) • Jay Fiedler (football) • Loren Galler Rabinowitz (figure skating) • Rebekah Green (shot put) • Bess Greenberg (basketball) • Dustin Greenhill (gymnastics) • Dan Grunfeld (basketball) • Damion Hahn (wrestling) • Dan Helmer (gymnastics) • Anita Kaplan (basketball) • Brie Katz (volleyball) • Chad Levitt (football) • Jessica Levy • Samantha Marder (softball) • Boyd Melson (boxer) • Neil Ravitz (football) • Amy Rosson (softball) • Rebekah Rottenberg (lacrosse) • Mike Saffer (football) • Jon Scheyer (basketball) • Laine Selwyn (basketball) • Marc Siegel (ice hockey)Jules D. Mazor Award;
Outstanding Jewish
High School Scholar
Athlete of the YearAdam Balkan (baseball) • Stephanie Barnet (squash) • Ben Belmont (lacrosse) • Rachel Blume (softball) • Dannielle Diamant (basketball) • Hillary Framson (soccer) • Zachary Greenberg (basketball) • Ben Herman (swimming) • Emily Jacobson (fencing) • David Kahn (swimming) • Jesse Koller (soccer) • Jarryd Levine (soccer) • Max Levine (baseball) • Jason Liberman (basketball) • Sarah Lowenthal (gymnastics) • Adam Mahfouda (lacrosse) • Samantha Marder (softball) • Chad Prince (soccer) • Jon Scheyer (basketball) • Jodi Schlesinger (track) • Justin Simon (basketball)• Mark Wohlstadter (football) • Courtney Zale (basketball)Dick Steinberg Award;
"Good Guy" AwardAndy Bloom (shot put) • Ron Carner (executive) • Dave Cohen (football coach) • Gerald Eskanezi (columnist) • Jay Fiedler (football) • Ken Fiedler (basketball coach) • Stan Fischler (broadcasting) • Alan Freedman (executive) • Nicole Freedman (bicycling) • Margie Goldstein-Engle (horse showing) • Stan Isaacs (columnist) • James Jacobs (handball) • Steve Jacobson (columnist) • Barry Landers (broadcaster) • Nancy Moloff (wheelchair discus) • Marty Riger (basketball coach) • Arthur Richman (baseball writer & executive) • Dick Steinberg (football general manager) • Herb Turetzky (basketball) • Lisa Winston (columnist)George Young Award Ernie Accorsi (football) • Lou Carnesecca (basketball) • Preston Robert Tisch (football) • George Young (football)Categories:- 1925 births
- 1985 deaths
- American basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- People from Brooklyn
- Chicago Stags players
- Fort Wayne Pistons players
- Milwaukee Hawks players
- New Jersey Americans head coaches
- New York Knicks players
- St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs
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