Nationality American / Israeli Name Steve Malovic Weight 104 kg Pro career 1979–1996 Height 2.08 m | Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg) Died April 13, 2007 Role Basketball player | |
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Born July 21, 1956Cleveland, Ohio ( 1956-07-21 ) NBA draft 1978 / Round: 7 / Pick: 149th overall College USC Trojans men's basketball, San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball | ||
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Malovic (July 21, 1956 – April 13, 2007) was an American-Israeli basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for one season and enjoyed a long career in Israel, where he ultimately obtained Israeli citizenship.
Malovic played college basketball at the University of Southern California and San Diego State University. He played 39 games in the 1979–80 NBA season for the Washington Bullets, San Diego Clippers and Detroit Pistons. Following that season, Malovic played in Italy and Spain, finally settling into the Israeli top league. He played until 1996 for several teams and was a part of an Israeli League championship with Hapoel Galil Elyon in 1993.
Malovic died on April 13, 2007 of a heart attack.