Nationality American Name Togo Palazzi Pro career 1954–1962 Weight 93 kg | Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Height 1.93 m Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Role Basketball Player | |
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NBA draft 1954 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall Position | ||
Varsity Girls Basketball Team Wins Inaugural Togo Palazzi Tournament
Togo Anthony Palazzi (born August 8, 1932) is a retired American basketball player who played several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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- Varsity Girls Basketball Team Wins Inaugural Togo Palazzi Tournament
- Hc jersey retirement ceremony togo palazzi
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A 6'4" forward/guard born in Union City, New Jersey, Palazzi played at the College of the Holy Cross in the 1950s. He was captain of the Crusaders team that won the 1954 NIT Championship and was named MVP of the tournament.
Palazzi was selected by the Boston Celtics with the fifth pick of the 1954 NBA Draft. He played six seasons in the NBA as a member of the Celtics and Syracuse Nationals and averaged 7.4 points per game in his career. He was a part of the first Celtics championship squad of 1956-57.
He coached the Holy Cross women's team from 1980 to 1985, going 103-28 as coach; he coached them to a NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament appearance in his final year, the first ever appearance by the women's team.
He now gives speeches at basketball camps for young adults interested in basketball. Along with conducting area speeches he is the camp director of the Togo Palazzi/Sterling Recreation Basketball Camp in Sterling, Massachusetts.