Personal information | |
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Born | Union City, New Jersey, U.S. | August 8, 1932
Died | August 12, 2022 | (aged 90)
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Union Hill (Union City, New Jersey) |
College | Holy Cross (1951–1954) |
NBA draft | 1954: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Playing career | 1954–1962 |
Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
Number | 12, 6, 17 |
Career history | |
1954– 1956 | Boston Celtics |
1956– 1960 | Syracuse Nationals |
1960–1962 | Scranton Miners |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,382 (7.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,113 (3.4 rpg) |
Assists | 233 (0.7 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Togo Anthony Palazzi (August 8, 1932 – August 12, 2022) was an American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals.
A 6'4" forward/ guard born and raised in Union City, New Jersey, Palazzi played at Union Hill High School, where he was recognized as one of the top prep basketball players nationwide. [1] He played at the College of the Holy Cross in the 1950s and was captain of the Crusaders team that won the 1954 NIT Championship and was named MVP of the tournament. [2]
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. [2]
Palazzi coached the Holy Cross women's team from 1980 to 1985, going 103–28 as coach; he coached them to an NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament appearance in his final year, the first ever appearance by the women's team. [3]
Palazzi later gave speeches at basketball camps for young adults interested in the sport. He was a prominent fixture at camps such as the Scatlet Hawks Basketball Camp run by Steve Manguso in Milford, MA. Along with conducting area speeches he was the camp director of the Togo Palazzi/Sterling Recreation Basketball Camp in Sterling, Massachusetts.[ citation needed]
Palazzi died on August 12, 2022, at the age of 90. [4]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Source [5]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1954–55 | Boston | 53 | 9.5 | .399 | .750 | 2.8 | .6 | 4.7 |
1955–56 | Boston | 63 | 11.2 | .389 | .685 | 2.9 | .7 | 6.0 |
1956–57 | Boston | 21 | 11.1 | .347 | .719 | 3.6 | .4 | 5.0 |
1956–57 | Syracuse | 42 | 18.6 | .373 | .790 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
1957–58 | Syracuse | 67 | 14.9 | .394 | .719 | 3.6 | .6 | 8.6 |
1958–59 | Syracuse | 71 | 14.8 | .392 | .728 | 3.7 | .9 | 8.4 |
1959–60 | Syracuse | 7 | 10.0 | .317 | .500 | 2.0 | .4 | 4.3 |
Career | 324 | 13.4 | .386 | .730 | 3.4 | .7 | 7.4 |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1955 | Boston | 5 | 6.0 | .500 | .500 | 2.8 | .2 | 5.8 |
1956 | Boston | 2 | 3.5 | .200 | – | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 |
1957 | Syracuse | 5 | 17.4 | .388 | .778 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
1958 | Syracuse | 3 | 8.3 | .214 | .500 | 1.3 | .0 | 3.0 |
1959 | Syracuse | 8 | 8.4 | .295 | .714 | 2.6 | .8 | 4.5 |
Career | 23 | 9.4 | .353 | .641 | 2.6 | .5 | 5.3 |
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