Professional Basketball Player, Coach. For ten seasons (1946 to 1956), he played at the guard and forward positions in the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball Association with the Chicago Stags, New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Milwaukee Hawks and Fort Wayne Pistons. Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants, he attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn. During his youth, he spent many hours at the playground perfecting what was to become a standout shooting ability as he played professionally. Following service with the United States Navy during World War II, he enrolled at St. John's University and helped the Redmen clinch a berth in the National Invitation Tournament during 1947. He went onto sign with the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America (1946 to 1950) and led the league in scoring with 1,007 points during 1947-1948. After the BAA merged with the NBA, he joined the Knicks with whom he was a contributor to three squads which reached the finals (1951 to 1953). Individually, he earned All-Star status in 1952 and recorded 11 points during the All-Star contest. In 540 regular season games, he compiled 7,990 points. After retiring as a player, he remained in the sport to serve as head coach of the New Jersey Americans of the American Basketball Association (1967 to 1969). Zaslofsky was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. He died after a battle with leukemia at the age of 59.
Professional Basketball Player, Coach. For ten seasons (1946 to 1956), he played at the guard and forward positions in the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball Association with the Chicago Stags, New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Milwaukee Hawks and Fort Wayne Pistons. Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants, he attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn. During his youth, he spent many hours at the playground perfecting what was to become a standout shooting ability as he played professionally. Following service with the United States Navy during World War II, he enrolled at St. John's University and helped the Redmen clinch a berth in the National Invitation Tournament during 1947. He went onto sign with the Chicago Stags of the Basketball Association of America (1946 to 1950) and led the league in scoring with 1,007 points during 1947-1948. After the BAA merged with the NBA, he joined the Knicks with whom he was a contributor to three squads which reached the finals (1951 to 1953). Individually, he earned All-Star status in 1952 and recorded 11 points during the All-Star contest. In 540 regular season games, he compiled 7,990 points. After retiring as a player, he remained in the sport to serve as head coach of the New Jersey Americans of the American Basketball Association (1967 to 1969). Zaslofsky was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. He died after a battle with leukemia at the age of 59.
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ZASLOFSKY
OUR HEARTS FOREVER ENTWINED
MAX ZASLOFSKY
BELOVED HUSBAND
LOVING FATHER & GRANDFATHER
DEC. 7, 1925 - OCT. 15, 1985
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