Robert Sassone


Robert Sasone is an American college basketball player and coach.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Sassone went to St. Bonaventure University on a basketball scholarship the fall of 1949. He led the team to the 1951 National Invitation Tournament as a sophomore. He was credited as the first player in college basketball history to take a charge from the opposing player, thus getting the ball for his team. He graduated in 1953 and was drafted in the third round of the NBA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He was drafted into the US Army and served from September 1953 to September 1955 He passed on the NBA to become an educator and raise a family.
Sassone coached Olean High School to a basketball championships in 1968. He resigned in 1968 to rejoin St. Bonaventure as an assistant coach. Sassone represented St. Bonaventure in thirteen post season tournaments as a player and a coach.was an integral part of their Final Four team in 1970 as well as the 1977 National Invitational Championship. He went on to coach overseas every summer

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In 2009, he was asked to contribute analysis for sashavujacic18.com. Sasha was a player on the LA Lakers who came from Slovinia, formerly a part of Yugoslavia.