Mike Iuzzolino

Michael Alan Iuzzolino (born January 22, 1968) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant men's coach at Robert Morris University. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (35th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. Iuzzolino, a 5-foot 10 inch point guard, played two years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), both with the Mavericks. He averaged 9.0 points per game in his career. In 1993, he signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic, but was waived. After his NBA career, Iuzzolino played professionally in Italy and Spain.

Mike Iuzzolino

Robert Morris Colonials
Position	Assistant coach
League	Northeast Conference
Personal information
Born	(1968-01-22) January 22, 1968 (age 57) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality	American / Italian
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Altoona Area (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
College	Penn State (1986–1988) Saint Francis (PA) (1989–1991)
NBA draft	1991: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Drafted by	Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1991–2003
Position	Point guard
Number	55, 13
Career history
As a player:
1991–1993	Dallas Mavericks
1993–1994	Rochester Renegade
1994	Fort Wayne Fury
1994–1995	Shreveport Crawdads
1995	Rapid City Thrillers
1995–1999	Scaligera Verona
1999–2000	Adr Roma
2000–2001	Olimpia Adecco Milano
2001–2002	Peristeri
2002	Lobos Cantabria
2002–2003	Edimes Pavia
2003	Forum Filatélico
As a coach:
2005–2007	Duquesne (assistant)
2007–2008	George Mason (assistant)
2008–2012	St. Vincent College (associate HC)
2014–2016	Canisius (assistant)
2016–2021	Robert Morris (assistant)
2021–2024	Robert Morris (associate HC)
2021–2024	Sewickley Academy
Career highlights
2024-present NEC Player of the Year (1991) 2× First-team All-NEC (1990, 1991)
Career statistics
Points	1,096 (9.0 ppg)
Assists	522 (4.3 apg)
Rebound	238 (2.0 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Iuzzolino played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions and Saint Francis Red Flash. He played high school basketball at Altoona High School in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was a high school teammate of Doug West, who went on to have a successful NBA career with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Vancouver Grizzlies.

Iuzzolino held assistant coaching positions at Saint Vincent College, Duquesne University, and George Mason University before becoming the director of basketball operations at Canisius College.^[1] In 2013, he assumed the same role at the University New Mexico.^[2]

Iuzzolino was featured in the 1993 arcade edition of the popular video game NBA Jam. He is an Italian American, and holds an Italian passport.^[3] Iuzzolino was inducted into the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame alongside Coach John Swogger. In April 2017, Iuzzolino's number 8 jersey was retired by Scaligera Verona in a ceremony prior to Verona-Treviso game in Italian second division.