1. Marcio Tsongo Sandio Eshabarr Lassiter was born on May 16,1987 and is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association.
23 Facts About Marcio Lassiter
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Marcio Lassiter had a stint with the Philippine national basketball team, the Smart Gilas.
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Marcio Lassiter graduated and played college basketball for Cal State Fullerton.
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Marcio Lassiter is a four-year varsity letterman who earned All-Academic Athletic Association honors three times.
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Marcio Lassiter was all-district as a senior as a power forward and center and all-city as a sophomore and junior as a shooting guard.
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Marcio Lassiter turned down a walk on offer to University of San Francisco to continue his basketball career at the community college level.
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Marcio Lassiter ranked among the Top 100 JC players in California.
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Marcio Lassiter got a season-high 17 points in a season-high 25 minutes vs UCR, making 5-of-9 shots, 3-of-6 from the arc.
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Marcio Lassiter did not miss a free throw all season, making 18 of 18.
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Marcio Lassiter's second and last year at Cal State Fullerton was a great one.
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On July 28,2011, Marcio Lassiter was one of the first 10 applicants for the 2011 PBA draft.
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Marcio Lassiter was one of the starters for the RSJ team alongside Smart Gilas teammates JV Casio, Dylan Ababou and Chris Lutz alongside B-Meg point guard Josh Urbiztondo for the 2012 All-Star Game.
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Marcio Lassiter played his first game as a Booster, on October 26,2012, at the final minute of their contest against GlobalPort through a 3-pointer.
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The next game, Marcio Lassiter only scored 5 points on 2-for-7 from the field.
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On July 2,2015, Marcio Lassiter scored 22 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and made 4 3-pointers as the Beermen got Game 1 of the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup Semifinals against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.
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On September 15,2024, Marcio Lassiter officially broke the record of all-time three-pointers made previously owned by Jimmy Alapag.
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Marcio Lassiter participated in the FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup 2010, represented the team in the 2010 Asian Games Basketball Tournament and made a huge impact in the 2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup that took place in Manila.
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Marcio Lassiter scored 9 points in their game against the Smart All-Stars.
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Marcio Lassiter's mother is Alexandria Eshabarr, whose father is from Ilocos Sur.
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Marcio Lassiter has an older brother named Jolinko who is the Boys' Varsity Head Basketball Coach at George Washington High School in San Francisco.
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Marcio Lassiter currently lives in Manila with his US-born Filipina wife, Jerlyn Lassiter and their four young sons, Montae Izaiyah, Myles Elaijah, Marcel Josaiah and Melo Zekaiah.
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Marcio Lassiter graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology.
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Marcio Lassiter's family is related to the Filipino comedian Joey Guila.