Daniel Callandrillo is an Italian-American former professional basketball player. He played NCAA Division I college basketball at Seton Hall. At a height of 1.88 metres (6 feet 2 inches) tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, with shooting guard being his main position.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1959 North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | Italian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Bergen (North Bergen, New Jersey) |
| College | Seton Hall (1978–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982: 8th round, 176th overall pick |
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | |
| Playing career | 1982–? |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1983 | Rochester Zeniths |
| 1983–1984 | Bracknell Pirates |
| 1984–1985 | Solent Stars |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school
editRaised in North Bergen, New Jersey, Callandrillo played basketball at North Bergen High School.[1] In 1977, as a senior, he averaged 32 points a game, was a high school All-American, and led the school to a high school state championship.[2]
College career
editCallandrillo played college basketball at Seton Hall University, with the Seton Hall Pirates, from 1978 to 1982. While at Seton Hall, he was named Second Team All-Big East, in both his sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior, he averaged 25.9 points per game[3] (3rd in the nation),[4] and was named a Third Team All-American, the Haggerty Award winner, and the Big East Player of the Year, in 1982.[5]
In his four years at Seton Hall, Callandrillo scored a total of 1,985 points.[6] He was later inducted into the Seton Hall Pirates Hall of Fame, in 1989.[7]
Professional career
editAfter his college basketball career, Callandrillo was drafted by the Houston Rockets, in the 1982 NBA draft, but he never played for the team in the NBA. He instead played with the Rochester Zeniths in the American Continental Basketball Association (CBA), in the 1982–83 season. He then played with the Bracknell Pirates of the British Basketball League (BBL), in the 1983–84 season. Various reports credit him with a league high 52-point game that season against Sunderland. In fact the game was in a pre-season tournament played at Bracknell Sports Centre. It was the highest scored for Bracknell in any game at the time, but didn't count in the official records.[8]
He then moved to the British club Solent Stars, for the 1984–85 season. With the Solent Stars, he played in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), in the 1984–85 season. He scored 52 points in the club's EuroLeague first leg game against the French club Limoges.[9]
He then played professionally in Italy.[10]
Personal life
editCallandrillo's son, Danny, also played college basketball, at Bryant University, and also played professionally in Italy.[11] One of Dan's older brothers was Paul Callandrillo, an actor who was known professionally as Paul Land.
Awards and accomplishments
editCollege career
edit- Big East Conference Scoring Champion: (1980)
- 2× Second Team All-Big East Conference: (1980, 1981)
- New Jersey State Player of the Year: (1982)
- UNICO National Athlete of the Year: (1982)
- Haggerty Award Winner: (1982)
- First Team All-Big East Conference: (1982)
- Big East Conference Player of the Year: (1982)
- Third Team All-American: (1982)
- Seton Hall Pirates Hall of Fame: (1989)
References
edit- ^ Roberts, Jeff. "Where are they now? Seton Hall's Dan Calandrillo", The Record (Bergen County), March 30, 2010. Accessed August 12, 2016. "Like the story of how he made it out of North Bergen, the youngest of 13 kids born to deaf parents, all crammed into a three-bedroom, fourth-floor walk-up.... He would become an All-State player at North Bergen, winning a State title in 1977 and beating Kelly Tripucka-led Bloomfield in a nail-biter semifinal."
- ^ Dan Callandrillo Sport: Basketball.
- ^ Dan Callandrillo Position: Guard 6-2 (188cm) School: Seton Hall.
- ^ Dan Callandrillo School: Seton Hall Height: 6-2.
- ^ Delozier, Alan. Seton Hall Pirates: A Basketball History Arcadia Publishing, 2002.
- ^ MBB: Seton Hall readies for Georgetown on ‘80s night.
- ^ Hall of Fame Member: Daniel Callandrillo.
- ^ Basketball Monthly Vol.23, No.2 October 1983 p.7
- ^ Solent Stars Basketball Club - The Complete History.
- ^ For 'insane' Nick Galis, journey to Naismith Hall of Fame took off at Seton Hall.
- ^ DANIEL CALANDRILLO BRYANT PROFILE RELATIVES: son of Dan Calandrillo.