Jon Dalzell

Dalzell grew up in Red Hook, New York.[4][5] He is 6' 4" (194 cm) tall.[2][1]

He attended Red Hook High School in Red Hook, New York, playing basketball for the Red Hook Raiders in the Ulster County Athletic League.[6] Dalzell was top scorer averaging 24.7 points per game in 1978, named 1978 High School Player of the Year in the Tri-County Area, and led his team to championships in 1977 and 1978.[5]

Dalzell then attended Eastern New Mexico University ('82).[2] He played basketball for the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds in 1978-82, in his senior year averaged 15.8 points per game, and was named All Conference.[2][5]

Dalzell played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for 14 seasons from 1983 to 1997.[1][2] He played for Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Gvat, and Hapoel Haifa.[2] His career highs in the Israeli Basketball Premier League were 42 points in a game in the 1985-86 season, and eight assists in a game in the 1992-93 season.[1] He won the Israeli Basketball State Cup with Jerusalem in 1996 and in 1997.[5] He was # 3 all-time in 3-point shooting in Israeli history, and in 2008 was inducted into the Israeli Basketball Hall of Fame.[5]

He later earned a coaching basketball degree from Wingate Institute in Israel. [5] In 1992 to 1999 Dalzell coached the Israeli Air Force basketball team.[5]