Jason Cipolla (born May 11, 1974) is a retired American

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player.

High school

While living in

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Jason Cipolla attended

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in the neighborhood of

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College

Following high school, Cipolla attended

Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee State College (TSC) is a public college in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is part of the Florida College System and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has accredited the school. Peak enrollment was fall 201 ...

for two years, earning an

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. While playing basketball Cipolla earned two first-team All-

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awards, during which he ranked third in scoring and first in scoring average. In 1996, Cipolla transferred to

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

. In two seasons with Syracuse Orangemen Cipolla started 56 of 69 games. During his

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Cipolla's team reached the finals of the

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, losing to the University of Kentucky. In the game, Cipolla tied the title game record of four steals. His most memorable tournament moment was during a sweet sixteen matchup against the

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, when he hit a 16-foot fade away jump shot to tie the game as time expired. He was akso named third-team All-

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cipolla, Jason 1974 births Living people American men's basketball players People from Woodhaven, Queens Shooting guards Basketball players from Queens, New York Syracuse Orange men's basketball players Tallahassee Eagles men's basketball players 20th-century American sportsmen