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 Community College (TCC) is a public community college in Tallahassee, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. As of fall 2017, TCC reported 24,639 st ...

for two years earning an

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

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awards and in just two seasons he ranks 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. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

. 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

1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the champi ...

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

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

Big East The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in ten men's sports and twelve women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the eleven full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and M ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cipolla, Jason 1974 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City People from Woodhaven, Queens Shooting guards Sportspeople from Queens, New York Syracuse Orange men's basketball players Tallahassee Eagles men's basketball players