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New York State
Basketball Hall of Fame
Larry Costello, 1996
Coach & Player
A graduate of East Syracuse-Minoa HS, Costello helped make Niagara University one of the top college programs in the early 1950's. He had a 12-year playing career in the NBA where he led the league in Free Throw Percentage two times. As a coach, he led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 1971 NBA title. He concluded his career coaching at Utica College.
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