Tubby Raskin

Morris "Tubby" Raskin (Hebrew: מוריס "טאבי" רסקין; January 8, 1902 – September 9, 1981) was an American basketball player and coach. He played for the Brooklyn Arcadians in the American Basketball League (ABL). He later coached the men's basketball team at Brooklyn College, the Hartford Hurricanes in the ABL, the Israel men's national basketball team for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the U.S. basketball team to a gold medal in the 1953 Maccabiah Games.

Early years Raskin was born and grew up in the Bronx in New York City, and was Jewish. He starred in baseball and basketball at DeWitt Clinton High School, in the Bronx.

At City College of New York, Raskin was a member of the varsity basketball team in 1919–22, played on the varsity football team as its quarterback and kicker, and was the regular first baseman and a pitcher on the baseball team. He was elected to the CCNY Hall of Fame.

Career As a player, and soldier After he graduated from CCNY in 1922, Raskin played independent basketball in New York City. In 1925–26, he played for the Brooklyn Arcadians in the American Basketball League (ABL).

As a coach In the United States Raskin coached the Brooklyn Bulldogs basketball team at Brooklyn College in 1944–45, 1950-53 (replacing Al Baggett), and 1960–62. In 1950-51 he also coached the Brooklyn College tennis team.

He also coached the Cohoes Mastadons in the New York State Professional Basketball League in 1946–47.

Internationally Raskin was the coach of the Israel men's national basketball team that played for Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

The following year he coached the U.S. basketball team to a gold medal in the 1953 Maccabiah Games.