Eli Pasquale

Eli Pasquale
Personal information
Born(1960-08-24)August 24, 1960
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 4, 2019(2019-11-04) (aged 59)
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLockerby Composite School
(Sudbury, Ontario)
CollegeUniversity of Victoria (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984: 5th round, 106th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
PositionPoint guard
Number13, 6
Career highlights and awards
  • CIAU Player of the Year (1984)
  • 3× CIAU First Team All-Canadian (1981-1984)
  • 2× CIAU National Tournament MVP (1981, 1983)
  • 3× CIAU National Tournament All-Star (1981, 1983, 1984)
  • 5x CIAU National Champion (1980-1984)
  • 5× CWUAA First Team All-Star (1981–1984)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  Canada
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1983 Edmonton National team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kobe National team

Ilario Enrico "Eli" Pasquale (August 24, 1960 – November 4, 2019) was a Canadian basketball player and two-time Olympian.[1][2][3] Considered one of the best basketball players in Canada's history,[1][4][5] Pasquale was the starting point guard and co-captain of the Canada men's national basketball team during, arguably, Canada's greatest era of basketball.[2][6][7] During this time, Pasquale competed in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, two World Student Games, four FIBA World Championships and two Pan American games.[2][3][7]

In 1984, Pasquale was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics as the 106th overall pick.[8][9][10] Pasquale later played professionally in Argentina, West Germany and Switzerland.[4][6][10]

During university, Pasquale led the University of Victoria to 5 straight national championships.[2][3][9] Pasquale was the university's all-time leading scorer when he graduated.[1][4][8] In 1984, he was awarded the Mike Moser Trophy as the male Canadian university player of the year.[7][9][11] Pasquale was also a three-time First-Team All-Canadian (1981–1984),[9][10][12] was named the CIAU national tournament MVP two times (1981, 1983),[2][9][13] and was named as CIAU tournament all-star three times (1981, 1983, 1984)[14] and five-time first team Canada West all-star.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "Eli Pasquale — Athlete Induction Class of 2003" (PDF). Canada Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Eli Pasquale". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Eli Pasquale (MBB | Student-athlete)". Canada West Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee Eli Pasquale Passes Away at 59". Canada Basketball. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Reflecting on when Karl Tilleman, Eli Pasquale, and Their Fellow Canadian University Teammates Took a Shot at Ruling the Basketball World". Somers Point News. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b Chidley-Hill, John (6 November 2019). "Eli Pasquale, Olympian and Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer, dies at 59". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Beck, Jason. "Eli Pasquale: An Unbreakable Will – 2021 Inductee Spotlight". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Hall of Fame Inductees". Basketball BC Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Eli Pasquale". UVic Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "All Inductees". Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year)" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Canadian Teams" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Jack Donohue Trophy (Championship MVP)" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship All-Stars" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2023.