Togo Palazzi Obituary

Togo Palazzi was a former Boston Basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals.

Palazzi was selected by the Boston Celtics with the fifth pick in the 1954 NBA Draft. He played six seasons in the NBA as a member of the Celtics and Syracuse Nationals and averaged 7.4 points per game in his career.

Palazzi coached the Holy Cross women’s team from 1980 to 1985, going 103-28 as a coach; he coached them to an NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament appearance in his final year, the first-ever appearance by the women’s team.

Palazzi died on August 12, 2022, at the age of 90. The cause of his death is still unknown. His family is yet to release a statement on the actual cause of his death.