Marcio Lassiter

Marcio Tsongo Sandio Eshabarr Lassiter (born May 16, 1987) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

He had a stint with the Philippine national basketball team, the Smart Gilas.

Considered the best all-around sharpshooter in the PBA when Smart Gilas played as a guest team in the league, Lassiter plays the swingman position.

He graduated and played college basketball for Cal State Fullerton.

Multi-talented performer for the George Washington High Eagles and Coach Jeremy Lee in San Francisco.

He is a four-year varsity letterman who earned All-Academic Athletic Association honors three times.

He also was all-district as a senior as a power forward and center and all-city as a sophomore and junior as a shooting guard.

As a senior averaged 20 points and 9 rebounds.

He turned down a walk on offer to University of San Francisco to continue his basketball career at the community college level.

Recruitment ranking Rivals.com.

Selected Co-Most Valuable Player of the Coast to Conference North in 2006–07 for Coach Justin Labagh and the CCSF Rams, who were ranked No. 4 in the state going into the playoffs and finished 28–6.

Earned second-team Northern California all-state honors.

He ranked among the Top 100 JC players in California.

Averaged 14 points as a sophomore.

Averaged 12 points as a freshman.

Marcio led team in scoring both years.

But team lost in the 2007 Regional playoffs to West Hills, 80–79.

Lassiter's junior college coach Justin Labagh at City College of San Francisco said, "Marcio brings consistency to the team – he is always ready to play, he has a basketball sense that realizes that shooting is just one part of the game, he is a complete player."

Marcio provided an offensive spark off the bench as well as a strong defensive presence on the wing during the 2007–08 season, playing in 32 of the team's 33 games.

Selected Most Improved Player by his teammates.

Transferee from San Francisco City College averaged 3.3 points and 1.0 rebounds and showed the ability to score in bunches.

He got a season-high 17 points in a season-high 25 minutes vs. UCR, making 5-of-9 shots, 3-of-6 from the arc. He did not miss a free throw all season, making 18 of 18.

On the Labor Day Weekend tour to British Columbia he was the Titans' No. 2 scorer at 12.7 points per game and grabbed 4.0 rebounds to go with 1.5 assists.

During his first year at CSUF, the team won the NCAA Big West Conference title and was on their way to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament known as the "Big Dance," just the second time with the first being 30 years prior.

They ended up, however losing in the first round to the much taller and bigger no. 3 seeded team of the Wisconsin Badgers.

Marcio's second and last year at Cal State Fullerton was also a great one.

He was just 1 of 2 returning seniors.

Lassiter received the Lyle Parks, Jr., Hustle Award from the Titan Athletics Club and his teammates voted him the Andrew Awad Toughness Award for inspiration, named in honor of the late former Titan player.

He was described by Titans coach Bob Burton as "a tremendous defender (and) a really outstanding shooter."

He moved to the Philippines in October 2009 and was the overall #1 pick of the PBL drafted by Magnolia.

Because of the fall through of the PBL, Marcio was then picked up by Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Team.

Retrieved August 3, 2011.

In the 2011 Commissioner's Cup, and due to the leave of absence by Barako Bull Energy Boosters in Philippine Basketball Association, Smart Gilas the team with whom he has been playing for, was the replacement of the Barako Bull team.

Playing in 13 games, Lassiter averaged 38 minutes per game (#1 in the league), 13.5 points per game (#14 in the league), 36.9% (24/65) from the 3-point line (#17 in the league), #10 in the league for most points over all (176 total) with a game high of 22, 3.08 assists per game (#16 in the league), 1.15 steals per game (#9 in the league) and 5.31 rebounds per game.

He was ranked #16 overall in efficiency at 30.79%

On July 28, 2011, Marcio Lassiter was one of the first 10 applicants for the 2011 PBA draft.

At that time, there had been no announcements regarding an extension of the Smart Gilas Pilipinas National program.

It was not until August 16, 2011, that an extension of the program was revealed.

Gilas management revealed the names of those targeted to be retained, which included Lassiter.

Despite word that offers were set to take place that next day, nothing was done to retain any of the players initially mentioned, and they were even given the "OK" to continue with the draft.