Alan Seiden
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Alan Seiden (May 1, 1937 - April 3, 2008) was an American basketball player. He starred at Jamaica High School (Queens, New York) and at St. John's University. He played for many years in the old Eastern League. When Seiden drove to the basket for a shot, he would yell "And one!" decades before the phrase became popular.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, the 5'11" 170 lbs. guard scored 1,349 career points at Jamaica High, establishing the New York City Public School Athletic League (PSAL) career scoring record in 1955. That year he led Jamaica to its only PSAL crown. In the championship game Seiden scored 31 points to lead Jamaica to victory against James Madison, a team led by Rudy LaRusso.
He led St. John's University to the 1959 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship. He scored 22 points in the championship game, a 76-71 double-overtime win against Bradley. He picked up his fourth foul with eight minutes to go in the second half, but never got a fifth. He was named to All-America teams in 1958 and 1959 and won the Haggerty Award, which is presented to the top player in the New York metropolitan area.
Seiden was chosen by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1959 NBA Draft, but never played in the NBA. He did not make the cut with the Hawks, and many of his friends say that he never recovered from it.
He did play in the the Eastern League (later renamed the Continental Basketball Association) for the Williamsport Billies (1959-61), Trenton Colonials (1961-63), Scranton Miners (1963-65) Wilkes-Barre Barons (1965-66), and Asbury Park Boardwalkers (1966-68).
He also played 21 games in the upstart American Basketball League for the Pittsburgh Rens, averaging 9.2 PPG in the 1961-62 regular season, before returning to the CBA.
He continued to play pick-up ball until his knees gave out.
Seiden is enshrined in the St. John's Athletic Hall of Fame and the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.
