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Nisenson</b> is an American former basketball player, who played the <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">guard</a> position.<sup id="cite_ref-google2772_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google2772-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1970_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1970-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He set <a href="/wiki/Hofstra_University" title="Hofstra University">Hofstra University</a>'s all-time scoring record in basketball, which stood for 43 years.<sup id="cite_ref-issuu1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issuu1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also set the all-time national college season <a href="/wiki/Free-throw" class="mw-redirect" title="Free-throw">free-throw</a> record in 1964, becoming the first college player to have a <a href="/wiki/Free_throw_percentage" class="mw-redirect" title="Free throw percentage">free throw percentage</a> of better than .900. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Nisenson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nisenson is Jewish, and was from <a href="/wiki/Livingston,_New_Jersey" title="Livingston, New Jersey">Livingston, New Jersey</a> where he played basketball for <a href="/wiki/Livingston_High_School_(New_Jersey)" title="Livingston High School (New Jersey)">Livingston High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1970_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1970-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-google1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-google2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned a bachelor's degree in business management at Hofstra, and a master's degree in guidance and counseling at <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_University" title="Long Island University">Long Island University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pqarchiver2002_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pqarchiver2002-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Basketball_career">Basketball career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Nisenson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Basketball career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_career">College career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Nisenson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nisenson played basketball for <a href="/wiki/Hofstra_University" title="Hofstra University">Hofstra University</a> from 1962 to 1965, where he was an <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-American</a> in both 1963 and 1964, and was the team's ball-handler and playmaker.<sup id="cite_ref-issuu1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issuu1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also elected to the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_College_Athletic_Conference" title="Eastern College Athletic Conference">Eastern College Athletic Conference</a> small college All-East team in 1963, 1964, and 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1970_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1970-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1964, he was a unanimous selection as the most valuable basketball player in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Atlantic_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle Atlantic Conference">Middle Atlantic Conference</a> northern college division.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He set the school's career scoring record with 2,222 points, and it was not broken until 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-google1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pqarchiver2002_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pqarchiver2002-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes2007_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes2007-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time that he set the record, there were only three years of eligibility, and there were not any 3-point shots.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes2007_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes2007-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The record stood for 43 years.<sup id="cite_ref-issuu1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issuu1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His 1963–64 season scoring average of 27.7 points per game is the second-highest total in Hofstra history. His career average of 26.8 points per game is also the second-highest in school history.<sup id="cite_ref-issuu1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issuu1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gohofstra1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gohofstra1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He set the all-time national college <a href="/wiki/Free-throw" class="mw-redirect" title="Free-throw">free-throw</a> record in 1964, becoming the first college player to have a free-throw percentage of better than .900.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1963–64 he had a .913 free throw percentage, which is still a Hofstra single-season record.<sup id="cite_ref-issuu1_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issuu1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-google2_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gohofstra1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gohofstra1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nisenson also holds the Hofstra single-season record for free throws made (230), in the same season.<sup id="cite_ref-gohofstra1_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gohofstra1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His career free throw percentage (.879) is the second-best all-time in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">Division II</a> history.<sup id="cite_ref-gohofstra1_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gohofstra1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_college">After college</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Nisenson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: After college"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He played on the United States basketball team that won a gold medal at the <a href="/wiki/1965_Maccabiah_Games" title="1965 Maccabiah Games">1965 Maccabiah Games</a> in Israel, along with <a href="/wiki/Tal_Brody" title="Tal Brody">Tal Brody</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Green_(basketball)" title="Ronald Green (basketball)">Ronald Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Chubin" title="Steve Chubin">Steve Chubin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ron_Watts" title="Ron Watts">Ron Watts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-google2772_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google2772-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nisenson was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> with the 37th pick overall, in the fifth round of the 1965 NBA draft.<sup id="cite_ref-google2772_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google2772-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pqarchiver2002_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pqarchiver2002-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was at the team's training camp, but did not make the team.<sup id="cite_ref-pqarchiver2002_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pqarchiver2002-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He turned down an offer to play with the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Colonels" title="Kentucky Colonels">Kentucky Colonels</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">ABA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pqarchiver2002_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pqarchiver2002-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, he chose to coach basketball at Hofstra.<sup id="cite_ref-pqarchiver2002_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pqarchiver2002-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nisenson later was the director of admissions at <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_University_C._W._Post_Campus" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Island University C. W. Post Campus">C.W. Post</a> for 16 years.<sup id="cite_ref-pqarchiver2002_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pqarchiver2002-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gohofstra1_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gohofstra1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Nisenson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2002, Nisenson was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/National_Jewish_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame">National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame</a> in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-pqarchiver2002_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pqarchiver2002-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was inducted into the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 <sup id="cite_ref-issuu1_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-issuu1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hofstra also retired his jersey number (13), during the 2008–09 season.<sup id="cite_ref-gohofstra1_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gohofstra1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div 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