Please answer the following question: Marcio Tsongo Lassiter (born May 16 1987) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who plays for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association. He had a stint with the Philippine national basketball team 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. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete