Posts Tagged: jewish basketball
Basketball’s ‘Jewish Jordan’ Runs Summer Camp
JNS.org - For years, Jewish basketball aficionados have adored Tamir Goodman. The same can now be said for Jewish summer campers. Goodman, who was nicknamed the “Jewish...
Another Jewish Barrier Broken in NCAA Basketball
Northwestern's walk-on freshman Aaron Liberman got his first in-game action in the NCAA's Big Ten basketball conference on Sunday, becoming the first player in the...
Wilt Chamberlain’s Jewish Role Models
JNS.org - With the 2013-14 National Basketball Association season set to begin Oct. 29, this month also marks the 14th anniversary of the death...
Israeli Basketball Coach Honored by Russian President Putin
Israeli basketball coach David Blatt was awarded a government medal by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the promotion of peace and cooperation between peoples, Israeli...
The Yarmulke Returns to NCAA Division I
No yarmulke has been seen in top-tier college hoops since Tamir Goodman broke the "suede ceiling" back in 2000-2001. The "Jewish Jordan" of Towson State...
Former ACC Coach of the Year: U.S. Maccabiah Team “Looking for the Best Players We Can Find”
He's already been inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, but don't tell Virginia Tech men's basketball coach Seth Greenberg that...
Texas Jewish Basketball Team Granted Exception, Set to Play in State Semifinal
The Beren Academy Boys Basketball team has just claimed a big victory off the court which will allow them to go for one on it. The...
‘Jewish Jordan’ Still Got Game (VIDEO)
Tamir Goodman has been at the upper echelon of basketball since a young age. Formerly one of the top high school players in America, Goodman...
