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Yeshiva University is a small Jewish university in Washington Heights in New York City, with about 2,600 undergrads. [1] Some nicknamed him "the Jewish Larry Bird." [1] He led Yeshiva University to one of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division III men's college basketball history, a 50-game streak that was broken in December 2021. [1] [8]
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Avdija was born in kibbutz Beit Zera in Israel. His mother, Sharon Artzi, is an Israeli Jew and former track and field and basketball player. [2] His father, Zufer Avdija, is an Israeli citizen of Serbian Gorani–Muslim heritage [2] [3] [4] who played basketball for the Yugoslavia national team prior to moving to Israel to play for Israeli teams.
Van Nuys native Ryan Turell was on a historic NCAA tournament tear when the pandemic shut down his season, but not his dream of becoming the first Orthodox Jew to play in the NBA
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In his second game of the season, LaRusso recorded a career-high 28 points in a 96–112 loss to the St. Louis Hawks. [10] In 1962, he scored 50 points, at that point the most ever by a Jewish NBA basketball player, in a game for the Lakers against the St. Louis Hawks. [7]
Amar'e Stoudemire, power forward, New York Knicks; claims to have Jewish roots, but this is unconfirmed [54] Sidney Tanenbaum, All-American, NYU; guard for BAA/NBA's New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets. Ryan Turell (born 1999), basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University. Alex Tyus, center, Israeli national team
Smith re-joined the Knicks for the 2013 NBA Summer League [5] and was later signed by the Knicks on September 11, 2013. [6] On November 18, he was assigned to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. [7] On December 17, he was recalled by New York. [8] After appearing in two games as a Knick, he was waived by the team on December 31. [9]