Mooley Avishar
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1947 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| Position | Forward |
| Career highlights | |
Mooley Avishar (also "Muli" and "Shmuel"; nicknamed "Moo";[1] Hebrew: שמואל אבישר; born May 13, 1947) is an Israeli former basketball player.[2][3] He played the forward position.[4] Avishar played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.
Biography
[edit]Avishar is 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) tall.[4] He has two daughters.[5]
He attended Long Island University, after originally coming to the United States to attend Adelphi University.[6] Avishar played for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds in 1970–71.[4][7]
Avishar played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[8] He competed for Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Beitar Tel Aviv.[9][10][11]
He played for the Israeli national basketball team. Avishar competed in the 1968 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, and in the 1972 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Basketball". Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri. March 14, 1971. p. 76.
- ↑ Goldaper, Sam (November 22, 1970). "Home‐Grown Talent Helps Metropolitan College Fives". The New York Times.
- ↑ Long Island Blackbirds • 2007-08 Men’s Basketball • Record Book
- 1 2 3 "Mooley Avishar College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ↑ Guy Lieberman (February 7, 2010). "The co-op vs. the 'money pit'". Haaretz. Archived from the original on April 16, 2025.
- ↑ Goldaper, Sam (February 17, 1970). "L.I.U. Returns to National College Basketball Picture Next Season". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Ags, frosh face toughies tonight," Student Life, January 25, 1971, Vol. 68, No. 41, Utah State University.
- ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1965-66 Season | Regular Season | Individual Stats". www.basket.co.il.
- ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1968-69 Season | Regular Season | Individual Stats". basket.co.il.
- ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1965-66 Season | Regular Season | Individual Stats". basket.co.il.
- ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1968-69 Season | Regular Season | Individual Stats". www.basket.co.il.
- ↑ "Shamuel Avishar profile, Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament 1972". FIBA.COM.[dead link]
- ↑ International Basketball Results; 1930-2001, ISBN 9783897018365, (2002).
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Israeli men's basketball players
- LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Haifa
- Hapoel Haifa B.C. players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Israel
- Basketball players at the 1974 Asian Games
- 20th-century Israeli sportsmen
- Asian Games gold medalists in basketball