Michael Brisker

Michael Mor Brisker (מייקל מור בריסקר; born February 21, 1998) is an Israeli basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Premier League.[1][2] He plays the shooting guard position.[2]

Michael Brisker
מייקל מור בריסקר
Ironi Kiryat Ata
PositionShooting guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1998-02-21) February 21, 1998
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career history
2020–2021Maccabi Haifa
2021–2022Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2022–presentIroni Kiryat Ata

Biography

Brisker is from Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] His father is American-Israeli former basketball player Mark Brisker.[3]

Brisker represented gold-medal-winning Israel at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship in Germany.[4][5] He averaged 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.[6]

On January 5, 2020, he signed with Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[7] In 2020-21 he averaged 9.7 points and 1.6 assists per game, and had an .896 free throw percentage.[8]

On August 8, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[9] In 2021-22 he averaged 11.6 points and 2.4 assists per game, and shot .426 from three-point range and .851 from the free-throw line.[8] He was named 2021-2022 Israeli BSL Most Improved Player.[8]

In Summer 2022 he signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

References
  1. "Michael Brisker Player Profile, Maccabi Bazan Haifa, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. "Michael Brisker Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Haifa, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  3. "Israel Preseason Basketball Week 2 - Michael Brisker Interview, Maccabi & Hapoel Tel Aviv update, Lior Eliyahu is back, Scores, Schedule & More!". September 12, 2019.
  4. "Israel's youth basketball team crowned European champions". ISRAEL21c. July 23, 2018.
  5. "Israel's under-20 national basketball team wins first-ever European championship". Haaretz. July 22, 2018.
  6. "Michael Brisker moves to Maccabi Haifa on loan deal". Latest Basketball News. January 6, 2020.
  7. "Michael Brisker joins Maccabi Haifa". Sportando. January 5, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  8. "Michael Brisker Player Profile, Elitzur Kiryat Ata - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  9. "Brisker signs with Hapoel Gilboa/Galil". Sportando. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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