Mooley Avishar

Mooley Avishar (also "Muli" and "Shmuel"; nicknamed "Moo";[1] 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.

Mooley Avishar
שמואל אבישר
Personal information
Born (1947-05-13) May 13, 1947
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
College
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards

Biography

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
  1. "Basketball". Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri. March 14, 1971. p. 76.
  2. Goldaper, Sam (November 22, 1970). "Home‐Grown Talent Helps Metropolitan College Fives". The New York Times.
  3. Long Island Blackbirds • 2007-08 Men’s Basketball • Record Book
  4. "Mooley Avishar College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. Guy Lieberman (February 7, 2010). "The co-op vs. the 'money pit'". Haaretz.
  6. Goldaper, Sam (February 17, 1970). "L.I.U. Returns to National College Basketball Picture Next Season". The New York Times.
  7. "Ags, frosh face toughies tonight," Student Life, January 25, 1971, Vol. 68, No. 41, Utah State University.
  8. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1965-66 Season | Regular Season | Individual Stats". www.basket.co.il.
  9. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1968-69 Season | Regular Season | Individual Stats". basket.co.il.
  10. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1965-66 Season | Regular Season | Individual Stats". basket.co.il.
  11. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1968-69 Season | Regular Season | Individual Stats". www.basket.co.il.
  12. "Shamuel Avishar profile, Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament 1972". FIBA.COM.
  13. International Basketball Results; 1930-2001, ISBN 9783897018365, (2002).
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