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Israeli basketball player
Mordecai "Moti" Daniel
מוטי דניאל
Personal information
Born (1963-07-24) July 24, 1963 (age 61)
Holon, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
College
PositionForward

Mordecai "Moti" Daniel (מוטי דניאל; also "Motti"; born July 24, 1963) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.

Early and personal life

Daniel is from Holon, Israel, and is Jewish. He is 6' 7" (199 cm) tall. He met his wife, Kerry Winter, when she was also a basketball player at George Washington University. They were married in 1988, and moved to Holon.

Basketball career

Daniel attended George Washington University ('87). He played for the George Washington Colonials in 1985-87. In 1985-86 he averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a freshman, and was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Freshmen Team. In 1987 his true shooting percentage was .579, fourth in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and he scored 13.1 points per game, 11th in the conference.

He then played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Daniel played for Israeli teams Hapoel Holon, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem, and Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

Daniel also played for the Israeli national basketball team at the 1986 FIBA World Championship for Men.

References

  1. Frank Dell`Apa (March 18, 1990). "FROM TEL AVIV, WITH TALENT". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ "Moti Daniel College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. Shel Wallman (April 1, 1987). "All-American Jewish basketball team". Jewish Post.
  4. ^ "Motti Daniel Basketball Player Profile, Hapoel Zefat Galil, News, Artzit, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  5. ^ Nack, William (March 11, 1991). "SHALOM; WHICH IS TO SAY HELLO, GOODBYE AND PEACE. THE MACCABI TEL AVIV BASKETBALL TEAM REFLECTED ON THOSE WORDS WHILE SCUDS FELL". Sports Illustrated Vault.
  6. "100 Players, 100 Days Countdown to 100th Season". George Washington University Athletics. July 23, 2018.
  7. Atlantic A-10 Conference 2014-15 Men's Basketball Media Guide.
  8. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1997-98 Season | Hapoel Jerusalem | Motti Daniel". basket.co.il.
  9. Arie Livnat (December 12, 2013). "Seeing Maccabi from the other side". Haaretz.
  10. "Motti DANIEL (ISR)". archive.fiba.com.

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