Miki Berkovich

Miki Berkovich
Berkovich in 2013
Personal information
Born (1954-02-17) 17 February 1954 (age 70)
Kfar Saba, Israel
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
CollegeUNLV (1975–1976)
NBA draft1976: undrafted
Playing career1971–1995
PositionShooting guard
Number9
Career history
1971–1975,
1976–1988
Maccabi Tel Aviv
1988–1993Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1993–1994Hapoel Jerusalem
1994–1995Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Representing  Israel
Men's Basketball
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1979 Italy
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Iran
Berkovich in 1987

Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; Hebrew: משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basketball players of all time.[1]

Berkovich was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 1998, he was named Israel's Top Sportsmen of the 50 Year Jubilee (1948–1998).[2][3] He was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, by a select panel in February 2008, and was then honored at the 2008 EuroLeague Final Four in Madrid. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2017.[4] In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.

  1. ^ Brian Blum (31 August 2017). "Israeli hoops star to be inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame". israel21c.org. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ Jeremy Last (6 May 2008). "Israel's top sportsman: Miki Berkowitz". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "FIBA Hall of Famers - Mickey Berkowitz - FIBA.basketball". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Dream Team, Shaq and Kukoc headline 2017 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame Inductees". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2022.