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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 February 1954 Kfar Saba, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College | UNLV (1975–1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1976: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1971–1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1975, 1976–1988 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1993 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ Brian Blum (31 August 2017). "Israeli hoops star to be inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame". israel21c.org. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Jeremy Last (6 May 2008). "Israel's top sportsman: Miki Berkowitz". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "FIBA Hall of Famers - Mickey Berkowitz - FIBA.basketball". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Dream Team, Shaq and Kukoc headline 2017 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame Inductees". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2022.