Miki Berkovich
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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]
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Born | (1954-02-17) 17 February 1954 (age 70) Kfar Saba, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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.