Anthony Fisher (אנתוני פישר; born January 31, 1986) is an American-Israeli basketball player for

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

in the

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. He plays the

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position.

Early and personal life

He was born in

Alpharetta Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551. History In the 1830s, the Ch ...

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. His parents are William and Sandra Fisher. He is 6' 3" (1.91 m) tall, and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg).

Basketball career

He attended

Chattahoochee High School Chattahoochee High School (colloquially referred to as "Hooch") is a public high school in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States, within the Fulton County School System. It is located next to its only feeder school, Taylor Road Middle School. ...

('04) in

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. Playing basketball there, as a senior he averaged 20 points and 4 assists per game, won the

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and Regional Player of the Year awards, and was Georgia Class 5A All-State team. He attended

Tennessee Tech Tennessee Technological University, commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech, is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie ...

('08). Playing for the basketball team, in 2006–07 he was third in the Ohio Valley Conference in points per game (17.2), free throw percentage (.799) and assists per game (4.2), and seventh in field goal percentage (.417). In 2007–08 he was fourth in the OVC in points per game (17.1). In 2007 he was All-OVC First Team, and in 2008 he was All-OVC Second Team. His 1,726 career points are fifth-most in team history. On May 20, 2020, he signed with

in the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Anthony 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players Israeli American Sportspeople from Alpharetta, Georgia Shooting guards Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball players People from Johns Creek, Georgia