Shahar Gordon (שחר גורדון; born June 7, 1980) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

, and for the Israeli national basketball team.

Biography

Gordon was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, and is Jewish. His parents are Zeev (an attorney) and Claire Gordon (an educational researcher at the Open University of Israel). He is 6' 10" (208 cm) tall. He attended St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut. As a senior Gordon averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game, and received the school's Scholar-Athlete Award. Gordon attended the University of California, Berkeley ('00). He played for the

California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club te ...

from 1998-2000. He left to return to Israel to serve in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

. He played in the

. He played in Israel for Ironi Ramat Gan, Hapoel Jerusalem,

Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The professional teams associated with it include: *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball) * Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton) There was also a footb ...

, Givat Shmuel-Petach Tikva, and Ramat Hasharon. Gordon played for the Israeli national basketball team in the 1995 FIBA European Championship for Cadets, 1998 FIBA U18 Euro Championship (and was the team captain), 2000 European Championship for Young Men, 2001 World Championship for Young Men, 2001 European Championship for Men, 2003 European Championship for Men, and 2006 EuroCup.

References

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