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The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds were the athletic teams representing
Long Island University Long Island University (LIU) is a private university in Brooklyn and Brookville, New York, United States. The university enrolls over 16,000 students and offers over 500 academic programs at its main campuses, LIU Brooklyn and LIU Post on Long I ...
's
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in
Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...
in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track; women's-only bowling, lacrosse, softball, tennis, and volleyball; and men's-only baseball. The Blackbirds competed in
NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athlet ...
and were members of the
Northeast Conference The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...
. A member of the
Northeast Conference The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...
, LIU Brooklyn sponsored teams in six men's and thirteen women's NCAA sanctioned sports: The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds merged with the Division II
LIU Post Pioneers The LIU Post Pioneers (also Long Island–Post Pioneers and formerly the C.W. Post Pioneers) were the athletic teams that represented the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, located in Brookville, New York, in NCAA Division II intercolle ...
after the 2018–19 academic year. The new program now competes as the
LIU Sharks The LIU Sharks are the athletics teams representing Long Island University's (LIU) campuses in Brooklyn and Brookville, New York. The Sharks compete in NCAA Division I athletics and are members of the Northeast Conference. The LIU Sharks are th ...
with a blue and gold color scheme.


Origin of "Blackbirds" nickname

Following Long Island University's founding in 1927, its sports teams wore blue uniforms and became known as the Blue Devils. After the school's uniforms were changed to black in 1935, a ''Brooklyn Eagle'' reporter from the Midwest saw the new look as the basketball team dribbled up and down the court and stated that the team looked like the blackbirds from back home; the comment struck home, and a new nickname was born.


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Basketball

In basketball,
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Barry Leibowitz Barry Leibowitz (בארי לייבוביץ; born September 10, 1945) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who played point guard and shooting guard. He played college basketball at Long Island University (LIU). Chosen b ...
played for the Blackbirds from 1964-67, and had a total of 1,032 points.Charley Rosen (2014)
''Perfectly Awful; The Philadelphia 76ers' Horrendous and Hilarious 1972-1973 Season''
 He helped lead the team to a 60-18 record, three consecutive Tri-State League championships, and three straight
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College Division appearances. "Barry Leibowitz,"
LIU Athletics. He was All-Met and All-Tri-State in 1966, co-captain of the team in 1966-67, and was named an
All-American The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an Al ...
in 1967.


Soccer

In soccer,
Dov Markus Dov Markus (born January 31, 1946) is an Israeli-American former soccer player. At Long Island University he was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy, as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year, and was a two-time All American. ...
played on the Blackbirds from 1965 to 1967. In 1965 as a sophomore, Markus scored 35 goals in 14 games for 70 points, at the time both the most-ever goals and the most-ever points in an
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season."Faces in the Crowd"
/ref> Over his three-year career, Markus scored 79 goals, setting a new NCAA career record, in 49 games. Markus won the 1967
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as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year. He was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy. In 2000, LIU inducted Markus into its Athletic Hall of Fame.LIU Hall of Fame
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Notable players

* Shmuel Avishar (born 1947), Israeli basketball player *
Barry Leibowitz Barry Leibowitz (בארי לייבוביץ; born September 10, 1945) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who played point guard and shooting guard. He played college basketball at Long Island University (LIU). Chosen b ...
(born 1945), American-Israeli basketball player in the
American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major professional basketball league that operated for nine seasons from 1967 to 1976. The upstart ABA operated in direct competition with the more established National Basketball Association thr ...
and the
Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...
*
Ivan Leshinsky Ivan Leshinsky (; born February 5, 1947) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played three seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and competed for the Israeli national basketb ...
(born 1947), American-Israeli basketball player *
Dov Markus Dov Markus (born January 31, 1946) is an Israeli-American former soccer player. At Long Island University he was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy, as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year, and was a two-time All American. ...
(born 1946), Israeli-American soccer player


References


External links


Official website
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