Michael Brisker

Michael Brisker
מייקל מור בריסקר
Ironi Kiryat Ata
PositionShooting guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1998-02-21) February 21, 1998 (age 26)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career history
2020–2021Maccabi Haifa
2021–2022Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2022–presentIroni Kiryat Ata

Michael Mor Brisker (מייקל מור בריסקר; born February 21, 1998) is an Israeli basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Premier League.[1][2] He plays the shooting guard position.[2]

Biography

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Brisker is from Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] His father is American-Israeli former basketball player Mark Brisker.[3]

Brisker represented gold-medal-winning Israel at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship in Germany.[4][5] He averaged 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.[6]

On January 5, 2020, he signed with Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[7] In 2020-21 he averaged 9.7 points and 1.6 assists per game, and had an .896 free throw percentage.[8]

On August 8, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[9] In 2021-22 he averaged 11.6 points and 2.4 assists per game, and shot .426 from three-point range and .851 from the free-throw line.[8] He was named 2021-2022 Israeli BSL Most Improved Player.[8]

In the summer of 2022 he signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. In 2022-23 he averaged 7.8 points and 2.2 assists per game, while shooting 84% from the free throw line.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Michael Brisker Player Profile, Maccabi Bazan Haifa, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ a b "Michael Brisker Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Haifa, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  3. ^ "Israel Preseason Basketball Week 2 - Michael Brisker Interview, Maccabi & Hapoel Tel Aviv update, Lior Eliyahu is back, Scores, Schedule & More!". September 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Israel's youth basketball team crowned European champions". ISRAEL21c. July 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Israel's under-20 national basketball team wins first-ever European championship". Haaretz. July 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Michael Brisker moves to Maccabi Haifa on loan deal". Latest Basketball News. January 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Michael Brisker joins Maccabi Haifa". Sportando. January 5, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Michael Brisker Player Profile, Elitzur Kiryat Ata - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  9. ^ "Brisker signs with Hapoel Gilboa/Galil". Sportando. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "Michael Brisker Player Profile, Rouen Metropole Basket - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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