Mordecai "Moti" Daniel (מוטי דניאל; also "Motti"; born July 24, 1963) is an Israeli former basketball player.[1][2] He played the forward position.[2] He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.
Early and personal life
Daniel is from Holon, Israel, and is Jewish.[3] He is 6' 7" (199 cm) tall.[4] He met his wife, Kerry Winter, when she was also a basketball player at George Washington University.[5] They were married in 1988, and moved to Holon.[5]
Basketball career
Daniel attended George Washington University ('87).[2][4] He played for the George Washington Colonials in 1985-87.[2] In 1985-86 he averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a freshman, and was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Freshmen Team.[6][7] In 1987 his true shooting percentage was .579, fourth in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and he scored 13.1 points per game, 11th in the conference.[2]
He then played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Daniel played for Israeli teams Hapoel Holon, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem, and Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[8][9]
Daniel also played for the Israeli national basketball team at the 1986 FIBA World Championship for Men.[10]
References
- ^ Frank Dell`Apa (March 18, 1990). "FROM TEL AVIV, WITH TALENT". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b c d e "Moti Daniel College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ Shel Wallman (April 1, 1987). "All-American Jewish basketball team". Jewish Post.
- ^ a b "Motti Daniel Basketball Player Profile, Hapoel Zefat Galil, News, Artzit, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ a b Nack, William (March 11, 1991). "SHALOM; WHICH IS TO SAY HELLO, GOODBYE AND PEACE. THE MACCABI TEL AVIV BASKETBALL TEAM REFLECTED ON THOSE WORDS WHILE SCUDS FELL". Sports Illustrated Vault.
- ^ "100 Players, 100 Days Countdown to 100th Season". George Washington University Athletics. July 23, 2018.
- ^ Atlantic A-10 Conference 2014-15 Men's Basketball Media Guide.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1997-98 Season | Hapoel Jerusalem | Motti Daniel". basket.co.il.
- ^ Arie Livnat (December 12, 2013). "Seeing Maccabi from the other side". Haaretz.
- ^ "Motti DANIEL (ISR)". archive.fiba.com.