David Blu
Blu playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
July 18, 1980 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American / Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Venice (Los Angeles, California) Westchester (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | USC (1998–2002) |
| NBA draft | 2002 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–2014 |
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Number | 7, 13, 15, 33 |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2004 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) |
| 2004 | Dynamo Saint Petersburg (Russia) |
| 2004–2005 | Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
| 2005–2006 | VidiVici Bologna (Italy) |
| 2006–2007 | Climamio Bologna (Italy) |
| 2007–2008 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) |
| 2008–2009 | Le Mans Sarthe (France) |
| 2009–2012 2013–2014 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) |
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David Blu (Hebrew: דוד בלו; born David Bluthenthal, July 18, 1980) is an Israeli American former professional basketball player. He also represented the Israeli national basketball team. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He is considered to be one of the top three-point shooters in Euroleague history.
Blu is Jewish. His mother is Jewish, and his African American father converted to Judaism. He represented the United States at the Maccabiah Games in 1997, winning a gold medal.
Before high school, Blu attended Palms Junior High.
He attended the University of Southern California, which was founded by his great-great-great-grandfather, Isaias Hellman. A starter from his sophomore season on, he was consistently one of the top players in the Pac-10.
In 2001–02, his senior season, Blu was named All-Pac 10 honorable mention. He averaged 12.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. He graduated in 2002. His most memorable performance remains the 27 points scored against Kentucky in an NCAA Regional Semifinal upset in 2001 made by a Trojans team led by Blumenthal and Brian Scalabrine.
After graduation and being undrafted in the 2002 NBA Draft, he went to Europe and signed with Israeli professional team Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israel League. During two years with Maccabi Tel Aviv (2003–04) he lifted team to the Euroleague championship in 2004 and the Israeli National Cup twice. He scored 20 points off the bench in the 2004 Euroleague final, a 44-point Maccabi annihilation of one of his future teams, Fortitudo Bologna.
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