Miki Berkovich
Berkovich in 2006
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February 17, 1954 Kfar Saba, Israel |
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| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1976 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1971–1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1971–1988 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1993 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||||||
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Moshe "Miki" Berkovich, or Mickey Berkowitz (Hebrew: משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954), is a retired Israeli professional basketball player. A 6'4" shooting guard, he is considered by many of his fellow Israelis to be the greatest Israeli basketball player of all time.
Berkovich was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 as well as one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors by a select panel on February 2008. He was also honored at the Euroleague Final Four in Madrid.
Born in Kfar Saba, Israel, Berkowitz began his long and distinguished career with Maccabi Tel Aviv at the age of 11 when he joined the youth club. At the age of 15, he was playing for the junior squad. In 1971, at the age of 17, he made his debut with the senior team in Israel's top professional league.
In 1975, he played college basketball for UNLV in the United States. During the 1975-76 season, he played in 11 games and averaged 2.5 points per game as the Runnin' Rebels finished 28-1 and were the No. 1 seed in the Western Region of the NCAA tournament. They defeated Boise State, 103-78, in the first round, although Berkowitz registered no points and only one rebound. UNLV then lost to Arizona, 114-105, in the second round; Berkowitz did not play in the game. He returned to Maccabi after just one year.
Berkowitz returned to Israel following the 1975-76 season and played a considerable role in Maccabi Tel Aviv's fortunes during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
In 1977 Berkovich helped Maccabi Tel Aviv to win its first European Championship, defeating Mobilgirgi Varese 78:77 in the final held in Pionir Hall, Belgrade and CSKA Moscow 91:79 in semifinal group game held in Virton, Belgium, an achievement that produced Tal Brody's famous sentence "We are on the map, not only in basketball".
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