Isaiah Eisendorf (; born July 9, 1996) is an American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

. He plays the forward position. He previously competed in the

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for

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Early life

Eisendorf is from Los Angeles, California, and is Jewish. He is tall, and weighs . He is the stepson of sportswriter

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. He played high school basketball for

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('14) in

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. As a senior Eisendorf was named all-county second-team and All-Met honorable-mention, as well as a

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All-Star. He also played high school

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, as a

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and

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College

Eisendorf attended

Gannon University Gannon University is a private Catholic university with campuses in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Ruskin, Florida, United States. Established in 1925, Gannon University enrolls approximately 4,600 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Its i ...

. He first played college basketball for the

Gannon Golden Knights Gannon University is a private Catholic university with campuses in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Ruskin, Florida, United States. Established in 1925, Gannon University enrolls approximately 4,600 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Its in ...

in 2014–16. He then transferred and played college basketball at

Le Moyne College Le Moyne College is a private Jesuit college mostly in DeWitt, New York. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1946, and named after Jesuit missionary Simon Le Moyne. Le Moyne was the first co-educational Jesuit college in the United Sta ...

('18) for the

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from 2016 to 2018. In 2018 Eisendorf was

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All-Tournament Team, Northeast-10 Tournament MVP, Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team, and

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All-District East Second Team.

Professional career

Eisendorf played in the

for

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

in 2019–20, and has also played in the league for

since 2020. On April 11, 2021, he was loaned to

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon (), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball, and internationally in t ...

. On July 16, 2021, he signed a contract and became a permanent player for

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eisendorf, Isaiah 1996 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Hong Kong American men's basketball players Basketball players from Los Angeles Eastern Sports Club basketball players Gannon Golden Knights men's basketball players Hapoel Galil Elyon players Hapoel Eilat basketball players Ironi Nahariya players Jewish American basketball players Jews from California Jews from Maryland Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball players