Michael Mor Brisker (מייקל מור בריסקר; born February 21, 1998) is an Israeli basketball player for

Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata ( he, מכבי עירוני קריית אתא) is an Israeli football club, located in Kiryat Ata. They play in Liga Alef and play at the Kiryat Ata Municipal Stadium. History The club was originally based in Acre and ...

of the Israeli Premier League. He plays the

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position.

Biography

Brisker is from

Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. His father is American-Israeli former basketball player

Mark Brisker Mark Brisker (born September 22, 1969) is an American-Israeli 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall former basketball guard. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. At Henry Ford High School, in 1987 he was a second-team Class A All-State pick by the ''Free P ...

. Brisker represented gold-medal-winning Israel at the

2018 FIBA U20 European Championship The 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 21st edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in Chemnitz, Germany from 14 to 22 July 2018. Israel U20 became the European champions for the first time. Participati ...

in Germany. He averaged 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. On January 5, 2020, he signed with Maccabi Haifa in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

. In 2020-21 he averaged 9.7 points and 1.6 assists per game, and had an .896 free throw percentage. On August 8, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the

. 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. He was named 2021-2022 Israeli BSL Most Improved Player. In Summer 2022 he signed with

of the

References

External links

Basketball Reference page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brisker, Michael 1998 births Living people Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Israeli men's basketball players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Tel Aviv