Niv Berkowitz (; born April 25, 1986) is an Israeli professional

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player for

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

of the Israeli National League. He is the son of former basketball player Miki Berkowitz.

Early years

Berkowitz was born in

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, he played for Hapoel Ramat HaSharon and

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youth teams. In 2004, Berkowitz joined

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, he played in 7 games before starting his professional career.

Professional career

On July 4, 2013, Berkowitz signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2013–14 season. On July 4, 2014, Berkowitz signed a one-year contract extension with Hapoel Eilat. he helped Eilat reach the Israeli League Finals, where they eventually lost to

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. On July 19, 2015, Berkowitz signed with

Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club () known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in the Liga Leumit (the second tier of Israeli basketball) and ...

for the 2015–16 season. That season, he led the league in assists by averaging 6.7 per game. Berkowitz was also selected to the Israeli League All-Star game. On July 5, 2016, Berkowitz signed a one-year contract extension with Nahariya. On August 1, 2017, Berkowitz returned to Hapoel Eilat for a second stint, signing a one-year contract. On August 17, 2018, Berkowitz signed a one-year deal with

Elitzur Eito Ashkelon Elitzur Eito Ashkelon () is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south west Israel. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League.National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

. In 29 games played for Asheklon, he averaged 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game, earning a spot in the All-National League First Team. On June 24, 2019, Berkowitz signed with

for the 2019–20 season.

Israeli national team

Berkowitz was a member of the Israeli U-18 and U-20 national teams.

References

External links

RealGM profile

Basket.co.il profile
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