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20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2024-25

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish athletes are making significant contributions to NCAA men's and women's college basketball for the 2024-25 season. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yiron, Northern District, Israel
"A native of Yiron, a kibbutz on Israels embattled northern border, Amar started in all 26 of her appearances last year, averaging 8.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists across 34.4 minutes per game."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Nitzan Amar, Manhattan College"
Westlake, California, United States
"A Second-Team All Northeast Conference pick with Long Island a season ago, the 5-foot-10 junior guard transferred close to her native Westlake, California, for this season."
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
"Nitzan Amar during a college basketball game between the UNCG Spartans and the Wofford Terriers, Feb. 21, 2022, in Spartanburg, S.C. (John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)"
Indiana, United States
"Yarden Garzon, Indiana University"
Raanana, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The Raanana, Israel, native scored 16 points and dished out three assists to go with three steals in Indianas season-opening win over Brown University."
Albany, New York, United States
"Yarden Garzon during a game against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Womens Basketball Tournament, March 29, 2024 in Albany."
Colorado, United States
"Lior Garzon, University of Colorado "
Sharon, Massachusetts, United States
"The Sharon, Mass., native has played in 78 of the Brewers 79 games over the past three seasons, posting her best offensive performance in 2023-24 with 14.3 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds per game."
Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
"The 5-foot-8 guard from Scituate, Massachusetts, started in her Coyotes debut, scoring 7 points and dishing out 3 assists across 28 minutes in an overtime loss to Saint Louis University."
Henderson, Massachusetts, United States
"Shirel Nahum, center, reacts with teammates on the sideline during the semifinal game of the Big West Conference basketball tournament against the Long Beach State 49ers, March 15, 2024, in Henderson, Nevada."
Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The Herzliya, Israel, native is the granddaughter of Tamara Metal Schumacher, a high jumper who was the first woman to represent Israel in the Olympics."
Toledo, Ohio, United States
"Emmi Rinat during a game between the St. Johns Red Storm and the Toledo Rockets, March 24, 2024, in Toledo, Ohio."
Zafririm, Jerusalem, Israel
"Hailing from Zafririm, Israel, Rinat averaged 4.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game across 34 appearances, including six starts, helping Toledo to the Womens Basketball Invitational Tournament quarterfinals."
New York City, New York, United States
"Riley Weiss during a game between the Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers, March 16, 2024, in New York City."
Hewlett, New York, United States
"The Hewlett, New York, native earned three Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors and helped the Lions to the NCAA Tournament."
Queens, New York, United States
"Yoav Berman, Queens University"
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"A 6-foot-6 freshman guard/forward from Tel Aviv, Berman has represented Team Israel in international play on the U-14, U-16, U-18 and now U-20 national teams."
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
"A 6-foot-2 senior guard, the Lawrence, Kansas, native averaged a career-best 5.8 points per game last year across 33 appearances, with 26 starts, and helped the Bears to the College Basketball Invitational."
Palos Verdes Estates, California, United States
"The 6-foot-1 junior guard from Palos Verdes Estates, California, worked his way into a key role last season, averaging 4.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game across 32 appearances."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"A Los Angeles native, Mani was the 46th overall-ranked shooting guard and a three-star recruit per 247Sports, the highest-ranked recruit since the program bumped up to Division I in 1998."
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
"Danny Wolf during a game against the Cleveland State Vikings, Nov. 4, 2024, in Ann Arbor."
Glencoe, Illinois, United States
"This Glencoe, Illinois, native transferred from Yale to Michigan for his junior season this year."

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