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A Jewish college basketball star is turning NBA heads at Michigan

JL;DR SUMMARY Danny Wolf, a standout college basketball player from Glencoe, Illinois, and an Israeli citizen after representing Israel in the Under-20 European Championships, is attracting significant NBA attention. 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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Jewish HeritageJewish AthleteUniversity Of MichiganBasketballSportsNba DraftDanny WolfCollege BasketballAthlete Development

Places mentioned

Israel
"A seven-footer who had his bar mitzvah in Israel is dominating college basketball."
Glencoe, Illinois, United States
"Wolf, 20, hails from Glencoe, Illinois, but gained Israeli citizenship last summer so that he could play for Israel in the Under-20 European Championships."
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
"doing the same for a nationally ranked University of Michigan team that plays in one of the toughest conferences in the country."
Columbus, Ohio, United States
"Take, for example, a pair of sensational plays from last weeks tilt with conference rival Ohio State."

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