| David Bernsley | |
| Position: | Power forward / center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Monroe, New York |
| Nationality: | American / Israeli |
| High School: | Monroe-Woodbury (Central Valley, New York) |
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| Draft Year: | 1992 |
David Scott Bernsley (דייוויד ברנסלי; born May 6, 1969) is an American-Israeli former basketball player.[1] [2] [3] [4] He played the forward and center positions.[2] [3] He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. He later became an educator and a high school principal.
Bernsley is a native of Monroe, New York, and is 6' 7" (201 cm) tall.[5] [2] [3] His parents are Harvey and Valerie Bernsley.[5] He and his wife Karen have five children, and live in Montgomery, New York.[6] [5]
He attended Monroe-Woodbury High School ('87), and played basketball for the school team.[7]
For college Bernsley first attended the University of Rhode Island.[2] He played basketball for the Rhode Island Rams in 1987–88.[2]
Bernsley then attended Manhattan College (Bachelor's degree; '92).[2] [3] [5] He played for the Manhattan Jaspers in 1989–92.[2] [8] In 1991–92 he was 8th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in blocks, with 27, and 9th in rebounds, with 213.[2] In 1992 he was named to the MAAC All-Championship Team.[9]
He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Givat Shmuel, Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin, and Ironi Ramat Gan.[3] [4]
Bernsley also played for the Israeli national basketball team.[10] He competed in the 1997 FIBA European Championship for Men.[11] [5]
He earned a master’s degree from Iona College, and a Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY New Paltz ('04).[5] [12] Bernsley taught at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx, and at North Rockland High School in Thiells, New York, in Rockland County.[5] He then served as assistant principal at Washingtonville High School.[5] From 2005 to 2010 he was the Principal at Wallkill Senior High School in Wallkill, New York.[10]
In 2010 Bernsley became the Principal of Monroe-Woodbury High School.[7] He served as Principal of the Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence in Albany, New York until his unexpected resignation in June 2021.