Michael Brisker Explained

Michael Brisker
מייקל מור בריסקר
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:176
League:Israeli Premier League
Team:Ironi Kiryat Ata
Birth Date:21 February 1998
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Years1:2020–2021
Team1:Maccabi Haifa
Years2:2021–2022
Team2:Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Years3:2022–present
Team3:Ironi Kiryat Ata

Michael Mor Brisker (מייקל מור בריסקר; born February 21, 1998) is an Israeli basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Premier League.[1] [2] He plays the shooting guard position.[2]

Biography

Brisker is from Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] His father is American-Israeli former basketball player Mark Brisker.[3]

Brisker represented gold-medal-winning Israel at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship in Germany.[4] [5] He averaged 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.[6]

On January 5, 2020, he signed with Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[7] In 2020-21 he averaged 9.7 points and 1.6 assists per game, and had an .896 free throw percentage.[8]

On August 8, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[9] 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.[8] He was named 2021-2022 Israeli BSL Most Improved Player.[8]

In the summer of 2022 he signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. In 2022-23 he averaged 7.8 points and 2.2 assists per game, while shooting 84% from the free throw line.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Brisker Player Profile, Maccabi Bazan Haifa, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM. basketball.realgm.com.
  2. Web site: Michael Brisker Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Haifa, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards. Eurobasket LLC.
  3. Web site: Israel Preseason Basketball Week 2 - Michael Brisker Interview, Maccabi & Hapoel Tel Aviv update, Lior Eliyahu is back, Scores, Schedule & More!. September 12, 2019.
  4. Web site: Israel's youth basketball team crowned European champions. July 23, 2018. ISRAEL21c.
  5. Web site: Israel's under-20 national basketball team wins first-ever European championship. Haaretz. July 22, 2018.
  6. Web site: Michael Brisker moves to Maccabi Haifa on loan deal. Latest Basketball News. January 6, 2020.
  7. Web site: Michael Brisker joins Maccabi Haifa. January 5, 2020. Sportando. En. August 19, 2021.
  8. Web site: Michael Brisker Player Profile, Elitzur Kiryat Ata - RealGM. basketball.realgm.com.
  9. Web site: Brisker signs with Hapoel Gilboa/Galil. August 8, 2021. Sportando. En. August 19, 2021.
  10. Web site: Michael Brisker Player Profile, Rouen Metropole Basket - RealGM. basketball.realgm.com.