Elijah Hirsh
אלייז'ה הירש
No. 11 – Ironi Kiryat Ata
PositionForward
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1997-08-25) August 25, 1997
Woodstock, Georgia
NationalityAmerican / Israeli
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Woodstock
    (Woodstock, Georgia)
  • The King's Academy
    (Woodstock, Georgia)
CollegeBerry (2017–2019)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021Ironi Kiryat Ata
2021–presentMaccabi Ironi Ramat Gan

Elijah Hirsh (אלייז'ה הירש; born August 25, 1997) is an American-Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1] He plays the forward position.[1]

Biography

Hirsh was born in Woodstock, Georgia, to Michael and Jo Lynn Hirsh.[1][2] He is 6' 8" (203 cm) tall, and weighed 220 pounds (100 kg).[1]

He attended Woodstock High School and The King's Academy in Woodstock.[3][2][4]

Hirsh then attended Berry College (Business Administration; '19).[1] In 2018 he was named Southern Athletic Association All-Second Team and All-Tournament Team, First Team All-Conference, and broke the single-game record for blocks in Berry's NCAA DIII era with 10 blocks.[3][2] In 2019 he averaged 17.5 points (second in the SAA), 9.2 rebounds (leading the SAA), and 1.9 blocks per game, and was named SAA Player of the Year, SAA All-First Team, and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District South First Team, and Google Cloud Academic All-District.[5][3][2][6]

He plays for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, with whom Hirsh signed a two-year deal in July 2019.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elijah Hirsh Basketball Player Profile, Elitzur Kiryat Ata, News, National League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Elijah Hirsh - 2018-19 - Men's Basketball". Berry College.
  3. 1 2 3 "Elijah Hirsh Player Profile, Berry College, NCAA Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  4. ↑ "2018-2019: The Kings Academy Boys". The Southern Hoops Report.
  5. 1 2 "2018-19 SAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year Elijah Hirsh signs with Israel's Elitzur Kiryat Ata". Southern Athletic Association. July 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hirsh Signs Pro Basketball Deal With Israel's Elitzur Kiryat Ata". BerryVikings.com. July 2, 2019.
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