Michael Brisker
Israeli basketball player (born 1998)
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Michael Mor Brisker (Hebrew: מייקל מור בריסקר; born February 21, 1998) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1][2] He usually plays at the shooting guard position.[2]
| No. 5 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 21, 1998 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2019 | Maccabi Ra'anana |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2020–2021 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2022–2023 | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| 2023–2024 | Rouen Métropole |
| 2024–2025 | London Lions |
| 2026–present | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
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]