Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player.[1] He played the forward position.[1] Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1954 Kiryat Motzkin, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Position | Forward |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Biography
editSchwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel.[2] He is 1.95 m tall.[1]
He competed in basketball for Israel at the 1973 World University Student Games in Moscow.[3]
Schwartz then played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Haifa (1973-75), Maccabi Tel Aviv (1975-81), and Beitar Tel Aviv (1981-83).[4] He was part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli team that in the 1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) semifinals defeated CSKA Moscow — the Red Army team -- in a dramatic upset, on its way to winning its first European Championship.[5][6] Schwartz recalled four decades later: "The one great thing about our team was teamwork. In every organization it’s a matter of building the right team, and you need to know how to play together. Each player on the team was a winner, but when it comes to playing together, that was our secret. Most of us were friends both on and off of the court and even today we meet and see each other. We are really friends. That was our secret.[7]
He also played for the Israeli national basketball team. Schwartz competed in the 1971 FIBA European Championship for Cadets, the 1974 Asian Games (at which Israel won a gold medal), the 1975 FIBA European Championship for Men, the 1977 FIBA European Championship for Men, and the 1979 FIBA European Championship for Men (at which Israel won a silver medal).[2][3]
Schwartz later pursued a career in business, and married and had three children.[3] He acquired the home furniture design company Tollman's in 2005, and is its CEO.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Maccabi Tel Aviv BasketBall Club | Former Player | Shuki Schwartz". Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ a b "Yehoshua Schwartz profile, European Championship for Men 1975". FIBA.com.
- ^ a b c Adam Soclof (February 15, 2012). "Jewish athletes in Russia, with love". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ "Israel Basketball Team Beats U.S. Squad in Queens Exhibition". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. June 25, 1981.
- ^ Delia, John (March 3, 2017). ""On the Map" a Basket Full of Miracles". ACED Magazine.
- ^ Marty Fugate (March 9, 2016). "A Miracle on Hardwood: A new documentary relives the game that united a nation | Arts and Entertainment". Your Observer.
- ^ Joshua Halickman (April 12, 2020). "Maccabi Tel Aviv marks iconic 1977 title". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ Daniella Ohad (March 31, 2016). "Tollman's Celebrating 30th Anniversary". Daniella On Design.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "TOLLMAN'S (ISRAEL) LTD," Dun & Bradstreet Business Directory.
External links
edit- "Observe - Create - Initiate | Tollman's Talk | Shuki Schwartz, Liron Schwartz," video, July 19, 2017.