Barry Leibowitz

Barry Leibowitz

Personal information
Born	(1945-09-10) September 10, 1945 (age 78) New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	DeWitt Clinton (The Bronx, New York)
College	LIU Brooklyn (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967: undrafted
Playing career	1967–1982
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	25, 20, 40, 12
Career history
1967	Pittsburgh Pipers
1967–1968	New Jersey Americans
1968	Oakland Oaks
1968–1982	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1982-1985	Hapoel Haifa
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing  Israel Men’s Basketball European Championships 1979 Italy Israel

Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

He played in the 1966 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Brazil.^[1] He played with, among others, Mark Turenshine and future NBA players Dave Newmark and Rick Weitzman.^[1]

A 6' 2" guard from Long Island University, Leibowitz played one season (1967–68) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers, New Jersey Americans and Oakland Oaks.

He later played professionally in Israel for Hapoel Tel Aviv from 1968 until 1982, and coached the team to the league and cup double in 1968-69. Leibowitz was the captain of Israeli national team that won the silver medal at EuroBasket 1979, and also participated at the 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1981 European championships.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
• basketpedya.com^{[permanent dead link]}

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