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D'or Fischer

D'or Fischer is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who played center and power forward for clubs in Europe, Israel and Asia and for the Israeli national team.

born 1981Center for Maccabi Tel AvivPlaying for Real MadridIsrael national basketball team

Born: 12 October 1981, Philadelphia
Occupation: basketball player
Education: Upper Darby High School, Northwestern State University

D'or Fischer was born in 1981 in Philadelphia

Fischer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 12, 1981. He did not play basketball at Upper Darby High School.

He played college basketball at Northwestern State University and later at West Virginia University. At Northwestern State he set the school record with 13 blocks in one game.

He was not picked in the 2005 NBA draft and began his career in Poland, the NBA D-League, Germany and Belgium. In 2008 he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv, and in 2010 he moved to Real Madrid. He later played for Bilbao Basket, Donetsk, Brose Baskets, UNICS Kazan and Hapoel Jerusalem.

In July 2014, after marrying an Israeli woman, he became an Israeli citizen and joined the national team, playing at the 2015 EuroBasket. He later played in Puerto Rico, Latvia and Japan, then for Bnei Herzliya and Elitzur Ashkelon.

After the coronavirus outbreak he returned to his family and retired. He then became a coach with the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA.