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Spencer Weisz

Spencer Weisz is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who was the 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year at Princeton.

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Spencer Weisz
Born
31 May 1995, Florham Park
Occupation
basketball player
Education
Princeton University

Spencer Weisz was born in 1995 in Florham Park

Spencer Weisz was born on May 31, 1995, in Florham Park, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. He attended Seton Hall Prep. As a senior, he was named the Essex County boys' basketball Player of the Year.

Weisz played college basketball for Princeton University and won the 2014 Ivy League Rookie of the Year award. He was a team captain as a junior and senior. In 2017 he was named Ivy League Player of the Year, becoming the 8th player in league history to win both awards.

He was the only Princeton player to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 three-pointers in his career. In 2013 he was Most Valuable Player of the Under-18 basketball event at the Maccabiah Games with the gold medal US team. In 2015 he played for Israel's under-20 national team.

Weisz began his professional career in Israel with Hapoel Gilboa Galil in 2017. He then played for Maccabi Ashdod and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, where he was named team captain in 2019. He later played for Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Afula and Ironi Ness Ziona.

Milestones in Spencer Weisz's life

  1. 1995

    Born in Florham Park, New Jersey.

  2. 2013

    Named MVP of the Under-18 basketball event at the Maccabiah Games.

  3. 2014

    Won the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award.

  4. 2015

    Played for Israel at the FIBA U-20 European Championship.

  5. 2017

    Named Ivy League Player of the Year and signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil.

  6. 2018

    Signed with Maccabi Ashdod.

  7. 2019

    Signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva and became team captain.

  8. 2021

    Signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Haifa.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Spencer Weisz and Hebrew Wikipedia, ספנסר וייס, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: שבלול חמוץ, CC BY-SA 4.0

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