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Tony Younger

Tony Younger is an American-Israeli basketball coach and former small forward who won the 2016 Israeli League title with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

born 19802016 Israeli League championshipSmall forward in Israeli basketballAssistant coach at Ironi Ness Ziona

Born: 1 April 1980, Hartford
Occupation: basketball player
Education: Spring Hill College

Tony Younger was born in 1980 in Hartford

Younger was born on April 1, 1980, and grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. He played college basketball for the Badgers of Spring Hill College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in communications.

He began his professional career in Israel in 2002 with Maccabi Kiryat Bialik of the National League. He later played for clubs including Ironi Kiryat Ata and Barak Netanya, and spent the 2008-09 season with TF Budapest in Hungary. In February 2011, after a doping test, FIBA suspended him for 3 months and Netanya released him.

In 2011 he converted to Judaism and became an Israeli citizen. He then played in the Premier League for Hapoel Eilat, Hapoel Gilboa Galil and Maccabi Rishon LeZion, winning the league title with Rishon LeZion in 2016. In 2018 he won the National League title with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

He retired after the 2019-20 season and joined the coaching staff of Maccabi Rishon LeZion. In 2022 he became an assistant coach at Ironi Ness Ziona. He is married, has 2 children and lives in Rishon LeZion.