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Barry Leibowitz (בארי לייבוביץ; born September 10, 1945) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who played point guard and shooting guard . He played college basketball at Long Island University (LIU). Chosen by the New York Knicks with the 48th overall pick of the 1967 NBA Draft , he instead played in the American Basketball Association for one season for the Pittsburgh Pipers , New Jersey Americans , and Oakland Oaks . Subsequently, he moved to Israel and played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for 17 seasons. In addition, he coached Hapoel Tel Aviv to an Israeli Basketball Premier League championship, and to an Israeli Basketball State Cup , both in the same season. He also played for the Israeli national team , of which he was captain, winning a silver medal at EuroBasket 1979 in Italy, a gold medal in the 1973 Maccabiah Games , and a silver medal in the 1977 Maccabiah Games . He was inducted into the LIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945 in New York, New York ) is a retired American - Israeli professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Long Island University , Liebowitz played one season (1967-68) in the American Basketball Association 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 up 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 .
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Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945 in New York, New York ) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Long Island University , Leibowitz played one season (1967–68) in the American Basketball Association 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 .
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American-Israeli basketball player Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945 in New York, New York ) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from Long Island University , Leibowitz played one season (1967–68) in the American Basketball Association 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 .
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American-Israeli basketball player Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player.He played with, among others, Mark Turenshine and future NBA players Dave Newmark and Rick Weitzman . 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 .
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