Wikipedia's first sentence called it “orthodox jew basketball player who was released from his verbal commitment by the university of maryland”. Today it says “former american-israeli professional basketball player”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Tamir Goodman is an Orthodox Jew Basketball player who was released from his verbal commitment by the University of Maryland, College Park after they couldn't meet his religious needs. Goodman then accepted a scholarship from nearby Towson University . v t e1
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Tamir Goodman (born January 18, 1982), dubbed by Sports Illustrated magazine as the " Jewish Jordan ", is a prominent retired Orthodox Jewish basketball player.
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Tamir Goodman (born January 18, 1982), dubbed by Sports Illustrated magazine as the " Jewish Jordan ", is an American-born Israeli retired Orthodox Jewish basketball player.After playing basketball for the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore in 11th grade, he was ranked 25th-best high school player in the country, with an average of 35.4 points per game.He accepted a scholarship from Towson University .Goodman then moved to Israel and signed a 3-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002, and was loaned to Giv'at Shmuel for the 2002–03 season, and then played for Elitzur Kiryat Ata in the 2003–04 season, and went back to Giva't Shmuel for the 2005–06 season.
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Tamir Goodman (born January 18, 1982), dubbed by Sports Illustrated magazine as the " Jewish Jordan ", is a former American-Israeli basketball player. After playing basketball for the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore in 11th grade, he was ranked 25th-best high school player in the country, with an average of 35.4 points per game. He accepted a scholarship from Towson University . Goodman then moved to Israel and signed a 3-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002, and was loaned to Giv'at Shmuel for the 2002–03 season, and then played for Elitzur Kiryat Ata in the 2003–04 season, and went back to Giva't Shmuel for the 2005–06 season.
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American basketball player Tamir Goodman (born January 18, 1982) is a former American-Israeli professional basketball player.He was dubbed by Sports Illustrated magazine as the " Jewish Jordan ". After playing basketball for the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore in 11th grade, he was ranked 25th-best high school player in the country, with an average of 35.4 points per game. He accepted a scholarship from Towson University . Goodman then moved to Israel and signed a 3-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002, and was loaned to Giv'at Shmuel for the 2002–03 season, and then played for Elitzur Kiryat Ata in the 2003–04 season, and returned to Giva't Shmuel for the 2005–06 season.
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American basketball player Tamir Goodman ( Hebrew : תמיר גודמן ; born January 18, 1982) is a former American-Israeli professional basketball player.He was dubbed the " Jewish Jordan " by Sports Illustrated magazine. After playing basketball for the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore in 11th grade, he was ranked the 25th-best high school player in the country, with an average of 35.4 points per game. He accepted a scholarship from Towson University . Goodman then moved to Israel and signed a 3-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2002. He was loaned to Giv'at Shmuel for the 2002–03 season, then played for Elitzur Kiryat Ata in the 2003–04 season, and returned to Giva't Shmuel for the 2005–06 season.
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orthodox jew basketball player who was released from his verbal commitment by the university of maryland
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former american-israeli professional basketball player
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