There aren’t too many basketball players who wear the number 77 on their jersey. But Israeli point guard Ben Saraf has a religious reason for making those digits his own: 77 is the Jewish numerical ...

Avdija’s breakout comes during an era of Jewish basketball excellence. Recently, the University of Florida’s Todd Golden became the first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988.

It took Hagai, a few moments to realize that Adi, an avid fan of the NBA, was asking how Israeli Deni Avdija played in the recent match between Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans.

Deni Avdija’s emergence as a key player for the Portland Trail Blazers is not just a story of personal growth – it’s a source of immense pride for Israeli and Jewish basketball fans around ...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija averaged 10.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in October. He is averaging 22.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 5.4 assists in March. – 3:05 PM Casey ...

Portland Trail Blazers’ Deni Avdija plays during an NBA basketball game Monday, March 3, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP/Matt Slocum) “None of us knew the level he could get to,” Billups said.

Deni Avdija, with Portland, is an Israeli Jew who was a first-round draft pick in 2020. Domantas Sabonis, the Sacramento Kings center, is married to a Jewish woman and in the process of converting ...

Deni Avdija is a professional basketball player and was born on January 3, 2001, in Beit Zera, Israel. He stands at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 meters), weighs 240 pounds (109 kilograms) and plays at ...

Deni Avdija holds dual citizenship of Israel and Serbia. He started representing Israel in the 2016-17 Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 15.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.

Born to a Jewish Israeli mother and Muslim father who immigrated to Israel from Yugoslavia to play basketball, Avdija grew up on Kibbutz Beit Zera, a Jordan Valley village that both housed ...

Born to a Jewish Israeli mother and Muslim father who immigrated to Israel from Yugoslavia to play basketball, Avdija grew up on Kibbutz Beit Zera, a Jordan Valley village that both housed ...