Avi Schafer
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| No. 6 – Shiga Lakestars | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | center | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | B. League | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 January 1998 Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese/American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, US) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | Alvark Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-present | Shiga Lakestars | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Avi Koki Schafer (born 28 January 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shiga Lakestars of the B. League and plays for US college team Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the NCAA Division I category.[2][3][4][5] He also holds US citizenship.[6][7]
Biography
Schafer was born in Suita, Osaka, Japan, to Douglas and Sayuki Schafer.[8] He is Jewish.[9] In high school he played for Brewster Academy in his senior year in 2016-17, as the team went 33-0 and won the national prep school championship and the NEPSAC class AAA title.[8]
He averaged 4.9 points and 4.5 rebounds for Japan in the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship.[8] Schafer played for Japan in the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 5.0 points and 4.9 rebounds while hitting 57.1 percent of his shots from the floor.[8] He also represented Japan at the 2018 Asian Games.[8] Schafer was also a member of the Japanese team at the 2019 William Jones Cup.[8] Schafer was named in Japanese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[8]
References
- ^ うめ子 (8 November 2019). "シェーファーアヴィ幸樹の高校や大学と経歴！イケメンハーフの美形な両親や兄弟も！ | 愛って誰でも持ってるから大丈夫。ひまわりうめ子のやさしいブログ". Umekonoblog.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Avi Koki SCHAFER at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Avi Schafer Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Avi Schafer Player Profile, Georgia Tech, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Avi Schafer". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Avi Schafer Basketball Player Profile, Shiga Lakestars, Georgia Tech, News, B1 League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Avi Schafer – Men's Basketball – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". Ramblinwreck.com. 28 January 1998. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ JD King (30 October 2018). "ACC Preview #12 - Georgia Tech". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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