Tanhum Cohen-Mintz
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Tanhum Cohen-Mintz is a former Israel
i basketball player. He is 6' 8" tall, and played center
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He also played for and was captain of the Israel national basketball team
, playing for it 89 times from 1958–71, during which time he scored 1,076 points. He was a starting-five member of the 1964 and 1965 European All-Star Team.
In 1961, he was selected as Israel's Sportsman of the Year. In 1998, Ma'ariv named him one of the five best basketball players in Israel's history.
In 2005, he was voted the 134th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet
to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.
, having been inducted in 1992.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i basketball player. He is 6' 8" tall, and played center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
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Basketball career
He played for Maccabi Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv is the biggest sports club in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs many sports club and teams in Tel Aviv, which compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, judo, swimming, handball, and others....
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He also played for and was captain of the Israel national basketball team
Israel national basketball team
The Israeli national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Israel in international competition.The Israeli team has participated 25 times in the European championship tournament. Their best achievements were a silver medal in Eurobasket 1979, and 5th place in 1953 and 1977...
, playing for it 89 times from 1958–71, during which time he scored 1,076 points. He was a starting-five member of the 1964 and 1965 European All-Star Team.
In 1961, he was selected as Israel's Sportsman of the Year. In 1998, Ma'ariv named him one of the five best basketball players in Israel's history.
In 2005, he was voted the 134th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet
Ynet
Ynet is the most popular Israeli news and general content website. It is owned by the same conglomerate that operates Yediot Ahronot, the country's secondleading daily newspaper...
to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.
Hall of Fame
He is a member of the Jewish Sports Hall of FameNational Jewish Museum Sports Hall of Fame
The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, in Commack, New York, is dedicated to honoring American Jewish sports figures who have distinguished themselves in sports....
, having been inducted in 1992.