Daniel Koperberg
Daniel Koperberg (Hebrew: דניאל קופרברג; born December 8, 1997) is a USSR-born Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.
Koperberg playing for Israel U-20 in 2017 | ||||||||||||||
No. 1 – Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | |||||||||||||
League | Israeli Premier League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Saint Petersburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | December 8, 1997|||||||||||||
Nationality | Israeli / Russian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Hebrew Reali, Haifa | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||||||||||
2018 | → Hapoel Afula | |||||||||||||
2019–present | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Early years
Koperberg was born in Saint Petersburg, Soviet Russia, and was adopted by an Israeli family a few months after his birth. Koperberg grew up in Haifa, Israel, where he played for Maccabi Haifa's youth team and the Hebrew Reali high-school team.
Professional career
On July 7, 2016, Koperberg signed a three-year contract with Maccabi Haifa.[1] That season, Koperberg participated at the Israeli League All-Star Game and the Slam Dunk Contest.
On January 9, 2018, Koperberg signed a two-year contract extension with Maccabi Haifa. At the same day, he was loaned to Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League for the rest of the season.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Koperberg won the 2019 Israeli National League Championship title with Haifa, earning a promotion back to the Israeli Premier League.
On December 23, 2019, Koperberg parted ways with Haifa.[3]
On December 30, 2019, Koperberg signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[4]
Israeli national team
Koperberg was a member of the Israeli Under-18 national team.[5]
In July 2017, Koperberg helped the Israeli Under-20 national team to reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship finals by averaging 10.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.[6] One month later, he participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
References
- "Maccabi Haifa signs Amit Simhon, extends Daniel Koperberg". Sportando. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- "Maccabi Haifa extends Daniel Koperberg". Sportando. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- "מבלי שמצא קבוצה: קופרברג שוחרר ממכבי חיפה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- "דניאל קופרברג אדום לשלוש השנים הבאות". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- "Koperberg at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". fibaeurope.com.
- "Koperberg at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fibaeurope.com.