After Yarin Hasson, another Israeli representative will play next season in Division 1 at colleges in the United States: Guard Shahar Lazar enrolled at the University of New Mexico, Israel Today has learned for the first time.
Lazar (20, 1.90 m), a graduate of the Hapoel Tel Aviv academy, reached the quarterfinals of the playoffs with Elitzur Netanya and averaged 5.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
One of the famous players who left the University of New Mexico is Pascal Siakam, the wonderful Cameroonian forward who won with the Toronto Raptors the NBA Championship in the 2018/19 season.
This season, the university basketball team qualified for the NCAA Finals Tournament and even ousted the powerful Connecticut in the first round.
Lazarus.
Graduate of the Hapoel Tel Aviv Academy,
Lazar, who enrolled at the University of New Mexico through the Uvision agency that brings Israeli players to colleges and high schools in the United States, will join the institution's basketball team and receive a full scholarship.
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