Maccabi Warriors begins Big V basketball season
The 2022 Big V basketball season got under way last weekend, featuring Maccabi Warriors teams in Division 2 of both the youth and men’s leagues.
Four players scored points for Maccabi in their Big V debuts in the youth league – Nadav Shtir, Guy Chalfon, Jarreed Waislitz and James Chernovsky.
While the Warriors were defeated 57-83 by Whittlesea in round one, there were some green shoots, including Nicolas Taranto top-scoring with 13 points, and making 11 rebounds.
In the men’s round one match, Maccabi lost 64-99 to a strong Gippsland team.
The Warriors’ top scorer was Bailey DeBortoli (18 points), in a squad that includes new recruits Brett Jackson, Harry Purcell, and Michael Zukerman.
The club’s Big V co-ordinator Susannah Swiatlo said Maccabi is “hoping to surprise a few teams as the Big V season goes on”.
“It’s an exciting time, with some of our players selected to represent Australia in both the 5×5 and 3×3 basketball competitions at the Maccabiah Games this July,” she said.
“And we’ve really invested in building a successful [Big V] program, on and off the court.”
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