http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1220869 Tom Bergeron Rivals High Senior Editor Say what you want about LeBron James. Seriously, say what you want – it’s all been said before. Associated Press LeBron was the No. 1 high school player starting his junior year at St. Vincent/St. Mary in Akron, Ohio. That’s what happens when you are a basketball prodigy,...Read More

Casspi in charge MATT DeFAVERI CJN Staff Reporter Israeli basketball phenom Omri Casspi, the 23rd overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft and the first Israeli player selected in the first round, realized his dream of playing in the NBA after signing a three-year, $3.5 million contract with the Sacramento Kings. “I got drafted when...Read More

Students from Hillel Academy, after hearing Tamir speak On Sunday January 13th, 2012 Tamir was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the Federation’s day of community learning, sponsored by the Coalition for Jewish Learning, and held at the JCC. The teens and children who heard Tamir speak and participated in his basketball clinics gave him rave reviews!...Read More

Basketball Player Tamir Goodman, Called “The Jewish Michael Jordan,” Inspires Students and Faculty Tamir Goodman, called “The Jewish Michael Jordan” by Sports Illustrated magazine, visited Schechter this week to share his inspiring story with Sager Middle School students and faculty. The talented athlete blazed a career in basketball that evolved from practicing on Maryland playgrounds...Read More

  NBA Legend Shares his Story with Coolanu Campers by Judy Horwitz NBA legend Sidney Green made a guest appearance at the Coolanu Israel Chicago Camps, delighting campers and coaches alike.  Green spoke to a rapt audience about the days leading up to his NBA career and the 10 years he spent playing in the...Read More

by Judy Horwitz The Coolanu Israel winter camps and coaching seminars in Chicago were a huge success with over 130 campers and 40 coaches participating! Campers had a ball learning basketball fundamentals from head coach Tamir Goodman and the dedicated assistant coaches, attending sessions by guest speakers like ESPNChicago reporter Missy Isaacson, yoga instructor Becca...Read More

by Tamir Goodman As a high school and Division I college basketball player, I always wore my kippah while playing ball, but I was told that it was not desirable to wear tzitzis during athletics because the perspiration and wear and tear that the tzitzis would be exposed to could degrade the holiness of the...Read More

NEWS: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The ‘Jewish Jordan’ talks basketball, Judaism, and giving back By KARINA GRUDNIKOV Staff Writer Tamir Goodman “Jewish Jordan”-that’s the nickname Sports Illustrated gave Tamir Goodman when he was merely 17 years old and a high school junior at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore. Ranked among the best 25 high school basketball...Read More