Miki Berkovich
Israeli basketball player (born 1954)
Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; Hebrew: משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basketball players of all time.
Berkovich was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 1998, he was named Israel's Top Sportsmen of the 50 Year Jubilee (1948–1998). He was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, by a select panel in February 2008, and was then honored at the 2008 EuroLeague Final Four in Madrid. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2017. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball. In 2024, he received the Israel Prize in the category of outstanding athletic achievement.
In August 2026 it was revealed that Berkovich has Lewy body dementia and resides in a care facility
Early years
Born in Kfar Saba, Berkovich began his long and distinguished career with Maccabi Tel Aviv, at the age of 11, when he joined the youth club. At the age of 15, he was playing for the junior squad.
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