| No. 11 – Ironi Kiryat Ata | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1997-08-25) August 25, 1997 (age 26) Woodstock, Georgia |
| Nationality | American / Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Berry (2017–2019) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2021 | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| 2021–present | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan |
Elijah Hirsh (אלייז'ה הירש; born August 25, 1997) is an American-Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1] He plays the forward position.[1]
Hirsh was born in Woodstock, Georgia, to Michael and Jo Lynn Hirsh.[1][2] He is 6' 8" (203 cm) tall, and weighed 220 pounds (100 kg).[1]
He attended Woodstock High School and The King's Academy in Woodstock.[3][2][4]
Hirsh then attended Berry College (Business Administration; '19).[1] In 2018 he was named Southern Athletic Association All-Second Team and All-Tournament Team, First Team All-Conference, and broke the single-game record for blocks in Berry's NCAA DIII era with 10 blocks.[3][2] In 2019 he averaged 17.5 points (second in the SAA), 9.2 rebounds (leading the SAA), and 1.9 blocks per game, and was named SAA Player of the Year, SAA All-First Team, and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District South First Team, and Google Cloud Academic All-District.[5][3][2][6]
He plays for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, with whom Hirsh signed a two-year deal in July 2019.[1][5]
