Steve Schlachter
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1954 Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American-Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School |
| College | |
| Playing career | 1977–1995 |
| Position | Forward and center |
Steve Schlachter (סטיב שלכטר; born June 30, 1954) is an American-Israeli former basketball player.[1] He played the forward and center positions.[2][1] He competed for 16 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli national basketball team.
Biography
[edit]Schlachter's hometown is Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, and he is Jewish.[3][4][5] Schlachter is 6' 9" (206 cm) tall, and weighs 240 pounds.[2][4]
He attended Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School.[4]
Schlachter then attended the University of Delaware.[2] He played for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens in 1973–76.[2] He made aliyah, becoming an Israeli citizen.[6]
He played 16 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League.[1][7] Schlachter competed between 1977 and 1995 for Israeli teams Hapoel Ramat Gan, Maccabi Haifa, and Bnei Herzliya Basket.[1]
Schlachter played for the Israeli national basketball team. He competed for it in the 1981 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1983 FIBA European Championship for Men, and 1985 FIBA European Championship for Men.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1994-95 Season | Bnei Herzelia | Steve Schlachter". basket.co.il.
- ^ a b c d "Steve Schlachter College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ 'It's Greater to Go Away', University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Vol. 98, No. 27, December 13, 1974.
- ^ a b c "Steve Schlachter - Men's Basketball". University of Delaware Athletics.
- ^ "Aulcie Perry Draws Top Salary; 33 U.S. Basketball Players Performing In Israel League". Jewish Post. May 4, 1979.
- ^ Dafna Arad (January 7, 2019). "She Sees From Afar, She Sees All". La-Isha magazine.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | History | All-Time Player Points | Steve Schlachter". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Steve Schlachter profile, European Championship for Men 1981". FIBA.COM.
- 1954 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American Jews
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Israeli men's basketball players
- Israeli people of American-Jewish descent
- Jewish American basketball players
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Jews from Pennsylvania
- Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
- Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School alumni