 Elohim cuts the net after her team wins the 2012 championship | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1980 Virgin Islands |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Onteora High School |
| College |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (2000–2002) Fayetteville State University (2002–2004) |
| Playing career | 2007–2016 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Elitzur Ramla |
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2009–2010 | A.S.A. Jerusalem |
| 2010–2011 | Raanana Herzliya |
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2012–2015 | A.S. Ramat HaSharon |
Brasheedah Elohim ( Hebrew: בראשידה אלוהים; born November 1, 1980) [2] is an American-Israeli basketball player and tennis player. During her professional women's basketball career in Israel, she played for Ramat HaSharon, Ashdod, Ramla, and Jerusalem. She was a member of the 2016 Israel women's national basketball team. [3]
Biography
Brasheedah Elohim was born in the Virgin Islands [1] and grew up in Mount Tremper, New York. She is raised as a Jewish. [2] Her mother changed the family's surname to Elohim (Hebrew for " God") because she did not want her children to carry "the name of a slave". [a] [4] [6]
Elohim attended Onteora High School in Boiceville, New York, where she was one of the few girls' basketball players to score more than 1,000 points in her high school career. [7]
University
From 2000 to 2002 she attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland, where she was a substitute player for the university's Division 1 basketball team. [5] She averaged 7.4 points per game in 2000–2001 and 10.8 points per game in 2001–2002. [5] She then moved to Fayetteville State University (FSU) in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she was a starting guard for the Division 2 Lady Broncos team from 2002 to 2004. [5] Averaging 12.3 points per game, she had a career total of 687 points. [2] [8]
Elohim was also a player on the FSU tennis team from 2003 to 2004, compiling a 46–2 record. [8] In 2003 she won the CIAA doubles championship, but lost in the finals of the parallel doubles championship. [5] In 2004 she won the CIAA First Singles final and was named Most Outstanding Women's Tennis Player; that year, FSU won the CIAA Women's Tennis Championship. [9]
Maryland, Eastern Shore and Fayetteville State statistics
Source [10]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Maryland, Eastern Shore | 22 | 164 | 44.6% | 33.3% | 62.2% | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| 2000-01 | Maryland, Eastern Shore | 26 | 282 | 32.5% | 22.9% | 58.7% | 7.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 10.8 |
| 2001-02 | Fayetteville State | 28 | 370 | 40.6% | 25.0% | 68.0% | 7.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 13.2 |
| 2002-03 | Fayetteville State | 28 | 317 | 38.6% | 25.0% | 65.9% | 6.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| Career | 104 | 1133 | 38.2% | 24.8% | 64.2% | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
Post-college
In 2005 Elohim played in the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League as one of the starting five players for the Jonesboro Flames. [1] She was named to the 2005 WBCBL All-Star Game. [1] In 2006 she played for the Atlanta Flames. [1] In May 2007, she was a guest player for A.S. Ramat HaSharon in an exhibition game against the Washington Mystics. [11]
Professional career
In 2007 Elohim immigrated to Israel and received Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. She signed with Elitzur Ramla for the 2007–2008 season. [8] Although she did not distinguish herself during the season, she came off the bench during the fourth game in the best-of-five EuroCup semifinals with A.S. Ramat HaSharon and scored a season-high 11 points and five rebounds, helping Ramla beat Ramat HaSharon 87–74 and forcing a fifth game. [12]
For the 2008–2009 season she signed with Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. [1] In 2009–2010 she played with A.S.A. Jerusalem, and in 2010–2011 was a member of Raanana Hertzliya. [1] For the 2011–2012 season she played with Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. [1] In 2012 she moved to A.S. Ramat HaSharon, where she played through 2015. [1] Her manager on the latter team lauded her as a veteran presence for younger players. [13] In the 2013–2014 season she averaged 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. [14]
Awards
Elohim was part of the Israel Cup-winning team in 2008 and 2012. In 2013 she was an Israeli Super Cup finalist. [1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "BRASHEEDA ELOHIM basketball profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d "בראשידה אלוהים" [Brasheedah Elohim] (in Hebrew). Safsal.
- ^ "סגל הקבוצה" [Team Staff] (in Hebrew). wbl.co.il.
- ^ a b Weiss, Raanan (22 July 2007). "אלוהים הגיעה ארצה: 'שחקניות לא יפחדו מהשם שלי'" [God has arrived in Israel: 'Players shouldn't be afraid of my name']. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Weiss, Raanan (15 June 2007). "אלוהים בדרך לחזק את רמלה: 'רציתי לדגמן" [God is on the way to strengthen Ramla: 'I wanted to model']. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "ספר שמות: 50 השמות הכי מצחיקים בספורט העולמי" [Book of Names: The 50 funniest names in world sports]. Walla! (in Hebrew). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Houghtaling, Eric (13 January 2010). "Hinchey scores 1,000th point in Onteora victory". Daily Freeman. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Brasheedah Elohim signs with Israel basketball champions". FSU Women's Basketball. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "History Repeats Itself For The Third Straight Year At CIAA Women's Tennis Championship". Winston-Salem State University. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ Livnat, Arie (24 January 2008). "Basketball Women's Premier League: You Look Familiar". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Livnat, Arie; Shvirman, Ohad (15 April 2008). "Basketball Women's Premier League Both Semifinals to Go the Distance". Haaretz. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Yonatan, Sharon (21 August 2014). "יש אלוהים" [There is a God]. Local (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 June 2017.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Nof, Lee (18 August 2014). "בראשידה אלוהים תמשיך לעונה שלישית ברמה"ש" [Brasheeda Elohim continues for a third season with Ramat HaSharon]. ONE (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Power forwards
- Maccabi Bnot Ashdod B.C. players
- American emigrants to Israel
- Jewish American basketball players
- 21st-century Israeli Jews
- Israeli women's basketball players
- Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball players
- Fayetteville State Lady Broncos basketball players
- People from Ulster County, New York
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- United States Virgin Islands Jews
- American women's basketball players
|
Elohim cuts the net after her team wins the 2012 championship | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1980 Virgin Islands |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Onteora High School |
| College |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (2000–2002) Fayetteville State University (2002–2004) |
| Playing career | 2007–2016 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Elitzur Ramla |
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2009–2010 | A.S.A. Jerusalem |
| 2010–2011 | Raanana Herzliya |
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2012–2015 | A.S. Ramat HaSharon |
Brasheedah Elohim ( Hebrew: בראשידה אלוהים; born November 1, 1980) [2] is an American-Israeli basketball player and tennis player. During her professional women's basketball career in Israel, she played for Ramat HaSharon, Ashdod, Ramla, and Jerusalem. She was a member of the 2016 Israel women's national basketball team. [3]
Biography
Brasheedah Elohim was born in the Virgin Islands [1] and grew up in Mount Tremper, New York. She is raised as a Jewish. [2] Her mother changed the family's surname to Elohim (Hebrew for " God") because she did not want her children to carry "the name of a slave". [a] [4] [6]
Elohim attended Onteora High School in Boiceville, New York, where she was one of the few girls' basketball players to score more than 1,000 points in her high school career. [7]
University
From 2000 to 2002 she attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland, where she was a substitute player for the university's Division 1 basketball team. [5] She averaged 7.4 points per game in 2000–2001 and 10.8 points per game in 2001–2002. [5] She then moved to Fayetteville State University (FSU) in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she was a starting guard for the Division 2 Lady Broncos team from 2002 to 2004. [5] Averaging 12.3 points per game, she had a career total of 687 points. [2] [8]
Elohim was also a player on the FSU tennis team from 2003 to 2004, compiling a 46–2 record. [8] In 2003 she won the CIAA doubles championship, but lost in the finals of the parallel doubles championship. [5] In 2004 she won the CIAA First Singles final and was named Most Outstanding Women's Tennis Player; that year, FSU won the CIAA Women's Tennis Championship. [9]
Maryland, Eastern Shore and Fayetteville State statistics
Source [10]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Maryland, Eastern Shore | 22 | 164 | 44.6% | 33.3% | 62.2% | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| 2000-01 | Maryland, Eastern Shore | 26 | 282 | 32.5% | 22.9% | 58.7% | 7.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 10.8 |
| 2001-02 | Fayetteville State | 28 | 370 | 40.6% | 25.0% | 68.0% | 7.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 13.2 |
| 2002-03 | Fayetteville State | 28 | 317 | 38.6% | 25.0% | 65.9% | 6.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| Career | 104 | 1133 | 38.2% | 24.8% | 64.2% | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
Post-college
In 2005 Elohim played in the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League as one of the starting five players for the Jonesboro Flames. [1] She was named to the 2005 WBCBL All-Star Game. [1] In 2006 she played for the Atlanta Flames. [1] In May 2007, she was a guest player for A.S. Ramat HaSharon in an exhibition game against the Washington Mystics. [11]
Professional career
In 2007 Elohim immigrated to Israel and received Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. She signed with Elitzur Ramla for the 2007–2008 season. [8] Although she did not distinguish herself during the season, she came off the bench during the fourth game in the best-of-five EuroCup semifinals with A.S. Ramat HaSharon and scored a season-high 11 points and five rebounds, helping Ramla beat Ramat HaSharon 87–74 and forcing a fifth game. [12]
For the 2008–2009 season she signed with Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. [1] In 2009–2010 she played with A.S.A. Jerusalem, and in 2010–2011 was a member of Raanana Hertzliya. [1] For the 2011–2012 season she played with Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. [1] In 2012 she moved to A.S. Ramat HaSharon, where she played through 2015. [1] Her manager on the latter team lauded her as a veteran presence for younger players. [13] In the 2013–2014 season she averaged 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. [14]
Awards
Elohim was part of the Israel Cup-winning team in 2008 and 2012. In 2013 she was an Israeli Super Cup finalist. [1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "BRASHEEDA ELOHIM basketball profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d "בראשידה אלוהים" [Brasheedah Elohim] (in Hebrew). Safsal.
- ^ "סגל הקבוצה" [Team Staff] (in Hebrew). wbl.co.il.
- ^ a b Weiss, Raanan (22 July 2007). "אלוהים הגיעה ארצה: 'שחקניות לא יפחדו מהשם שלי'" [God has arrived in Israel: 'Players shouldn't be afraid of my name']. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Weiss, Raanan (15 June 2007). "אלוהים בדרך לחזק את רמלה: 'רציתי לדגמן" [God is on the way to strengthen Ramla: 'I wanted to model']. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "ספר שמות: 50 השמות הכי מצחיקים בספורט העולמי" [Book of Names: The 50 funniest names in world sports]. Walla! (in Hebrew). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Houghtaling, Eric (13 January 2010). "Hinchey scores 1,000th point in Onteora victory". Daily Freeman. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Brasheedah Elohim signs with Israel basketball champions". FSU Women's Basketball. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "History Repeats Itself For The Third Straight Year At CIAA Women's Tennis Championship". Winston-Salem State University. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ Livnat, Arie (24 January 2008). "Basketball Women's Premier League: You Look Familiar". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Livnat, Arie; Shvirman, Ohad (15 April 2008). "Basketball Women's Premier League Both Semifinals to Go the Distance". Haaretz. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ Yonatan, Sharon (21 August 2014). "יש אלוהים" [There is a God]. Local (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 June 2017.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Nof, Lee (18 August 2014). "בראשידה אלוהים תמשיך לעונה שלישית ברמה"ש" [Brasheeda Elohim continues for a third season with Ramat HaSharon]. ONE (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Power forwards
- Maccabi Bnot Ashdod B.C. players
- American emigrants to Israel
- Jewish American basketball players
- 21st-century Israeli Jews
- Israeli women's basketball players
- Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball players
- Fayetteville State Lady Broncos basketball players
- People from Ulster County, New York
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- United States Virgin Islands Jews
- American women's basketball players