S4E17 - Lior Berman earned a scholarship for NCAA basketball—but his dream is to play in Israel
At 24 years old, Lior Berman has already spent years playing NCAA Division I basketball for Auburn University in his home state of Alabama. But it was only this past summer that the walk-on athlete—and the only Jewish player on the team—got promoted to a full scholarship. The 6'4" guard decided to stick around for a fifth year, taking a few classes after graduating with a degree in industrial design, continuing to learn the game under one of college basketball's most outspoken Jewish coaches, Bruce Pearl.
While Berman is appreciative of being able to keep living and playing just two hours…
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