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Israeli Basketball Star Maayan Gorin Rejects Canada to Lead National Youth Team Back to Top Tier
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First reported by N12 · 14 minutes ago
What happened
Seventeen-year-old Israeli basketball talent Maayan Gorin has declined an offer to join Canada's U19 team, choosing instead to lead Israel's youth team in the European Division B Championship to regain Division A status. After excelling in Israel and at a Canadian prep school, Gorin is recognized by FIBA as a top prospect and scoring leader for Israel's national youth teams.
- 01Maayan Gorin declined Canada's U19 team offer to represent Israel internationally.
- 02At 17, she leads Israel's youth basketball team aiming to return to European Division A.
- 03Gorin excelled at Crestwood Prep in Canada with strong stats in her first season.
- 04Her coach also leads Canada's U19 team and sought to recruit her.
- 05She helped Israel's U16 team maintain Division A status with 20 points per game last year.
- 06FIBA named her a key player and scoring threat for the upcoming U18 European tournament.
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