Avi Schafer

Avi Koki Schafer (born 28 January 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shiga Lakestars of the B. League and plays for US college team Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the NCAA Division I category.[2][3][4][5] He also holds US citizenship.[6][7]

Avi Schafer
No. 6 – Shiga Lakestars
Positioncenter
LeagueB. League
Personal information
Born (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998
Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese/American
Listed height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeGeorgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, US)
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Alvark Tokyo
2019-presentShiga Lakestars
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
William Jones Cup
2019 Taiwan
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
2016 TehranTeam

Biography

Schafer was born in Suita, Osaka, Japan, to Douglas and Sayuki Schafer.[8] He is Jewish.[9] In high school he played for Brewster Academy in his senior year in 2016-17, as the team went 33-0 and won the national prep school championship and the NEPSAC class AAA title.[8]

He averaged 4.9 points and 4.5 rebounds for Japan in the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship.[8] Schafer played for Japan in the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 5.0 points and 4.9 rebounds while hitting 57.1 percent of his shots from the floor.[8] He also represented Japan at the 2018 Asian Games.[8] Schafer was also a member of the Japanese team at the 2019 William Jones Cup.[8] Schafer was named in Japanese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[8]

References
  1. うめ子 (8 November 2019). "シェーファーアヴィ幸樹の高校や大学と経歴！イケメンハーフの美形な両親や兄弟も！ | 愛って誰でも持ってるから大丈夫。ひまわりうめ子のやさしいブログ". Umekonoblog.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Avi Koki SCHAFER at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. "Avi Schafer Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. "Avi Schafer Player Profile, Georgia Tech, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. "Avi Schafer". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. "Avi Schafer Basketball Player Profile, Shiga Lakestars, Georgia Tech, News, B1 League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. "Avi Schafer – Men's Basketball – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". Ramblinwreck.com. 28 January 1998. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. JD King (30 October 2018). "ACC Preview #12 - Georgia Tech". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved 29 January 2020.


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