2014

March 28th-30th, 2014

College Park, Maryland

National Hillel Basketball Tournament

Maryland Hillel Presents:

The 4th Annual

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Welcome

Contents

Tournament Co-ChairsMike Shrager & Joseph Tuchman203-435-2448hilleltournament@gmail.com

Tournament BoardMaryland Hillel Staff Contact

Seth Finkelstein301-422-6200 Ext: 212

sfinkelstein@marylandhillel.org

Founder // 2014 Board’s #1 FanRachel Esptein Klausner

rachel.a.epstein@gmail.com

Finance and SponsorshipMichael SchwartzOren Charnoff

HospitalityElana Klein

Graphic DesignTalia Evans

University Outreach BoardFran BerleyJacob NeumarkZach DickerJonny NulmanCaleb Koffler

Volunteer CoordinatorsTara FeldYoni Kozlowski

Game OperationsNatan HaramatiMiles Pulitzer

Public RelationsDanielli MillerTalia FrancoReid DanelsDaniel GoldbergNoah Niederhoffer

Weekend ProgrammingAvi KozlowskiYael Lehmann

Website DesignMichael Silver

SponsorsSchedulePreliminary RoundsMen’s BracketWomen’s BracketOther AttractionsSpecial ThanksCampus Map

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Tournament Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Tournament Sponsors

Dina and Jonathan LeaderDina and Jonathan Leader are active philanthropists, contributing funds to over fifty Jewish organizations annually and helping to plan programs and events such as the National Hillel Basketball Tournament. Their main emphasis is on making Judaism beautiful and relevant to a broad spectrum of American Jews and fostering stronger ties with Israel. The Leaders work through the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, the University of Maryland and Baruch College Hillels, the Anti-Defamation League, the US Israel Business Council, and various poverty, Holocaust, and Russian-Jewish agencies in New York City.

Maryland HillelMaryland Hillel’s mission is to enhance the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Hillel creates a pluralistic and welcoming community, empowering students to grow spiritually and intellectually. Maryland Hillel works to inspire 6,500 Jewish students to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life. Hillel strives to meet students “where they are” in a non-prescriptive way, and encourages them to explore and strengthen their Jewish identity. For more information about Maryland Hillel visit www.marylandhillel.org.

Thank You

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Friday SaturdaySchedule

11:00 am -4:30 pm

Team Check In Hillel

Mincha Orthodox MinyanHillel Multipurpose Room

Kedma Orthodox Kabbalat Shabbat and MaarivCRL Communal Kabbalat Shabbat, followed by Ometz Conservative Services and musical Reform Services with guitar

Candle Lighting for College Park, Maryland

5:45 pm

6:00 pm6:00 pm

7:09 pm

Morning Services OptionsAll at Hillel

Hashkama MinyanHillel Second Floor

Orthodox ServicesMultipurpose Room5 minute Torah Portion Class lead by JLIC Educator Rebbetzin Shira Neuman

Ometz Conservative ServicesHillel Second Floor

Kiddush Following ServicesSponsored by National Hillel Basketball Tournament

7:45 am

9:30 am

9:30 am

Open gym accessRitchie Coliseum

Volleyball and General Hangout SpotWashington Quad

UMD Men’s Baseball Game vs. ClemsonMaryland Shipley Baseball Field

Ultimate FrisbeeUniversity Mall

Images Campus ToursDeparting from Hillel

Interactive Torah Study with Rabbi Ari Neuman, JLIC Educator, UMDHillel

Mincha Services followed by light dinner/Seudat ShlishitHillel

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

3:30 pm &4:30 pm

3:00 pm -6:00 pm

3:00 pm

6:00 pm

6:35 pm

Shabbat Lunch 12:00 PM

Hillel Multipurpose Roomfeaturing NBA Legend Speaker

All Afternoon

Tournament Tip-Off ShabbatSponsored by Drs. David and Michelle Klein

All at the Stamp Student Union Grand Ballroom

Shabbat Dinner8:00 PM

Comedian Joel Chasnoff 10:00 PM

Oneg sponsored by AEPI11:00 PMFeaturing D’var Torah from Brandeis University Rabbi David Pardo

7:00 pm Seudat Shlishit featuring address by Israeli Basketball Star Tal Brody Hillel

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8:30 pm

9:00 pm

9:30 pm

10:00 pm

10:30 pm

8:23pmOpening Ceremony & HavdalaFeaturing Honorable Tip Off from Tal BrodyReckord Armory8:10 PM

Saturday SaturdaySchedule

Preliminary Tournament RoundsArmory (Court 1, 2, 3, 4) and Ritchie (R)

1 Harvard vs. UPenn2 UMD (Langer) vs. BU3 Boston vs. Columbia4 Rutgers vs. TowsonR Queens (Klein) vs. UMD (Koz)

1 Yale vs. Queens (Donner)2 Baruch (Berg) vs. NYU3 Stern vs. Michigan4 UMD (Stein) vs. DukeR Binghamton (Lapson) vs. UMD (Potash)

1 Iowa vs. MIT2 Lehigh vs. USC3 UMD (Lerner) vs. Queens4 UMBC vs. John JayR Touro vs. UMD (Falik)

1 UMass vs. Brandeis2 Kansas vs. Columbia3 Kansas vs. Columbia4 Baruch (Taub) vs. EmoryR UCLA vs. Binghamton (Wolfe)

1 Iowa vs. UMD (Langer)2 Rutgers vs. NYU3 Boston vs. Texas4 Queens (Donner) vs. LehighR UPenn vs. Binghamton (Lapson)

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10:00 pm - 12:00 am

1 John Jay vs. UMD (Falik)2 Towson vs. UMD (Stein)3 UMD (Siegel) vs. UMD (Lerner)4 Queens (Klein) vs. UMD (Potash)R Yale vs. Duke

1 BU vs. Touro 2 MIT vs. Baruch (Berg)3 Kansas vs. Queens4 UMBC vs. USCR Harvard vs. UMD (Koz)

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PizzaOutside ArmoryMake sure to bring your tournament meal tickets in order to receive pizza.

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Sunday SundaySchedule

8:15 am

7:45 - 10:00 am

8:45 am

9:15 am

9:45 am

10:15 am

10:45 am

1 UMass vs. Kansas2 Brandeis vs. Columbia3 Stern vs. UMD (Lerner)4 Emory vs. Binghamton (Wolfe)R Baruch (Taub) vs. UCLA

1 Rutgers vs. Yale2 Harvard vs. UMD (Langer)3 Texas vs. Michigan4 Baruch (Berg) vs. UMD (Potash)R Binghamton (Lapson) vs. Lehigh

1 Towson vs. John Jay2 BU vs. UMBC3 UCLA vs. Brandeis4 Queens (Donner) vs. UMD (Koz)R Iowa vs. Columbia

1 Duke vs. UMD (Falik)2 Emory vs. UPenn3 UMD (Stein) vs. UMass4 MIT vs. Queens (Klein)R Kansas vs. USC

1 Binghamton (Wolfe) vs. Touro2 Boston vs. Michigan3 Columbia vs. Stern4 Kansas vs. UMD (Siegel)R Baruch (Taub) vs. NYU

3 Queens vs. Texas

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10:45 am

11:00 am

11:25 am

11:30 am

11:30 am -1:30 pm

3:00 pm

3:45 pm

4:30 pm

Men’s Bracket AnnouncedAll players must be in the Armory for seeding announcements.

Men’s Bracket Begins

Women’s Bracket Begins

LunchArmory

Women’s Championship GameRitchie

Men’s Championship GameRitchie

Award CeremonyRitchie

Women’s Bracket AnnouncedAll players must be in the Armory for seeding announcements.

BreakfastArmory

Closing BBQ and Q&A with Atlanta Hawks Owner Bruce Levenson

5:00 PMRitchie Coliseum Plaza

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Men’s Bracket Sunday, March 30

Men’s Bracket

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11:30 Court 1

11:00 Court 1

12:30 Court 1

12:00 Ritchie

11:30 Ritchie

11:00 Ritchie

12:30 Ritchie

12:00 Court 1

11:30 Court 2

11:00 Court 2

12:30 Court 2

12:00 Court 4

11:30 Court 4

11:00 Court 4

12:30 Court 4

12:00 Court 2

1:00 Court 2

1:00 Ritchie

1:30 Ritchie

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1:00 Court 1

1:00 Court 4

1:30 Court 4

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2:00 Court 1

2:00 Court 4

2:30 Court 1

2:00 Ritchie

2:00 Court 2

2:30 Court 2

CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME@RITCHIE

3:45 PM

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Women’s Bracket

CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME@RITCHIE

3:00 PM

11:30 Court 3

1:30 Court 3*Play-in game

1:00 Court 3

12:00 Court 3

12:30 Court 3

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Women’s Bracket

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Men’s Teams

Women’s Teams

Team Lineups

Baruch College (Taub)Baruch College (Berg)Binghamton (Lapson)Binghamton (Wolfe)BU (Pardo)BrandeisColumbiaDukeEmory UniversityHarvardIowaJohn Jay School for Criminal JusticeLehighMaryland (Falik)Maryland (Kozlowski)Maryland (Langer)

Maryland (Potash)Maryland (Stein)MITNYUPennQueens College (Klein)Queens College (Donner)RutgersTowson UniversityTouroUMass AmherstUMBCKansasUSCYaleUCLA

Boston (Epstein)ColumbiaKansasMaryland (Lerner)Maryland (Siegel)MichiganQueensStern Texas

Teams

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BARUCH // BERG

Men’s Rosters

Michael Berg F 6'3 JuniorGabriel Schwartz PG 5'9 SeniorJudah Schulman C 6'2 SeniorMichael 'Looch' Gelfand F 6'1 JuniorWilly Jemal G 6'1 JuniorEitan Gettenberg F 6'2 SeniorDan Berg F 6'0 Freshman

BINGHAMTON // WolfeJoshua Wolfe G 5’10 JuniorSam Mishaan F 6’1 Post- GraduateEli Dayon G 5’9 JuniorCharles Harary C 6’1 JuniorCharles Haddad PG 5’10 Junior

BRANDEIS // Daniel Mael G 5’11 JuniorJacob Moskowitz F 5’11 SeniorNate Pava G 5’11 SophomoreMathew Warner F 5’11 SophomoreRyan Brown F 6’4 SophomoreSam Marlowe PG 5’10 SophomoreAri Marder F 5’11 Junior

Jeffrey Pardo F 6’0 FreshmanAdam Treisman G 5’10 FreshmanDaniel Lazoff F 6’0 SophomoreBrett Rudman PG 6’0 SophomoreJoey Berezdivin F 6’0 SophomoreJulian Calderin G 6’0 Sophomore

BOSTON UNIVERSITY //

COLUMBIA //

DUKE //

Alex Stein G 5’10 SophomoreSeth Hochhouser F 6’5 JuniorSam Levy F 6’4 SeniorElia Kaplan-Marans PG 5’10 SeniorYadin Koschitzky G 5’11 FreshmanJeremy Cooper PG 5’9 FreshmanNathaniel Rahimzada G 5’7 SeniorAri Berg F 6’2 Senior

Mitchell Grant F 6’0 FreshmanIsaac Rubin F 6’4 FreshmanAdam Gray F 5’11 FreshmanEthan Levine F 5’11 FreshmanRussell Crock G 5’11 JuniorBen Freeberg PG 5’8 JuniorJosh Waldman F 6’3 Junior

MEN’S ROSTERS

BARUCH // Taub

BINGHAMTON // Lapson

Barak Taub G 6’3 SeniorJason Berliner G 6’2 SeniorMatthew Zborowski G 5’10 SeniorJoe Szydlo F 6’3 SeniorRob Goldstein PG 5’10 JuniorStephen Elmore C 6’8 Junior

Daniel Lapson F 6’4 SeniorKeith Dovie Hoffman F 6’6 Post-GraduateArie Hendeles G 6’0 Post-GraduateCobi Goldman PG 5’9 SeniorGil Bash G 6’5 SeniorJon Furer F 6’2 SeniorRafi Berger G 6’1 Senior

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Men’s Rosters

EMORY // Jonathan Schonwetter G 5’11 JuniorBrian Steinberg PG 5’6 SeniorMark Kaplan C 6’1 JuniorBenji Trangle PG 5’9 SophomoreTal Havivi C 5’10 SeniorElie Goldman G 5’11 SophomoreThomass Negrit G 5’8 Freshman

John Jay // Allan Mendlowitz F 6’4 SophomoreJamar Harry F 6’3 Post- GraduateKendal Jordan C 6’5 JuniorJack Klein G 5’9 SophomoreJason Lewinter G 5’8 SophomoreDaniel Kirschblum PG 5’11 JuniorDovi Grosser G 6’0 SophomoreMax Ottensosser G 5’10 Sophomore

KANSAS // Jeremy Gutovitz PG 5’7 SophomoreJake Rose F 5’10 SophomoreDavid Sukenik F 6’1 SophomoreAndy Bernick G 5’8 SophomoreEvan Rakoover C 6’4 SophomoreElliben Kboudi F 6’2 JuniorJake Novicoff G 6’0 FreshmanCory Gutovitz G 5’10 Post- Graduate

LEHIGH //

MARYLAND // Falik

MARYLAND // Kozlowski

Hanania Falik G 6’0 SeniorAsher Cheses G 6’0 SeniorAaron Schacht G 6’0 SeniorEzra Weisel F 6’0 Post- GraduateBenjy Karlin G 5’10 SeniorDavid Roumani G 5’9 SeniorNatan Haramati F 6’2 Senior

Avi Kozlowski F 5’11 FreshmanYehonadav Kadosh F 6’2 FreshmanJoel Hyman F 6’0 SophomoreJeremy Felder G 5’7 FreshmanAlexi Gottlieb G 5’10 FreshmanEitan Lupovitch C 6’4 FreshmanElliot Danis G 6’0 FreshmanMatan Geller C 6’4 Freshman

HARVARD //

IOWA //

Eric Hollenberg F 6’3 FreshmanJosh Goldstein F 6’2 FreshmanHarry Chiel G 6’1 SeniorAnthony Firkser F 6’3 FreshmanJames Benjamin Pollack G 5’10 SophomoreFri Lavey G 6’3 FreshmanDaniel Cooney F 6’2 JuniorAlex Benzi Dagi PG 5’10 Freshman

Zach Horner F 6’0 Post- GraduateEthan Sturm PG 5’10 FreshmanJeremy Meyer G 5’10 SophomoreAl Katz-Mariani F 6’1 JuniorJohn Richards G 5’8 JuniorSam Hurwitz G 5’10 SophomoreJoey Delay G 5’7 Junior

Michael Lefkoe G 5’10 JuniorAdam Seltzer F 6’0 JuniorDave Grossman F 6’1 JuniorWilliam Sullebarger C 6’4 FreshmanDaniel Enny G 5’10 SophomoreDennis Moon F 5’11 Junior

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Men’s Rosters

MARYLAND // LangerJason Langer F 6’3 JuniorAaron Jagoda G 5’9 SeniorBrad Alhadef PG 5’8 Post- GraduateDanny Hoffman G 5’11 JuniorMark Brenner F 6’4 JuniorDoniel Levie G 5’9 JuniorNachum Shapiro F 6’1 Junior David Naxon F 6’1 Post- Graduate

MIT // Shai Hillman F 6’1 JuniorAaron Cohn G 6’1 JuniorAri Bressman G 5’10 JuniorMax Siegel C 6’3 JuniorAdam Seidenberg F 5’11 JuniorDan Eisenberg F 6’0 SeniorZoosie Bloomberg F 6’1 Junior

NYU // Oliver Schwalbe C 6’1 FreshmanDavid Peyser G 5’9 FreshmanBen Kamelhar C 6’2 SophomoreJacob Kellner F 6’1 SophomoreZev Lindenbaum G 6’1 FreshmanJason Abramson G 6’0 Freshman

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QUEENS // Donner

QUEENS // Klein

Zachary Donner G 5’10 SeniorIke Pariser G 6’1 JuniorDaniel Hochman G 5’10 SeniorIan Leifer G 6’0 SeniorPinchas Schwartzbaum C 6’4 SeniorMo Pariser F 6’1 SeniorKhalil McDonald C 6’5 Senior

Benji Klein G 5’9 SophomoreJ.J Donner F 6’0 SophomoreGabriel Wayman F 6’2 SophomoreYisrael Goldberg G 5’7 SophomoreZeke Rosenblatt G 5’10 FreshmanDaniel Wayman C 6’2 SophomoreAkiva Blumenthal F 6’0 Freshman

MARYLAND // Potash

MARYLAND // Stein

Josh Potash PG 5’8 SeniorGhedalia Gold-Pastor G 6’3 SophomoreEytan Potash C 6’0 SeniorShaje Weiss C 6’3 SophomoreEzra Ellenberg C 6’6 SophomoreMichael Lumboko C 6’6 FreshmanYosef Rothenthal G 6’3 Sophomore

Noah Stein F 6’0 SeniorZach Dicker G 6’1 FreshmanJonny Nulman G 6’1 SophomoreUri Pearl G 6’0 SophomoreThomas Gutterman F 6’2 SeniorScott Hanauer F 6’2 SeniorOren Charnoff G 5’2 Senior

Jordan Hod PG 5’10 SophomoreEli Mamann F 6’5 SophomoreGavriel Stark G 6’0 SophomoreMathew Spector G 5’7 JuniorYoni Levenson C 6’5 SeniorHillel Neumark G 5’10 JuniorJack Gindi F 6’3 SophomoreJustin Hod F 6’2 Sophomore

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RUTGERS // UMBC // Jason Wohlberg F 6’0 SophomoreJeremy Greenblum G 6’0 SeniorAl Sultan PG 5’5 SophomoreBenny Sarfaty F 6’3 SeniorAri Wertheimer G 5’10 SophomoreMordy Friedman G 6’0 JuniorRon Berger F 6’0 Senior

Oren Hariri F 6’5 SophomoreAdam Hariri G 6’0 FreshmanNatan Weissman G 6’0 SophomoreYosef Strauss G 5’4 JuniorBrian Feldstein C 6’3 JuniorEli Pottash F 6’2 SophomoreEitan Hariri PG 5’11 Freshman

UMASS AMHERST // UCLA // Corey Dicker G 5’11 JuniorMatt Fisher C 6’6 FreshmanZach Ashkenazi PG 6’0 FreshmanYosef Ramishisky G 5’8 FreshmanJoe Bartolomeo F 6’2 SophmoreYoni Monat G 5’7 FreshmanJared Katz C 6’6 JuniorMax Levy F 5’11 Senior

Steve Rubin PG 5’9 SeniorItamar Nissim G 5’11 SeniorJacob Salzberg PG 5’8 FreshmanOrel Raviv F 5’10 SeniorAri Hyman C 4’11 SophomoreSam Brunelle C 6’4 SeniorElie Weiss C 6’2 Post- Graduate

TOWSON // USC //

TOURO // YALE //

Joey Mufson F 5’11 SeniorSchneur Laudon F 5’9 SeniorAri Mankowitz G 5’9 Senior Ed Oliver F 6’0 SeniorYair Eckhardt PG 5’11 JuniorMoshe Andrew F 6’1 JuniorJulian Livingston C 6’0 JuniorAri Silberstein G 5’10 Junior

Sam Fein PG 5’8 SeniorArye Lavin F 6’0 JuniorDavid Webb F 6’3 SeniorAmeet Eini G 6’0 FreshmanAndrew Farhadi F 6’2 JuniorJake Davidson G 5’11 Sophomore

Josh Charnoff PG 5’10 SophomoreAriel Peretz F 6’0 JuniorAvrumy Katz PG 5’6 JuniorJosh Tobin-Hess F 5’11 JuniorMotti Revivo G 6’1 SeniorMeir Schonbrun F 6’4 SeniorJason Levy F 6’6 Senior

Nathan Wasserman G 5’10 SeniorAaron Greenberg G 6’3 FreshmanJonathan Marx PG 5’10 FreshmanDavid Hopen G 6’2 FreshmanDanny Ullman G 5’11 Junior

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Women’s Rosters

BOSTON //

STERN //

Ellie Epstein PG 5’5 SeniorTatiana Hasson F 5’6 JuniorSam Medney F 5’6 SeniorAlicia Hanau G 5’3 JuniorGabby Haar F 5’8 FreshmanMolly Bernstein G 5’5 Senior

Julia Owen PG 5’8 SophomoreRebecca Furer G 5’8 JuniorEliana Levy G 5’4 SophomoreEster Kerzner PG 5’2 SophomoreNoa Hubsher G 5’3 JuniorRachel Mirsky F 5’6 SophomoreArielle Greenberg G 5’3 Junior

MARYLAND // LernerTalya Lerner G 5’6 JuniorTamar Brown PG 5’4 FreshmanMichelle Patkin G 5’1 JuniorJackie Wertman C 5’11 JuniorAliza Grant F 5’11 FreshmanHallie Green F 5’6 SeniorDaniella Berger G 5’4 Sophomore

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TEXAS //

Shira Lerner C 5’10 JuniorDebra Rosenbaum F 5’7 SeniorGaby Noveck PG 5’6 JuniorTalya Noveck PG 5’6 JuniorLisa Ogerek F 5’5 JuniorKayla Levenson F 5’5 SophomoreZoe Heisler F 5’6 JuniorLana Maidenbaum G 5’4 Sophomore

Celine Banafsheha PG 5’4 SophomoreDina Rubin F 5’6 SophomoreEmily Fruchter G 5’5 SophomoreRachel Silver F 5’7 SophomoreAlize Muller G 5’5 SophomoreIlana Greenberg F 5’6 SophomoreYael Hausdorff G 5’3 SophomoreChani Hyman G 5’4 Sophomore

Shira Levine PG 5’1 JuniorHannah Caplan C 5’8 SophomoreTamar Cohen F 5’5 FreshmanSarah Herman G 5’3 FreshmanHannah Towle F 5’9 Post- Graduate

Marissa Katz PG 5’2 SeniorGabby Steinbrecher G 5’6 SophomoreAli Feinstein G 5’6 SophomoreEmily Rohan G 5’6 SophomoreZoe Klein F 5’7 SeniorGabi Yaffee PG 5’0 FreshmanIlana Wernick F 5’7 FreshmanRebecca Yoshor C 6’0 Senior

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MICHIGAN // Cara Tolmas PG 5’5 FreshmanJamie Rashty G 5’5 FreshmanElizabeth Schapiro C 5’6 SeniorMichele Freed G 5’4 JuniorKaren Layani G 5’5 SeniorStephanie Curhan F 5’6 FreshmanMolly Williams F 5’5 Freshman

MARYLAND // SiegelPaige Siegel PG 5’5 SophomoreBecky Silberman C 5’9 Post- GraduateShaina Wasser F 5’6 SophomoreDanielle Miller G 5’6 SeniorAudrey Richardson F 5’6 SeniorEllen Marshall F 5’9 Post- Graduate

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Format & Rules

Rules

Each men’s team will play 3 preliminary games. After the preliminary games, each team will be seeded based on its record. The tiebreakers will be:1. Head to head2. Total point differential 3. Total points scored 4. Total points allowed

Each women’s team will play 3 preliminary games (except one team). After the prelimi-nary games, each team will be seeded based on its record. The tiebreakers will be:1. Head to head2. Average point differential per game3. Average points scored per game4. Average points allowed per game

Once all teams are seeded, the bracket will begin.

Eligibility RulesAll players must be registered beforehand in order to play in the tournament.There can be no more than 3 players on one team, who are currently or have EVER been on an NCAA Division I, II, or III basketball team.

Gameplay 1. At least 4 players must be present at the start of game time. If at least 4 players

are not present the game will be considered a forfeit. The point differential will be 10 points (+10 for winning team and -10 for the forfeiting team). This rule will be strictly enforced due to the large number of participating teams.

2. A team must have at least 4 players to start a game (rule #1). However, a team may have 1 player finish the game. Example: All but one player on a given team foul out. The loan player may finish the game.

3. Captains are the spokespeople for the team and are responsible for being aware of all tournament rules.

4. Substitutions may be made only during dead ball situations. Substitutes should remain at midcourt by the scorer’s table until summoned by an official.

5. Participants must wear basketball or tennis shoes and gym clothes - shoes that mark the floor will not be permitted. All players must wear their team’s jersey. Teams or players without their jerseys will not be permitted to participate.

6. Jewelry: PLAYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR JEWELRY. (EYEBROW RINGS, WATCHES, NECKLACES, EARRINGS, ETC.) COVERING THE ITEM WITH TAPE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AS IT DOES NOT PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY. Players who do not comply will not be permitted to participate.

Timing Regulations1. Duration: Games will consist of two running clock halves. The clock will only stop

for time-outs, protests (per referee request), and injuries. During the last minute of each half the clock will stop on whistles. The timing for each round of games is as follows:

a) Preliminary Games: 10 minute halves b) Bracket Games: 12 minute halves c) Semi-final Games: 14 minute halves d) Championship Game: 18 minute halves2. Time Outs: Two per team per game - duration 1 minute in length. If a team has no

time-outs and calls for one, the timeout will still be rewarded HOWEVER, a two shot technical foul will be assessed, plus possession of the ball to the non-violating team at the division line (you “buy” a time-out for a technical). The technical foul will be assessed to the team and count towards total team fouls.

3. Games that end in a tie during the preliminary games will be recorded as such, NO overtime before the bracket begins.

4. Mercy Rule: If a team is ahead by 15 or more points at the two-minute mark in the second half, or sometime after, the game shall end by Mercy Rule (only applies to Preliminary games)

Playing Rules1. Five-second rule (close guarding “arms length” player with ball) will be in effect.2. The alternate possession rule will be used.3. Fouls occurring when a player attempts to gain an advantage offensively or defen-

sively: a) Illegal use of hands, arms, legs, feet, and/or torso. b) Pushing, holding, grabbing, and/or hooking an opponent.4. A player must leave the game upon her/his fifth personal foul. Technical and player

control fouls will be counted as personal fouls and as team fouls. After two techni-cal fouls a player is automatically ejected.

5. The official, scorekeeper, and/or supervisor has the discretion to penalize any individual for unsportsmanlike conduct. A technical foul may be assessed and may be followed by a possible ejection.

6. The scorekeeper’s record is official.7. FOUL SHOTS: No player may move into the restricted area (the key) until the ball

hits the rim. Players outside the lane area may not cross the foul line extended nor the three-point arc until the ball hits the rim.SHOOTING TEAM (offense) may not have more than 2 players in marked line spaces. NON-SHOOTING TEAM (defense) may not have more than 4 players in marked line spaces.The two top marked line spaces (nearest the shooter) may NOT be occupied.

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Penalties for Shooting Fouls1. Missed basket = 2 shots awarded2. Made basket = 1 shot awarded3. Missed 3-point = 3 shots awarded4. Made 3-point = 1 shot awarded5. On or after 7th team foul = bonus 1 + 1 award6. On or after 10th team foul = 2 free throws

Other Fouls1. Flagrant fouls = 2 shots and possession (2nd Flagrant results in automatic

ejection)2. Technical fouls = 2 shots and possession at half court3. Clear-Path fouls = 2 shots and possession4. No foul shots for player control fouls.

OvertimeIf a bracket game ends in a tie, then overtime periods will be played.1. A new jump ball will take place.2. Overtime will be 3 minutes in length, running time. The clock will only stop

for time-outs, injuries, and protests and in the last minute for all whistles.3. Overtime periods shall be repeated until a winner is determined.4. Each team will have two time-outs per overtime period. Any unused time-

outs from regulation time will NOT carry over to the overtime period.

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Matthew FisherZack AshkenaziGeorge MonatCorey Dicker Jared KatzJay LewisYosef RumshiskiyMichael GottliebJon SiegelSusan LevyGeorge MonatPaige LaMarcheJames PonetLisa PeahlerRuss ShulkesJulia OwenMichelle SilverMark RubinPnina MullerCeline BanafshehaMark HausdorffEmily FruchterHillel HymanLior HodJason LangerAaron JagodaBrad AlhadefJeffrey KasleAlexander SteinOren CharnoffRebecca SimonsHanania FalikJavid HaririAllan Mendlowitz Oliver SchwalbeJeremy GreenblumJoshua PotashJacquelyn EpsteinJonathan CharnoffShira LernerJacqueline DonnerSteven RubinMichael Berg

Yosef RumshiskiyCharles HararyMatthew FisherJoseph BartolomeoJoseph KozlowskiSeth FinkelsteinAmy WeissElliot DanisAsher ChesesJosh CharnoffAdam HaririJoshua Tobin-HessElie Kaplan-MaransDaniel LevieJoel AlhadefDaniel HoffmanAri BergMatan GellerNathaniel RahimzadaJeremy CooperNediva KoschitzkyMyron Schulman Renee HochhauserYehonadav KadoshEitan Lupovitch Claude PardoAdam TreismanJoseph BerezdivinBrett Elliot RudmanDaniel LazoffVeronica ZarcoAshley BarrySeth FinkWayne YaffeeMr. SethDory MintzJason DonnerArie HendelesEliezer RosenblattBenji KleinAkiva BlumenthalMichael GoldbergCobi Goldman

Milton LevenfeldDaniel WaymanJon FurerKeith HoffmanShai HillmanDaniel LapsonEric BergerJoseph SzydloMatthew ZborowskiJeremy ZborowskiMichelle MufsonYair EckhardtJoey MufsonAri BressmanAmy WeissDavid RoumaniBarak TaubAlbert SultanJared KatzMatthew FisherJeremy FelderJoel HymanAriel PeretzAndrew KlaberBrad BergerAdam SeidenbergDaniella BergerUri CohenKayla LevinsonJason DonnerMichelle PatkinEzra WeiselAri MankowitzAri WertheimerGaby NoveckZoe HeislerJack GindiYoni LevensonCatherine WertheimerMatthew SpectorMichael LefkoeMichael GoldbergHillel Council of

New EnglishJoan Lipman Green and Mark W. GreenGerald WertmanJulie & Stephen GrantHillel Foundation of CambridgeAaron CohnJennifer HandelMark BrenerGary R. ShapiroMordy FriedmanGavriel StarkNathan WassermanJason WohlbergAvery NeumarkMax SegalJulia OwenMichael GelfandTalya NoveckJoshua WeiselGabriel SchwartzDonaldsonIsaac PariserAaron AndrewJason BerlinerEliezer RosenblattAkiva BlumenthalHarry SilberGabriel WaymanBarbara GlicksteinArie HendelesZev LindenbaumKeith HoffmanDavid PeyserDavid PardoJacob KellnerJason AbramsonCobi GoldmanEthan EllenbergIan LeiferLisa Ogorek

Team Sponsors

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The College Park Metro is about a 20 minute walk from Hillel or a 5 minute shuttle bus ride. You can pick up a shuttle bus from Stamp Student Union (look for the 104 bus).Visit wmata.com/mobile to see train times and route options.

The SmithsonianFounded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum and research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities. • American History, Smithsonian Castle, Sackler Gallery, African Art Museum, Natural History Museum, Ripley Center International Gallery, Freer GalleryMETRO: Smithsonian Station (Blue or Orange Lines) • Air & Space Museum, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, American IndianMETRO: L’Enfant Plaza (Blue, Orange, Green or Yellow)

The Smithsonian National ZooThe Zoo is a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek Park in the heart of D.C. Open to the public 364 days a year, home to 2,000 individual animals of nearly 400 different species. METRO: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red line) or Cleveland Park (Red line)

NewseumTickets: $17.95 plus taxThe Newseum’s mission is to educate the public about the value of a free press in a free society and to tell the stories of the world’s important events in unique and engaging ways. It features seven levels of galleries and theaters while offering a unique environ-ment that takes museum goers behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made.METRO: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Green line)

Tidal Basin Paddle Boats$12.00 per hour - 2 passenger boat$19.00 per hour - 4 passenger boatView the Jefferson Memorial and Japanese Cherry Blossom Trees from the water. Enjoy a fun outing or take a break from touring and soak up some sun in your very own Tidal Basin Paddle Boat.

METRO: Take Metro to the Smithsonian Station (Blue/Orange lines) and use the 12th Street & Independence Ave.exit. Walk west on Independence toward 15th Street. Turn left on Raoul Wallenberg Pl. /15th Street and continue toward the Jefferson Memorial and look for the Tidal Basin Paddle Boat dock.

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National Cherry Blossom FestivalEach year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC. The gift and annual celebration honor the lasting friendship between the United States and Japan and the continued close relationship between the two countries.

METRO: Take Metrorail to the Smithsonian Station (Blue/Orange lines). Alternatively, the L’Enfant Plaza Station (Blue/Yellow/Green lines), 7th Street & Maryland Avenue exit, is only an extra 10-minute walk to the blossoms and much less crowded.

Madame Tussauds Wax MuseumTickets: $21 but with a student ID discounted 15% ($17.85)Have you ever wanted to kiss George W. Bush? Give Hillary Clinton a big ole hug? Or simply see if you were taller than George Washington? Well now there’s a place in Washington, DC where you can do it all --Madame Tussauds Washington, DC. The premier wax attraction gives visitors an interactive, full-sensory experience; you will be able to touch, see and hear major historical events and celebrities in a way unlike any other Washington, DC attraction. METRO: Metro Center Station (Blue, Orange or Red lines)Or Gallery Place/Chinatown (Red, Yellow or Green lines)

The International Spy MuseumTickets: $18 plus taxThe International Spy Museum opened in Washington, DC on July 19, 2002. It is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on an all-but-invisible profession that has shaped history and continues to have a significant impact on world events.The Museum features the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever placed on public display. Many of these objects are being seen by the public for the first time. These artifacts illuminate the work of famous spies and pivotal espionage actions as well as help bring to life the strategies and techniques of the men and women behind some of the most secretive espionage missions in world history.METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown stop (Red, Yellow or Green lines) Or Metro Center stop (Orange, Blue or Red lines)

Holocaust MuseumThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this coun-try’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.METRO: Smithsonian (Blue or Orange lines)

Other Attractions

Other Attractions

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About The Tournament

The National Hillel Basketball Tournament was founded in 2011 by Uni-versity of Maryland students. Maryland boasts one of the largest Jewish campus communities in the country and has graciously welcomed the tournament onto our campus. The tournament’s purpose is to bring together Jewish athletes from across the country for a weekend full of camaraderie and basketball in an effort to fundraise for participating Hillels. The tournament has hosted teams from more than 30 universi-ties across the country and is the first social gathering of its kind to bring together Jewish college students. Most importantly, the tournament brings students together to positively embrace our common heritage and communal link in a social, celebratory nature.

We take pride in the fact that the tournament is run completely by devoted University of Maryland students. Therefore, we value your feedback very much. Please email hilleltournament@gmail.com for any suggestions or concerns and take a chance to fill out the 2014 tourna-ment survey when it becomes available.

About The Tournament

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The Tournament Board - This whole tournament could not have happened without your help. Your hard work over these last four months has truly been unbelievable to watch and it has been so much fun to work with all of you.

Hillel Staff - Thank you so much for all of your continued help throughout the planning stages of the tournament. No matter what issue we had, you were always happy to help and we appreciate all of it from the bottom of our hearts.

UMD Community - Whether it was hosting, volunteering or just helping out with some-thing random throughout the tournament, all of you really showed how amazing and welcoming University of Maryland students are.

Mr. & Mrs. Leader - Thank you so much for supporting the tournament for yet another year! We are all so amazed at your generosity and we are so happy that you are here to spend the weekend with us. It is truly inspiring to watch your generosity and love for the Jewish people. The Jewish community both at Maryland and around the world is so thankful and blessed for all of your contributions.

All of our Tournament Sponsors - There are too many to list here, but we want to thank all of you for your support of the National Hillel Basketball Tournament. This all could not have happened without your generous support in every single way.

Seth Finkelstein - Thank you for all of your continued help throughout this entire year. No matter what the task might have been, you have always been so helpful, enthusiastic and devoted to the success of the tournament. This tournament could not have hap-pened without you!

Emily Minton - Maryland Hillel is truly lucky to have you on staff. From logistics to gen-eral guidance, this tournament could not have happened without you and we thank you so much!

Mr. Pulitzer - Thank you for getting us our huge order in on time and for being under-standing when we had to make all sorts of changes. Everything looks amazing and we thank you for you continued tournament support.

Rachel Epstein Klausner - We are so excited to welcome you home and being able to watch the tournament for the first time since you started it! Thank you for your vision in making the most exciting event to hit Maryland all year! You have paved a way that made this all possible for years and years to come. We are so excited to continue this tradition and we are honored that we get to do it in your name.

Captains - Thank you for putting up with us through every email and phone call. We ap-preciate your hard work in getting here and your enthusiasm for the tournament. Thank You

Special Thanks

By Plane:Going to and from BWI there is public transportation. Every forty minutes, there is a B30 public bus that goes from BWI to Greenbelt. The bus costs $6 and they are sticklers about exact change!See bus times and pick up points here: www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/md/b30.pdfThis bus takes you non-stop to Greenbelt so you do not need to worry about missing your stop. Greenbelt is either a metro ride away or a short cab ride away. Cabs from Greenbelt to campus are usually no more than $15 and ten minutes and they are always waiting right where you get off the bus. The alternative would be to take the metro one stop from Greenbelt to College Park-Metro. From the College Park metro station, you can either walk or take the UMD shuttle to campus (bus 104). It is a 20-minute walk to campus or the free shuttle will take you to the Stamp Student Union (see campus map). From Stamp, it is about a 5 minute walk to Hillel.

By Bus from NY:If you are taking a bus, we strongly encourage everyone to take Bolt Bus to and from Greenbelt. Out of all the buses, Bolt comes closest to campus and is either a metro ride away or a short cab ride away. Cabs from Greenbelt to campus are usually no more than $15 and they are always waiting right where you get off the bus. The alternative would be to take the metro one stop from Greenbelt to College Park-Metro. From the College Park metro station, you can either walk or take the UMD shuttle to campus (bus 104). It is a 20-minute walk to campus or the free shuttle will take you to the Stamp Student Union (see campus map). From Stamp, it is about a 5 minute walk to Hillel.

By Train:If you choose to take Amtrak, the closest train station in terms of vicinity is New Car-rolton (NCR). If you get off at New Carrolton, it is about a 15 minute, $20 cab ride to campus. The other option would be to take the train to Union Station in D.C. and then take the Metro from there (it takes a little over one hour to get from Union Station to campus by public transportation).

Public metered parking lot that you should park at if you arrive before 4pm on Friday. The meter accepts credit cards.

Lot U5: Campus Parking that is free after 4pm on Friday through 7am on Monday morning

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Please do not park in the Hillel parking lot as we will need the space for tournament events over the weekend.

Lot 1: Campus Parking that is free after 4pm on Friday through 7am on Monday morning

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