Mary Silberman
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mary Silberman |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | 15 July 1997 |
| Years active | 2019-present |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| University team | University of Alabama (2021- present) |
| Team | Ilan Haifa (2019) Majd al-Krum (2020 - present) |
Mary Silberman (born July 15th 1997) is a 4.5 point Israeli wheelchair basketball player who plays for the University of Alabama..[1]
Biography
Mary was born in Even Yehuda, Israel at July 15th, 1997. At the age of 8, she moved with her parents, 2 older brothers and her twin to She'ar Yashuv, Israel. There, she began to play stand-up basketball until her injury at the age of 18. [1]
Mary got injured during a play in the woman's 2nd division as the leading Point guard for Hapoel Gilboa Keren. She suffered a severed knee injury that required two major and complicated surgeries that effectively ended her able-bodied basketball career. [1]
After a long rehab for three years, she turned her attention into wheelchair basketball. She is classified as a 4-point player.
Career
Early Days (Able-Body)
During her short career as an able-body player, she played for the U16 Israeli National Team and the Woman's 3rd and 2nd divisions.
She lead her High-School team to the Girl's National Championship.
2018-2019
Mary Silberman with the 2021-2022 championship thropy and the 2022 Intercollegiate Finals MVP awardSilberman started playing Wheelchair basketball with Ilan Haifa at the Israeli all men league. She played under the coach Eran Levite.
During her first season with Levite, she won both the National Championship and the Israeli Cup under the 3rd division.[1]
2020-2021
After the lockdown year of 2020, Silberman turned her attentions into the NWBA intercollegiate division. She moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide under coach Ryan Hynes on full scholarship[1]. As a freshman, she helped the Tide win the championship comming off the bench [2]
After the intercollegiate season, she came back to Israel to play for Eran Levite and won her 2nd double at the Israeli 3rd division, this time with the men's Majd al-Krum team.[1]
2021-2022
At the begining of the 2021-2022 season, Silberman was promoted to the starting five, leading Alabama to the number 1 seed going into the 2022 national championship.[3]
The Tide were facing Illinois for the national championship, and they won 50-48 with a buzzer beater from Lindsey Zurbrugg. Mary scored 24 points, 53% shooting, 11 Reb in 40min of play.[4]. She claimed the 2022 Finals MVP [5]
This season, as the last, she won her 3rd double with Eran Levite in the israeli league. Again with Majd al-Krum team. This time, it was in the Israeli 2nd division.
2022-2023
With the Tide, Silberman lead the team to a 18-0 in the conference play[6]. She won the 2022-2023 player of the year award [7]. They were the number 1 seed going into the 2023 nationals finals. After beating Arizona 78-34 in the semi-finals, they won against UTA 88-41 in the finals. [8]
Awards and Achivments
NWBA intercollegiate
- 1× MVP (2023 [7])
- 1× Finals MVP (2022 [5])
- 1× 1st team All American (2023 [7])
- 1× 2st team All American (2022 [10])
- 2× Academic All American (2022 [10], 2023 [7])
Israeli Wheelchair Basketball National Association
- 2× 3rd Division National League Champion (2019, 2021)
- 2× 3rd Division Cup Champion (2019, 2021)
- 1× 2nd Division National League Champion (2022)
- 1× 2nd Division Cup Champion (2022)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Cooper, Molly (2022-03-04). "Mary Silberman has it Rolling In Alabama". CBT. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Griesbach, Rebecca; Staff, CW Sports (2021-03-16). "'A tear to my eye': Wheelchair basketball brings joy, heartbreak to title games". The Crimson White. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ "2021-22 Women's Wheelchair Basketball Schedule". Alabama Adapted. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ "Box Score (PDF)" (PDF). Alabama Adapted. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Women's Wheelchair Basketball Wins 8th National Championship – University of Alabama News | The University of Alabama". Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ "2022-23 Women's Wheelchair Basketball Schedule". Alabama Adapted. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Division, NWBA Women’s Intercollegiate (2023-03-14). "2023 NWBA Women's Intercollegiate Division Award Winners and All-Americans Announced". National Wheelchair Basketball Association. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ NWNA (2023-03-11). "THREE-PEAT! Alabama Crimson Tide Dominate En Route to 2023 National Championship". National Wheelchair Basketball Association. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ "Wheelchair Basketball National Champions Celebrate Historic Seasons – University of Alabama News | The University of Alabama". Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 NWBA (2022-03-17). "2022 NWBA Intercollegiate Division Award Winners and All-Americans". National Wheelchair Basketball Association. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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