Alyssa Baron (born April 16, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Lev Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Israeli National Team. She played college basketball for the Pennsylvania Quakers where she won an Ivy League title and twice led the league in scoring. Since joining the Israeli Premier League in 2014 she has won two league titles and two Israeli State Cups.

Alyssa Baron
Personal information
Born (1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 (age 32)
NationalityAmerican/Israeli
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolGulliver Preparatory School (Miami, Florida)
CollegeUniversity of Pennsylvania (2010-2014)
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2014-2016A. S. Ramat HaSharon
2016-2017Ironi Ramat Gan
2017-2019Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2020-2023Elitzur Ramla
2023-Hapoel Lev Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards

High School and College Career

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Baron played four years of varsity basketball for Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, where she was also a member of the track and field team. She joined the Penn Quakers women's basketball team in 2010. She was the first freshman in Ivy League history to lead the league in scoring (16.6 ppg). In her sophomore year she won Ivy League scoring title for the second straight year (16.9 points per game). In her senior year she won the Ivy League championship and was Ivy League Player of the Year.[1] Baron left Penn as the program's second all-time leading scorer (the first being Diana M. Caramanico).[2]

In the summer of 2013, she participated in the Maccabiah Games where she won the gold medal with the American team.

Penn Statistics

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Source[1]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 Penn 28 464 37.6 35.1 68.8 4,1 2.4 1.3 0.2 16.6
2011-12 Penn 28 472 36.0 32.8 80.3 5.5 2.4 2.0 0.7 16.9
2012-13 Penn 31 437 37.7 27.2 76.9 6.4 3.8 1.9 0.4 14.1
2013-14 Penn 29 433 36.6 31.1 79.3 5.8 3.4 1.7 0.2 14.9
Career Penn 116 1806 37.0 31.3 76.5 5.5 3.0 1.7 0.4 15.6

Professional career

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Club career

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In 2014 she joined Ramat HaSharon of the Israeli Premier league.[3] After two seasons with Ramat Hasharon she joined Ramat Gan. In the 2016/17 season Ramat Gan won the Israeli State Cup after beating Elitzur Holon in the final. That season Ramat Gan reached the league final, where they lost to Maccabi Bnot Ashdod.

Baron joined Maccabi Bnot Ashdod in 2017. Again, she reached the playoff finals in which Ashdod lost to Elitzur Ramla. In 2020 Baron joined Elitzur Ramla. She won the league championship in 2022 and 2023, beating Ashdod in the finals both times. In 2022 she was chosen finals MVP.[4]

In 2023 she joined Hapoel Lev Jerusalem.[5] The team's head coach is Limor Peleg, who is Baron's wife. During the 2023/24 season, Hapoel Lev Jerusalem won the State Cup after beating Ramla in the finals. The team also reached the playoff finals, where they lost to Ramla.

International career

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While playing for Ramla, Baron participated in the Euroleague and Eurocup.

Baron's Jewish heritage allowed her to become an Israeli naturalized citizen. She played for the Israeli National Team for the first time in November 2022 in a EuroBasket qualifier. She played with the national team in the 2023 EuroBasket. Israel was eliminated after the first round.

Baron has also played for the Israeli 3*3 Basketball Team. She participated in the 2023 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup that was held in Jerusalem.[6] Israel was eliminated after the preliminary round.

Personal life

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Baron is married to Limor Peleg, her head coach at Hapoel Lev Jerusalem. They have one son and reside in Rishon LeZion.[7] She majored in communications at the University of Pennsylvania.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alyssa Baron". Penn Athletics.
  2. ^ Srivastava, Arushi (March 16, 2021). "A look at the all-time points leaders for Penn women's basketball". The Daily Pennsylvanian.
  3. ^ נוף, לי (July 7, 2014). "רמת השרון החתימה את הגארדית אליסה בארון". One (in Hebrew).
  4. ^ "בתום משחק חמישי מותח: אליצור רמלה זכתה באליפות ה-11 בתולדותיה". sport1 (in Hebrew). April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ וייס, רענן (July 7, 2023). "ההחתמה הגדולה של הקיץ: אליסה בארון בהפועל לב ירושלים". YNET (in Hebrew).
  6. ^ Johnson, Greg (July 8, 2021). "Alumna Alyssa Baron lifts Israel to FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2021". Penn Today.
  7. ^ סגל, אבי (January 31, 2024). ""המשפחה פחדה ולא רצתה שאחזור לארץ, אבל ישראל היא תמיד הבית שלי": ראיון מיוחד עם אליסה בארון". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew).
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