Bryan Cohen (born May 10, 1989) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the shooting guard position.[2] He won a gold medal with Team USA in the 2009 Maccabiah Games. He played college basketball for the Bucknell Bison, and was the Patriot League Defensive Player of Year in 2010, 2011, and 2012—the only player in league history to win the award three times. He played from 2012–14 for Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
 Cohen playing for the Bucknell Bison in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1989 Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | Israeli / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 224[1] lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Abington Friends School (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Bucknell (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–2014 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Maccabi Haifa |
Early life and education
editBryan Cohen was born on May 10, 1989, in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.[1] He is Jewish,[3] and has dual U.S.–Israeli citizenship.[4] His older brother Aron Cohen played basketball for the University of Pennsylvania.[5][6]
Athletic career
editCohen attended Abington Friends School, graduating in 2008.[7] He played basketball for the Kangaroos.[5][8]
Cohen played basketball for Team USA in the 2009 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal.[6][3][9]
He next attended Bucknell University, graduating with a degree in economics in 2012.[7] Cohen played basketball for the Bucknell Bison as a starting guard from 2008–12.[3] His 353 points as a freshman in 2008–09 were the fourth-most by a freshman in Bucknell history, and he was named All-Rookie Patriot League.[10] In 2009–10 he ranked ninth in the Patriot League in assists (84) and assists per game (2.7).[11] In 2011–12 he was seventh in the Patriot League in assists (87), and eighth in assists per game (2.5).[11]
He was named Patriot League Defensive Player of Year in 2010, 2011, and 2012; he was the only player in league history to win the award three times, and the seventh in any NCAA Division I conference to win a defensive MVP award three times.[3][12][13] He was named second-team All-Patriot League as a senior.[3] His 313 career assists ranked eighth in school history.[3] He was awarded the Bradley N. Tufts Award, presented to a Bucknell senior student-athlete in recognition of exceptional athletic achievements.[3]
Cohen played from 2012–14 for Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[7][2]
Business career
editCohen became a licensed insurance agent and worked for Liberty Mutual from 2014 to 2017.[7] From 2015 to 2019 he worked as an Acquisition Analyst & Property Manager for CB Property Management LLC in Philadelphia.[7] He joined Full Court Development of Philadelphia in 2019 as a leasing agent.[7][14]
Awards and honors
editCohen is scheduled to be inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Bryan Cohen Player Profile, Bucknell, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ a b "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2012–13 Season | Maccabi Bazan Haifa | Bryan Cohen". basket.co.il.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Recent Bucknell Grads Bryan Cohen, G.W. Boon Sign Pro Contracts Overseas". patriotleague.org. August 27, 2012.
- ^ "Maccabi Bazan Haifa". Israeli Basketball Super League. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Greenwald, Jeff (February 17, 2005). "Cohen, committed to Penn, sits out". The Daily Pennsylvanian.
- ^ a b Jeremy Fine (November 16, 2010). "Interview with Bucknell's Bryan Cohen". Jewish Journal.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bryan Cohen". LinkedIn. 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "ANC wins 2nd consecutive title; 3rd in four years". FSL Basketball Newsletter. February 21, 2008.
- ^ JERARDI, DICK (July 2, 2009). "Maccabiah Games hit home for Pearl". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ 2013–14 Bucknell Men's Basketball Media Guide. 2013.
- ^ a b "Bryan Cohen College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ Bowman, William (February 8, 2011). "Bill Bowman's college basketball column: Cohen as good as it gets on defense". The Daily Item.
- ^ Brady, Chris (February 13, 2012). "Cohen a model of consistency". Standard-Journal.
- ^ "About Us (website)". Full Court Development.
- ^ "23rd Annual Induction Ceremony Announces New Date: April 29, 2021". phillyjewishsports.org. Philly Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Adolph & Rose Levis Museum.
External links
edit- Jen Mok (March 8, 2012). "Meet the Bucknell Basketball Team-Bryan Cohen," Her Campus.