{"id":8303,"date":"2017-07-20T09:11:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T09:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=8303"},"modified":"2017-07-20T09:11:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T09:11:42","slug":"alec-kobre-my-goal-is-to-play-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/alec-kobre-my-goal-is-to-play-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Kobre: &#8220;My goal is to play in Israel&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alec Kobre is a sharp shooter who represented the United States on their Maccabiah Gold Medal winning team under the tutelage of coach Doug Gottlieb. The former Pacific guard spoke about his experiences in the Holy Land, \u201cIt has been great. It was my first time in Israel and it&#8217;s been great to see all the things we have been able to see it. Maccabi Israel has done a great job taking is around Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. We only had a short amount of time to practice and it&#8217;s been really cool to meet all of my teammates and get to know so many different people.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kobre Highlight Film\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnxPyECYgt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kobre\u2019s connection to Judaism has also grown since his arrival in the Holy Land: \u201cIt means a lot more since I got here. I\u2019m from Santa Rose where there are hardly any other Jews, so playing against other Jewish athletes is really cool. I\u2019m also really excited that Omri Casspi is going to play for the Warriors as I&#8217;m from that area. It&#8217;s made it even more exciting to be in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Growing up Kobre was a always a big sports aficionado: \u201cI was really into baseball and I played my whole life. Along the way I met Ned Averbuck who taught me discipline and I worked hard at refining my game. I went to Montgomery High School where I was a standout playing with my best friends and then played junior college ball close to home at Santa Rosa.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8310\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_1980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8310\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_1980-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_1980-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_1980-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_1980-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_1980-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_1980-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_1980.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nFrom Santa Rosa, Kobre transferred to Pacific where he continued to refine his game, leading the team in scoring during his senior season, \u201cI have been fortunate enough to play for a lot of winning programs and I had an amazing experience in college. I played under Craig McMillan at Santa Rosa who played for Lute Olson in the 1980\u2019s at University of Arizona and he prepared me to go to Pacific where I played in the Western Conference which is one of the he&#8217;s 10 conferences in the country. I loved playing there and we were always competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From Pacific the 6\u201d3 shooting guard headed to Spain where he began his professional career, \u201cPlaying pro ball is a lot different as the players are much more physical, the speed of the game is definitely faster and you have to really work on your game and make sure you are in the gym working out as well as practicing hard on the court.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8312\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19800693_1408908895869833_1042256849027680420_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8312\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19800693_1408908895869833_1042256849027680420_o-1024x945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"945\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19800693_1408908895869833_1042256849027680420_o-1024x945.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19800693_1408908895869833_1042256849027680420_o-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19800693_1408908895869833_1042256849027680420_o-768x709.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19800693_1408908895869833_1042256849027680420_o-1536x1418.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19800693_1408908895869833_1042256849027680420_o-1080x997.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/19800693_1408908895869833_1042256849027680420_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMany basketball players dream about playing in the NBA and Kobre is no different, \u201cMy dream is to play in the NBA, but just to play pro ball is an amazing feat in itself as less than 1% that come out of college eventually play professional basketball. That is an accomplishment in itself. I would love to play at some point in the NBA Summer League just to get the opportunity to try it out, but if it doesn\u2019t happen that\u2019s okay too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kobre wants to stay in the game as long as he looks to play in Israel, \u201cPeople always tell me that once you stop playing you stop. So my goal is to find a way to continue playing in Israel. Once my playing career is over I will go into coaching and give over all of the experiences that I had to help others improve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alec Kobre is a sharp shooter who represented the United States on their Maccabiah Gold Medal winning team under the tutelage of coach Doug Gottlieb. The former Pacific guard spoke about his experiences in the Holy Land, \u201cIt has been great. 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