Jewish coach Bruce Pearl’s Tigers set out on inaugural 'Birthright for College Basketball' tour, will take to the court against Israeli national teams

Auburn University men’s team will play exhibition games during Birthright-style visit; head coach: 'Opportunity for them to open up their hearts, open their minds'

Conservative Rabbi Michael Beals decries 'racist' decision not to grant citizenship to Jared Armstrong, who wants to play for the Hapoel Haifa basketball team

In his new book 'By the Grace of the Game,' former pro athlete Dan Grunfeld tells the story of his Jewish immigrant father who defied the odds to make basketball history

Former Hapoel Beersheba forward Mohamed Abu Arisha has reputedly been training and playing in Morocco for two months

'It’s very intense, you’re leaving your old way of thinking,' says retired basketball star of the transformation he underwent while in Israel

Still a household name after leading Maccabi Tel Aviv to 2 EuroLeague and 9 Israeli League championships, Aulcie Perry is the subject of a documentary that fans might love or hate

Former NBA player says he reached basketball heights during his career; sports minister: 'Casspi has shown how much determination is necessary to become an elite athlete'

The former NBA star went from a life in the spotlight to a 'humbling' process getting Israeli citizenship, undergoing an Orthodox conversion, and starting a youth education center

Though he isn't the first Israeli to play in the league, the Jewish state has higher hopes for new Washington Wizards small forward