Avi Schafer

Avi Koki Schafer (born 28 January 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Shiga Lakestars of the B.League.[2][3][4][5] He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Schafer is a 208 cm (6'10") center. He also holds US citizenship.[6][7]

Avi Schafer
No. 6 – Shiga Lakestars
PositionCenter
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998
Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese / American
Listed height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeGeorgia Tech (2017–2019)
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Alvark Tokyo
2019-presentShiga Lakestars
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
William Jones Cup
2019 Taiwan
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
2016 TehranTeam

Early life and career

Schafer was born in Suita, Osaka, Japan, to Douglas and Sayuki Schafer.[8] He is Jewish.[9] In high school he played for Brewster Academy in his senior year in 2016-17, as the team went 33-0 and won the national prep school championship and the NEPSAC class AAA title.[8]

He plays for SeaHorses Mikawa in the Japanese B.League.[10] He was a 2020 league All Star.[11]

He averaged 4.9 points and 4.5 rebounds for Japan in the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship.[8] Schafer played for Japan in the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 5.0 points and 4.9 rebounds while hitting 57.1 percent of his shots from the floor.[8] He also represented Japan at the 2018 Asian Games.[8] Schafer was also a member of the Japanese team at the 2019 William Jones Cup.[8] Schafer was named in Japanese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[8]

Career statistics
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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Georgia Tech 40.8.000––.5.0.0.0.0
2018–19 Georgia Tech 201.5–––1.0.0.0.0.0
Career 601.0.000––.7.0.0.0.0

References
  1. うめ子 (8 November 2019). "シェーファーアヴィ幸樹の高校や大学と経歴！イケメンハーフの美形な両親や兄弟も！ | 愛って誰でも持ってるから大丈夫。ひまわりうめ子のやさしいブログ". Umekonoblog.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Avi Koki SCHAFER at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. "Avi Schafer Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. "Avi Schafer Player Profile, Georgia Tech, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. "Avi Schafer". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. "Avi Schafer Basketball Player Profile, Shiga Lakestars, Georgia Tech, News, B1 League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. "Avi Schafer – Men's Basketball – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". Ramblinwreck.com. 28 January 1998. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. JD King (30 October 2018). "ACC Preview #12 - Georgia Tech". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  10. "Georgia Tech #ProJackets Basketball Report". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 18 December 2020.
  11. "You are being redirected..." www.panaynews.net.


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