NEW YORK (AP) — Each of the mighty Maccabees has his role on the men’s basketball team.
Gabriel Leifer sinks three-pointers, Daniel Katz is the defense wizard and Simcha Halpert makes the perfect alley-oop passes to Ryan Turell who soars for dunks.
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