Nadav Henefeld ( Hebrew : נדב הנפלד ; born June 19 , 1968 ) is a former Israeli professional basketball player . During his playing career , he was a 2.00 m ( 6 ' 6 " ) tall power forward . Henefeld was born in Ramat Gan , Israel , and he initially played pro basketball in his home country , for 2 seasons ( 1987 – 88 , and 1988 – 89 ) . Henefeld joined the University of Connecticut , and played with the Connecticut Huskies , in the 1989 – 90 " Dream Season " , where he was selected as the Big East Conference Rookie of the Year , and set an all-time NCAA Division I freshman record , with 138 steals
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Nadav Henefeld