The NCAA Third Division Yeshiva University Maccabees, led by 6’7″ senior point guard Ryan Turell of Sherman Oaks, California, are enjoying a historic 36-game winning streak. Turell is already being scouted by the NBA, and is hoping to be the first Orthodox Jewish player in it. “I want to show kids like me it could […]

Although he could have gone to many Division I schools, current Yeshiva University student Ryan Turell chose YU’s basketball program after graduating from LA’s Valley Torah High School because it met his religious needs. (He turned down a scholarship to West Point due to mandatory Shabbos training.) Having brought YU to the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen […]