Mary Silberman

Mary was born in Even Yehuda, Israel. At the age of 8, she moved with her parents, two older brothers and her twin to She'ar Yashuv, Israel. There, she began to play able-body basketball until her injury at the age of 18. Mary got injured during a play in the woman's 2nd division as the leading Point guard for Hapoel Gilboa Keren. She suffered a severed knee injury that required two major and complicated surgeries that effectively ended her able-bodied basketball career. After a long rehab for three years, she turned her attention into wheelchair basketball. She is classified as a 4-point player. == Career ==

Early days (able-body) During her short career as an able-body player, she played for the U16 Israeli National Team and the Woman's 3rd and 2nd divisions. She led her high-school team to the Girl's National Championship. 2018 - 2019 Silberman started playing Wheelchair basketball with Ilan Haifa at the Israeli all men league. She played under the coach Eran Levite. During her first season with Levite, she won both the National Championship and the Israeli Cup under the 3rd division. After the intercollegiate season, she came back to Israel to play for Eran Levite and won her 2nd double at the Israeli 3rd division, this time with the men's Majd al-Krum team. The Tide were facing Illinois for the national championship, and they won 50–48 with a buzzer beater from Lindsey Zurbrugg. Mary scored 24 points, 53% shooting, 11 Reb in 40min of play. She claimed the 2022 Finals MVP She won the 2022–2023 player of the year award. 2023 - 2024 During the 2023–2024 season, Silberman had another terrific season as the tide ended the season with the record of 25–0. Going to the national they were the number 1 seed again. In the semi-finals, they played Arizona. Silberman had 12 assists and 7 rebounds to help the team win 65–35. In the finals, they played UTA. Silberman had 19 Points, 6 Assists, 6 Rebounds, 2 Blocks and 8/11 from the field. 2 mins to go in regulation, she got her 5th foul, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. They won 75–57, claiming her 4th title in 4 years. After the game, she won the 2024 Finals MVP award. 2024 - 2025 In her final season as Intercollegiate player, Silberman helped the team win their 5th title in 5 years. She received an Academic All American award, while performing on and off the field. == Awards and achievements ==

=== NWBA intercollegiate === • 4× Champion (2021, 2023, 2024 , 2025 ) • 1× MVP (2023 ) • 2× Finals MVP (2022,) • 4× Academic All American (2022,, 2025 ) Israeli Wheelchair Basketball National Association • 2× 3rd Division National League Champion (2019, 2021) • 2× 3rd Division Cup Champion (2019, 2021) • 1× 2nd Division National League Champion (2022) • 1× 2nd Division Cup Champion (2022) == References ==