Tanhum "Tani" Cohen-Mintz (8 October 1939 – 11 October 2014) was an Israeli basketball player. A 6 ft 8 1/2 in (2.04 m) center, he played professionally between 1956 and 1972 for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was also the captain of the Israel national basketball team 86 times between 1959 and 1971. In 1992, he became a member of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Cohen-Mintz was born in Riga, Latvia to Jewish parents. He also played tennis, to follow his mother, Edith, but was convinced to play basketball due to his height and athletic abilities.

Tanhum Cohen-Mintz

Cohen-Mintz died from cancer on 11 October 2014 in Tel Aviv. He was 75.

Tanhum Cohen-Mintz

References

Other websites

Tanhum Cohen-Mintz at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) webpage

1939 births

2014 deaths

Israeli basketball players

Jewish Israeli sportspeople

Latvian Jews

Naturalized citizens of Israel

People from Riga

Sportspeople from Tel Aviv

Tanhum Cohen-Mintz