Red Sarachek
Bernard "Red" Sarachek was a basketball coach and athletic director at Yeshiva University in New York City from 1940 to 1969. He was also a mentor of legendary coaches such as Red Holzman, Lou Carnesecca, and Jack Donohue. Yeshiva, under Sarachek, has been called "the birthplace of modern basketball" due to his innovative ball-handling schemes. Sarachek designed and implemented motion offenses, trapping defenses, plays to beat zone defenses and creative in-bound plays. His schemes were admired and copied by coaches around the country.
His story is featured in The First Basket, the first and most comprehensive documentary on the history of Jews and basketball.
