Avi Schafer

Avi Koki Schafer (born 28 January 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Shiga Lakestars of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Schafer is a 208 cm (6'10") center. He also holds US citizenship.
Early life and career.
Schafer was born in Suita, Osaka, Japan, to Douglas and Sayuki Schafer. He is Jewish. In high school he played for Brewster Academy in his senior year in 2016-17, as the team went 33-0 and won the national prep school championship and the NEPSAC class AAA title.
Schafer plays for SeaHorses Mikawa in the Japanese B.League. He was a 2020 league All Star.
Schafer averaged 4.9 points and 4.5 rebounds for Japan in the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship. He played for Japan in the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging 5.0 points and 4.9 rebounds while hitting 57.1 percent of his shots from the floor. He also represented Japan at the 2018 Asian Games. Schafer was also a member of the Japanese team at the 2019 William Jones Cup. Schafer was named to the Japanese squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.