He turned Yeshiva basketball into a title contender and Jewish sports beacon – and it’s just his side hustle

A lawyer by commerce, Elliot Steinmetz took over a program that hadn’t posted a profitable season in seven years and turned the Macs right into a Division III powerhouse that reeled off a multi-year profitable streak, all on his spare time.

The Cross Island Parkway is appearing odd. It's inviting and agreeable, as if assembly its future in-laws for the primary time. Even the Cross Bronx is tolerable, extra bratty brother than evil stepsister. The navigation system is ornament, surprisingly superfluous in the course of the rush-hour drive from Lengthy Island to Washington Heights.

Elliot Steinmetz arrives in loads of time for Yeshiva’s weeknight tip-off.

One month after the Maccabees’ 50-game win streak — the second-longest in Division III historical past — was snapped, Yeshiva returned from its prolonged winter break nonetheless wanting like a nationwide title contender, profitable back-to-back video games by a complete of 68 factors.

On this Tuesday in February, the No. 6 group within the nation leads wire-to-wire — seizing an early 21-point lead over the U.S. Service provider Marine Academy — and NBA hopeful Ryan Turell turns into the varsity’s all-time main scorer, however Steinmetz isn’t happy.

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