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Doug Gottlieb Coaches Team USA Men's Basketball to Gold Medal at 20th World Maccabiah Games

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LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2017 – Doug Gottlieb, host of FOX Sports Radio’s The Doug Gottlieb Show, coached the USA Open Men’s Basketball team to a gold medal at the 20th World Maccabiah Games, held July 4-18 in Israel.  Gottlieb, who continued to host his national radio show for three weeks in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, led a team of Jewish athletes ages 18-35 at the Games, which is the world’s third largest international sporting event with over 9,000 total participants representing 75 countries.

“Over the last month, I was honored to coach the men's open division Gold Medal winners for basketball at the Maccabiah Games in Israel,” shared Gottlieb.  “Coaching 13 men to a victory, watching them grow to become a team, best friends and better players is incredibly rewarding. I haven't won a championship since my last gold medal, and let me tell you, there ain't nothing like winning. Congrats to the players - they made the plays, and I enjoyed the ride!”

This is a third gold medal for Gottlieb, who also won as a player on the U.S. Open Men’s Basketball Team during the Pan-American Maccabi Games in Mexico City in 1999, and the 16th World Maccabiah Games in 2001.  Additionally, he took home a bronze medal at the 15th World Maccabiah Games in 1997.

Pictured: Head Coach and FOX Sports Radio personality Doug Gottlieb (right, bottom) poses with the USA Open Men’s Basketball Team as they celebrate their gold medal win at the 20th World Maccabiah Games in Israel

Photo credit: Dov Halickman Photography

About The Doug Gottlieb Show
The Doug Gottlieb Show is a fast-paced program featuring Gottlieb’s unique perspective on the latest headlines, as well as listener interaction and conversations with the biggest names in sports.  The former basketball standout and FS1 Analyst shares his quick-witted, smart and outspoken brand of entertainment with listeners nationwide. The program airs Monday through Friday, from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET on 250 stations nationwide, as well as the FOX Sports Radio channel on iHeartRadio, FOX Sports channel 83 on SiriusXM, and podcasts on multiple platforms. For more information, please visit www.FOXSportsRadio.com. 
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