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{{Short description|American–Israeli basketball player}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = David Blu<br>דיוויד בלו
| image = Davd Blu.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Blu in 2017
| position = 
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lbs = 225
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|7|18}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| nationality = American / Israeli
| league = 
| team = 
| high_school = *[[Venice High School (Los Angeles)|Venice]] (Los Angeles, California)
*{{nowrap|[[Westchester High School (Los Angeles)|Westchester]] (Los Angeles, California)}}
| college = [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]] (1998–2002)
| draft_year = 2002
| career_position = [[Small forward]] / [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]
| career_number = 7, 13, 15, 33
| career_start = 2002
| career_end = 2014
| years1 = 2002–2004
| team1 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years2 = 2004
| team2 = [[BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg]]
| years3 = 2004–2005
| team3 = [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]]
| years4 = 2005–2006
| team4 = [[Virtus Bologna]]
| years5 = 2006–2007
| team5 = [[Fortitudo Bologna]]
| years6 = 2007–2008
| team6 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years7 = 2008–2009
| team7 = [[Le Mans Sarthe Basket|Le Mans]]
| years8 = 2009–2012, 2013-2014
| team8 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| highlights = * 2× [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2003–04 Euroleague|2004]], [[2013–14 Euroleague|2014]])
* 5× [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli Super League]] champion (2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014)
* 6× [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli Cup]] winner (2003, 2004, 2010–2012, 2014)
* 4× [[Israeli Basketball League Cup|Israeli Supercup]] winner (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013)
* [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP|Israeli Super League Finals MVP]] (2011)
* [[Israeli Basketball Premier League 6th Man of the Year|Israeli Super League Sixth Man of the Year]] (2014)
* [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year|Israeli Super League Discovery of the Year]] (2003)
* [[Israeli Basketball League Cup|Israeli Supercup]] MVP (2007)
* [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] winner (2005)
* [[Leaders Cup|French Leaders Cup]] winner (2009)
* [[Leaders Cup|French Leaders Cup]] MVP (2009)
* [[French Basketball Cup|French Cup]] winner (2009)
* [[Adriatic League]] champion (2012)
}}

'''David Blu''' ({{Langx|he|דיוויד בלו}}; born '''David Bluthenthal'''; July 18, 1980) is an American–Israeli former professional [[basketball]] player, who spent 10 seasons playing in the [[EuroLeague]]. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=7}}, he played at the [[small forward]] and [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] positions. He is considered to be one of the top three-point shooters in EuroLeague history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/features/fanmail/euroleague-2013-14/i/136582/8494/david-blu-maccabi-electra-tel-aviv|title=David Blu, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv|work=Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515085516/http://www.euroleague.net/features/fanmail/euroleague-2013-14/i/136582/8494/david-blu-maccabi-electra-tel-aviv|archive-date=May 15, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He was also the 2011 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP]]. He also represented the senior [[Israeli national basketball team|Israeli national team]] in 2010.

==Early life==
Blu was born in Los Angeles, California, and is Jewish.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&q=David+Bluthenthal+jewish&pg=PA122 |title=Day by day in Jewish sports history |access-date=March 7, 2011|isbn=9781602800137 |last1=Wechsler |first1=Bob |year=2008 |publisher=KTAV Publishing House }}</ref><ref name="google1">{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1147477.html|title=Basketball / For Bluthenthal, third time's the charm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208063918/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1147477.html|archive-date=February 8, 2010|publisher=www.haaretz.com|date=February 5, 2010|author=Yaniv Orgad and Vered Cohen|access-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref>  His mother was [[Jew]]ish, and his [[African American]] father converted to [[Judaism]].<ref name="google1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/23490/edition_id/467/format/html/displaystory.html |title=Jewish shooting star aims to make his mark in NBA |first=Joe |last=Eskenazi |publisher=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]] |date=September 10, 2004 |access-date=January 8, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916211349/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/23643/jewish-shooting-star-aims-to-make-his-mark-in-nba/ |archive-date=September 16, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&q=David+Bluthenthal+jewish&pg=PA122 |title=Day by day in Jewish sports history  |access-date=March 7, 2011|isbn=9781602800137  |last1=Wechsler  |first1=Bob  |year=2008  |publisher=KTAV Publishing House }}</ref> He represented the United States at the [[1997 Maccabiah Games]], winning a gold medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/basketball-for-bluthenthal-third-time-s-the-charm-1.262733|title=Basketball / For Bluthenthal, Third Time's the Charm|first1=Vered|last1=Cohen|first2=Yaniv|last2=Orgad|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=March 16, 2018|newspaper=Haaretz|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924232955/http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/basketball-for-bluthenthal-third-time-s-the-charm-1.262733|archive-date=September 24, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E12FA39580C778EDDAA0894D9404482 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715141834/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E12FA39580C778EDDAA0894D9404482 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |title=COLLEGE BASKETBALL: EAST; U.S.C.'s Bluthenthal Provides Leadership |date=March 24, 2001 |access-date=September 30, 2011 |work=The New York Times |first=Joe |last=Drape }}</ref>

Blu attended Palms Middle School, and [[Venice High School (Los Angeles)|Venice High School]] and [[Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets|Westchester High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytrojan.com/2009/11/03/former-usc-star-keeps-pro-dreams-alive/|title=Former USC star keeps pro dreams alive - Daily Trojan|date=November 3, 2009|website=dailytrojan.com|access-date=March 16, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419085702/http://dailytrojan.com/2009/11/03/former-usc-star-keeps-pro-dreams-alive/|archive-date=April 19, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishjournal.com/news/los_angeles/community_briefs/5610/|title=The Basketball Diaries — Jewish Journal|first=Carin|last=Davis|date=March 7, 2002|website=jewishjournal.com|access-date=March 16, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316103537/http://jewishjournal.com/news/los_angeles/community_briefs/5610/|archive-date=March 16, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==College career==
Blu attended the [[University of Southern California]] (USC), which was founded by his great-great-granduncle, [[Isaias Hellman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2001/03/22/kaf_uad/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311005649/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/recaps/2001/03/22/kaf_uad/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2005|title=.USC 80, Kentucky 76|publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com|date=March 22, 2001|access-date=September 30, 2011|work=CNN}}</ref> A starter from his sophomore season on, he was consistently one of the top players in the [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]].

In 2001–02, his senior season, Blu was named All-Pac 10 honorable mention.<ref name="google1" />  He averaged 12.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.   He left school in 2002, to pursue a career in professional basketball.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/david_bluthenthal/index.html?nav=page |title=David Bluthenthal Bio |work=NBA.com |date=June 16, 2004 |access-date=August 3, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023105258/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/david_bluthenthal/index.html?nav=page |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
His most memorable performance remains the 27 points he scored against [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]], in an NCAA regional semifinal upset in 2001, made by the [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC Trojans]] team that was led by Blu.

==Professional career==

===Maccabi Tel Aviv===
After Blu completed his 4 years of college athletics eligibility, he decided to play professional basketball in Europe, and signed with [[Israel]]i professional team [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], of the [[EuroLeague]]. During two years with Maccabi Tel Aviv (2002–04), he helped the team to the [[EuroLeague]] championship in 2004, and to the [[Israeli Basketball Cup|Israeli National Cup]] title twice. He scored 20 points off the bench, in the [[2004 EuroLeague Final Four|2004 EuroLeague Final]], a 44-point Maccabi annihilation of one of the best team in Europe, [[Fortitudo Bologna]].<ref name="Le Mans signing">{{cite news|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/33805/180/item |title=Le Mans lands David Bluthenthal |publisher=Euroleague.net |date=July 10, 2008 |access-date=January 8, 2009}}</ref>

Following the 2004 season, Blu was signed by the [[NBA]]'s [[Sacramento Kings]], on August 7, 2004, but he was released in November, before the 2004–05 season started.

===Dynamo St. Petersburg===
Following his release from [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]], Blu received an offer from the Russian team [[BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg]], that had just signed [[David Blatt]], who was the [[head coach]] of Maccabi Tel Aviv, during the time that Blu was there.  In 8 games played in the [[Russian Basketball Super League A]], he shot 69.6% from 2-point range.

===Italian teams===
After two months in Russia, Blu went to Italy, to play for [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]]. He shot over 60% from 2-point range, and over 51% from 3-point range, in the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]].<ref>http://217.13.116.51/plantillas/jugador.jsp?id=BES{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In the summer of 2005, he signed with [[Virtus Bologna]], and became one of their top players, with a scoring average of 20.2 points per game in the Italian League.

After the 2005–06 season, he signed with Virtus' intense [[local derby|crosstown rivals]], [[Fortitudo Bologna|Fortitudo]]. During the 2006–07 season, for Fortitudo, he averaged 16 points and 4.2 rebounds in EuroLeague play, and also made 46.8% of his two-point shots, and 53.3% of his three-pointers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BES&seasoncode=E2006|title=BLU, DAVID - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|website=www.euroleague.net|access-date=March 16, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231715/http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BES&seasoncode=E2006|archive-date=March 8, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Second stint with Maccabi===
On June 15, 2007, Blu returned from [[Fortitudo Bologna|Fortitudo]], to [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/13671/180/item |title=Maccabi brings back shooting ace Bluthenthal |publisher=Euroleague.net |date=June 15, 2007 |access-date=February 1, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006025744/http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/13671/180/maccabi-brings-back-shooting-ace-bluthenthal |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He averaged 8.7&nbsp;points and 2.4&nbsp;rebounds in 25 [[Euroleague 2007-08|EuroLeague]] games for Maccabi, as they advanced to the [[EuroLeague Finals]], against winners [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]].<ref name="Le Mans signing"/>

===Le Mans===
On July 10, 2008, Blu signed a one-year deal with [[Le Mans Sarthe Basket|Le Mans]].<ref name="Le Mans signing"/> Over 10 games in the [[2008-09 Euroleague|EuroLeague]], he averaged 12.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

===Third stint with Maccabi===
[[File:David Bluthenthal.JPG|thumb|180px|Blu in 2010.]]
In the summer of 2009, Blu yet again returned to Israel, and signed a one-year contract with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]. He finished the 2010–11 season with averages of 8.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BES&seasoncode=E2010|title=BLU, DAVID - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|website=www.euroleague.net|access-date=March 16, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231703/http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BES&seasoncode=E2010|archive-date=March 8, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and 10.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli Super League]]. He named the 2011 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP]]. In July 2011, Maccabi extended Blu's contract for another year.<ref name="maccabiil">{{cite web |author=Art-Up |url=http://www.maccabi.co.il/News.asp?id=2409&language=english |title=Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv BasketBall Club |publisher=Maccabi.co.il |access-date=August 3, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226181615/http://www.maccabi.co.il/News.asp?id=2409&language=english |archive-date=February 26, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In June 2012, Blu retired for the first time, in order to complete his college education in the USA.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Blu won't return to Maccabi Tel Aviv|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/israel/39263/david-blu-won-t-return-to-maccabi-tel-aviv.html|work=Spotando|access-date=August 30, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622193252/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/israel/39263/david-blu-won-t-return-to-maccabi-tel-aviv.html|archive-date=June 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

After graduating college in the summer of 2013, Blu signed a new contract with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Maccabi Tel Aviv announced David Blu|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/cups/euroleague/65302/maccabi-tel-aviv-announced-david-blu.html|work=Sportando|access-date=October 18, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019080923/http://www.sportando.net/eng/cups/euroleague/65302/maccabi-tel-aviv-announced-david-blu.html|archive-date=October 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Following his comeback, after an up and down season, Maccabi won the [[2014 EuroLeague Final Four|2014 EuroLeague championship]], the sixth in the club's history, and his second. Over the season, he averaged 10.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, over 30 games played in the EuroLeague. In the EuroLeague Final Four, he helped his team oust [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] in the semifinals, by scoring 15 points, with some crucial three-pointers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maccabi rallies from 15 down to stun CSKA, advance to championship game!|url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=251&seasoncode=E2013#!report|work=Euroleague.net|access-date=May 20, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519004154/http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=251&seasoncode=E2013#!report|archive-date=May 19, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In the championship finals game, against [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], he scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. Once the season ended, Blu announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.<ref>{{cite news|title=David Blu turned down Maccabi's offer to come out of retirement|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/136899/david-blu-turned-down-maccabi-s-offer-to-come-out-of-retirement.html|access-date=October 10, 2014|work=sportando.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016022634/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/136899/david-blu-turned-down-maccabi-s-offer-to-come-out-of-retirement.html|archive-date=October 16, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Yellow-and-blue moves on without Sofo|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Yellow-and-blue-moves-on-without-Sofo-374521|access-date=October 10, 2014|work=jpost.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009220156/http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Yellow-and-blue-moves-on-without-Sofo-374521|archive-date=October 9, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Com respeito ao Fla, Maccabi disputa título mundial para dar alegria a Israel|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/basquete/noticia/2014/09/com-respeito-ao-fla-maccabi-disputa-titulo-mundial-para-dar-alegria-israel.html|access-date=October 10, 2014|work=globoesporte.globo.com|language=pt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015141008/http://globoesporte.globo.com/basquete/noticia/2014/09/com-respeito-ao-fla-maccabi-disputa-titulo-mundial-para-dar-alegria-israel.html|archive-date=October 15, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==National team career==
In the summer of 2010, Blu represented [[Israeli national basketball team|Israel]], and he made his first appearance with them against [[Portuguese national basketball team|Portugal]], on July 19, 2010. Blu also competed with the senior Israeli national team at the [[EuroBasket 2011]], where he averaged 12.8 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game.

==Accolades==
In 2006 he was inducted into the [[Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://scjewishsportshof.com/bluthenthal-david.html | title=Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

===EuroLeague===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes season in which Blu won the [[EuroLeague champion|EuroLeague]]
|-
| style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*
| Led the league
|}

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2002–03 Euroleague|2002–03]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi]]
| 14 || 0 || 11.1 || .522 || .368 || .700 || 1.8 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 4.4 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| [[2003–04 Euroleague|2003–04]]†
| 17 || 0 || 10.2 || '''.609''' || .462 || .789 || 1.4 || .4 || .2 || .1 || 6.2 || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 Euroleague|2004–05]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Treviso]]
| 10 || 0 || 18.1 || .393 || .276 || .500 || 2.5 || .9 || .8 || '''.3''' || 5.8 || 4.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 Euroleague|2006–07]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Fortitudo Bologna]]
| 14 || 10 || 31.7 || .491 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|'''.533'''* || .828 || '''4.2''' || '''1.2''' || .6 || .1 || '''16.0''' || '''13.4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Euroleague|2007–08]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi]]
| style="background:#CFECEC;"|25* || '''18''' || 21.0 || .488 || .456 || '''.929''' || 2.4 || .6 || .3 || .1 || 8.7 || 6.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Euroleague|2008–09]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Le Mans Sarthe Basket|Le Mans]] 
| 10 || 8 || '''32.9''' || .413 || .360 || .913 || 3.8 || 1.1 || '''1.2''' || .0 || 12.5 || 11.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Euroleague|2009–10]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi]]
| 19 || 1 || 23.6 || .409 || .363 || .880 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .5 || .1 || 9.3 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]]
| 22 || 1 || 23.0 || .448 || .432 || .727 || 3.1 || .6 || .8 || .1 || 8.9 || 6.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12]]
| 20 || 6 || 24.6 || .447 || .375 || .880 || 2.5 || .5 || .6 || .0 || 9.3 || 6.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| [[2013–14 Euroleague|2013–14]]†
| '''30''' || 6 || 24.8 || .433 || .406 || .816 || 3.2 || 1.0 || .6 || .0 || 10.1 || 8.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
| 181 || 50 || 22.1 || .457 || .411 || .833 || 2.8 || .8 || .5 || .1 || 9.1 || 7.2
{{S-end}}

==See also==
* [[List of Jews in sports#Basketball|List of select Jewish basketball players]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

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==External links==
{{commons category|David Blu}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095522/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/David-Bluthenthal-5412/stats/ David Blu] at draftexpress.com
* [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/David_Blu/36231 David Blu] at eurobasket.com
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BES#!careerstats David Blu] at euroleague.net
* [http://www.nba.com/draft2002/profiles/david_bluthenthal.html David Blu] at nba.com
* {{Twitter}}

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