Personal information | |
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Born | Monroe, New York | May 6, 1969
Nationality | American / Israeli |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
High school |
Monroe-Woodbury ( Central Valley, New York) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1992: undrafted |
Position | Power forward / center |
David Scott Bernsley (דייוויד ברנסלי; born May 6, 1969) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. [1] [2] [3] [4] He played the forward and center positions. [2] [3] He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. [4] He later became an educator and a high school principal.
Bernsley is a native of Monroe, New York, and is 6' 7" (201 cm) tall. [5] [2] [3] His parents are Harvey and Valerie Bernsley. [5] He and his wife Karen have five children, and live in Montgomery, New York. [6] [5]
He attended Monroe-Woodbury High School ('87), and played basketball for the school team. [7]
For college Bernsley first attended the University of Rhode Island. [2] He played basketball for the Rhode Island Rams in 1987–88. [2]
Bernsley then attended Manhattan College (Bachelor's degree; '92). [2] [3] [5] He played for the Manhattan Jaspers in 1989–92. [2] [8] In 1991–92 he was 8th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in blocks, with 27, and 9th in rebounds, with 213. [2] In 1992 he was named to the MAAC All-Championship Team. [9]
He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Givat Shmuel, Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin, and Ironi Ramat Gan. [3] [4]
Bernsley also played for the Israeli national basketball team. [10] He competed in the 1997 FIBA European Championship for Men. [11] [5]
He earned a master’s degree from Iona College, and a Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY New Paltz ('04). [5] [12] Bernsley taught at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx, and at North Rockland High School in Thiells, New York, in Rockland County. [5] He then served as assistant principal at Washingtonville High School. [5] From 2005 to 2010 he was the Principal at Wallkill Senior High School in Wallkill, New York. [10]
In 2010 Bernsley became the Principal of Monroe-Woodbury High School. [7] He served as Principal of the Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence in Albany, New York until his unexpected resignation in June of 2021.