Career
Yeshiva, under Sarachek, has been called "the birthplace of modern basketball" due to Sarachek"s innovative ball-handling schemes. Sarachek designed and implemented motion offenses, trapping defenses, plays to beat zone defenses and creative in-bound plays. His schemes were admired and copied by coaches around the country.
His story is featured in The First Basket, the first and most comprehensive documentary on the history of Jews and Basketball.
