Brian Yankelevitz

"After his sophomore year, the head coach [Seth Greenberg] was trying to find out ways to get rid of him," former USF assistant Brian Yankelevitz said.
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B-Yank [Yankelevitz] did a great job with that kid.He saw something in that kid that maybe - that no - I didn't see.The kid bought into Brian.
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Milwaukee Bucks scout Scott Howard contacted former USF assistant David Zimroth about McDonald and Zimroth recommended Howard speak to Yankelevitz, now a senior recruiter with HomeBanc Mortgage.
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"Will is an overachiever," Yankelevitz said.

Brian Yankelevitz Assistant Coach
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Brian Yankelevitz

Assistant Coach
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Brian Yankelevitz, one of the most popular Long Beach State players of the last decade, rejoins his college coach for the fourth straight season, and his second as a full time assistant coach with the University of South Florida.

At USF, Yankelevitz' responsibilities include on-floor coaching, individual workouts, and game scouting.

A native of Queens, NY, Yankelevitz played for Seth Greenberg at Long Beach State from 1994-95 to 1996-97, appearing in 70 games with 42 career starts.He was a member of the 49ers' last NCAA Tournament team, which lost to Utah, 64-76 in 1995.He was also a member of Wayne Morgan's first 49er team, in 1996-97.

As a senior at Long Beach, Yankelevitz started 24 of 27 games, averaging 6.7 points per game and 6.0 rebounds, which ranked 12th in the Big West.His career-high for scoring was 15 points at Montana, Dec. 21, 1996, and he twice had 11 rebounds in a game, against USC and George Mason, ranking as his career bests.

Yankelevitz was popular at Long Beach because of his blue-collar work ethic and "Charlie Hustle: attitude on the court, often diving for loose balls and filling the lane on fast breaks.

Following his college career, Yankelevitz signed with Maccabi Raa'nana of the Israeli Professional League, where he played one season, before returning to the states.

Prior to his current stint at USF, Yankelevitz served as an assistant coach at his alma mater where he was responsible for strength and conditioning, player development, and the administering of the 49ers' summer basketball camps.

Greenberg said two of his assistant coaches will be his brother Brad, a former general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers who was director of basketball operations at USF, and USF assistant Brian Yankelevitz.

Brian Yankelevitz - Asst, South Florida