Orthodox Forward Chaim Galbut Commits to Duquesne, Pursues Four-Year Division I Goal

Overview

• Galbut announced his commitment on Wednesday and said he will attend Duquesne University in the fall.
• Duquesne learned of him through viral clips of him dunking in a yarmulka after he spent a year in yeshiva instead of the usual AAU path.
• He refuses to play on Shabbat, and he said on a podcast that this stance led some schools to pull offers.
• Matzav reported the school arranged the first 15-plus games to avoid Shabbat, a step not yet confirmed by other outlets.
• He aims to be the first observant Orthodox man to complete four Division I seasons, a goal framed by Tamir Goodman’s two years at Towson and Naama Shafir’s Division I career.