Amit Gershon ( he, עמית גרשון; born December 5, 1995) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

. Standing at , Gershon is known as a three-point specialist. He was named the Israeli League Rising Star in 2019.

Early life

Gershon was born in Hadera, Israel. He played for Maccabi Hadera and Hapoel Emek Yizra'el youth teams.

Professional career

Hapoel Afula (2014–2017)

In 2014, Gershon started his professional career with Hapoel Afula of the

Israeli National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. He played three seasons with Afula, averaging 9.4 points, 2.8 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting 40.9 percent from three-point range in his last season with the team.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2017–2019)

On July 2, 2017, Gershon signed with

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

, signing a two-year deal. In 37 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 8.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 40.7 percent from three-point range. Gershon helped Be'er Sheva win the

championship, earning a promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history. On May 15, 2019, Gershon recorded a career-high 32 points, shooting 9-of-12 from three-point range, along with four rebounds and four assists for 37

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, leading Be'er Sheva to a 104–77 win over Hapoel Gilboa Galil. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 32 MVP. On June 7, 2019, Gershon was named the Israeli League Rising Star.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2019–2021)

On June 25, 2019, Gershon signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2019–20 season.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2021–2022)

On July 26, 2021, Gershon signed with

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

Hapoel Eilat (2022–present)

On July 25, 2022, he has signed with Hapoel Eilat of the

National team career

Gershon was a member of the U-20 Israeli national team in the

2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition took place in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Latisana, Italy, from 7 to 19 July 2015. Participating teams * (Runners-up, 2014 FIBA ...

. He also participated in the

2017 Summer Universiade The 2017 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade ( zh, t=第二十九屆夏季世界大學運動會, p=Dì èrshíjiǔ jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxué yùndònghuì) and commonly called Taipei 2017 ( zh, t=台北2 ...

References

External links

RealGM profile

Basket.co.il profile
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