Golan Gutt ( he, גולן גוט; born November 7, 1994) is an Israeli professional

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player for Ironi Ness Ziona 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 , Gutt plays at the

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position.

Early years

Gutt was born in

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. He played for

Even Yehuda Even Yehuda ( he, אֶבֶן יְהוּדָה) is a town in the central Sharon region of Israel east of Netanya. In it had a population of . History The area of Even Yehuda has been inhabited intermittently since the Middle Paleolithic age, wit ...

youth teams. In 2012, Gutt joined

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youth academy in

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Professional career

Early years (2011–2016)

Gutt started his professional career with Hapoel Lev Hasharon of the

Liga Leumit 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 ...

in the 2011–12 season. On August 11, 2013, Gutt signed a three-year contract with

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

. In his second season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, Gutt was loaned to

Maccabi Ra'anana Maccabi Ra'anana () is a professional basketball club that is based in Ra'anana, Israel. The club plays in the Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League, the second-tier division league of Israel. History Maccabi Ra'anana was founded in 19 ...

of the

. In 12 games for Ra'anana, he averaged 6.1 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game. On July 23, 2015, Gutt signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Rishon LeZion. He helped Rishon LeZion win the 2016 Israeli League championship

Ironi Nes Ziona (2016–2020)

On August 23, 2016, Gutt signed a two-year deal with

Ironi Nes Ziona Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Bask ...

of the

. In his first season with Nes Ziona, Gutt helped Nes Ziona promote to the

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. On November 7, 2017, Gutt scored a season-high 21 points in his 23rd birthday, shooting 6-for-6 from three-point range in an 87–77 win over

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...

. On July 10, 2018, Gutt signed a one-year contract extension with Ironi Nes Ziona. On May 20, 2019, Gutt recorded a career-high 23 points, along with four rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 91–90 win over

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...

. In 36 Israeli League games played during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Gutt helped Nes Ziona reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Eilat. On July 8, 2019, Gutt re-signed with Nes Ziona for the 2019–20 season.

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2020–2021)

On August 10, 2020, Gutt returned to Maccabi Rishon LeZion, signing a one-year deal.

Ironi Ness Ziona (2021–present)

On July 20, 2021, he has signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the

Israeli Basketball Super 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 competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball co ...

(IBSL).

National team career

Gutt is a member of the

Israeli national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

. On February 21, 2019, Gutt made his first appearance for the Israeli team in an 81–77 win over

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, scoring eight points off the bench. Gutt was also a member of the Israeli Under-20 national team. In July 2014, he participated in the

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, where he averaged 8.7 points and 3 rebounds per game.

Personal life

Gutt's father,

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, is a former professional basketball player and current coach. Gutt is also the nephew of the former basketball player and former coach

David Blatt David Michael Blatt ( he, דוד מיכאל בלאט; born May 22, 1959), is an Israeli-American professional basketball executive. He is also a former coach and player. Blatt played point guard at Princeton University from 1977 to 1981 and p ...

and cousin of current basketball player

Tamir Blatt Tamir Blatt ( he, תמיר בלאט; born May 4, 1997) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He is the son of former basketball player and coach David Blatt. In 2020-21 he led the Israel ...

References

External links

RealGM.com profile

Basket.co.il profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gutt, Golan 1994 births Living people Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players Israeli men's basketball players Maccabi Ra'anana players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players People from Netanya Shooting guards