Guy Pnini (Hebrew: גיא פניני) (born September 4, 1983) is an Israeli professional

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player who currently plays for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of tall, he plays at the

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position.

Early life

Pnini is Jewish, and was born in

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 ...

Professional career

Maccabi Ra'anana / Bnei Hasharon (2001–2006)

After the 2001 season, Pnini began his professional career, by playing with

Maccabi Ra'anana Maccabi Ra'anana () is a professional basketball club that is based in Ra'anana, Israel. The club plays in the Israeli National League, the second-tier division league of Israel. History Maccabi Ra'anana was founded in 1980. The team won the Isr ...

in the

Israeli Super League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

. Maccabi Rannana merged with Bnei Herzeliya and became

Bnei Hasharon Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. I ...

. Pnini became the captain of the team in the 2004–05 season, and in 2006, he was chosen to the Israeli Super League's "All Israeli League Team". At the 2005 Maccabiah Games, Pnini was named tournament MVP as Team Israel won a gold medal in men's basketball.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2006–2008)

In the 2006–07 season, Pnini 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 ...

, and with them, he won two Israeli State Cups – one in 2007, after beating his former team, Bnei Hasharon, in the final, and the other in

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, after beating

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. In Jerusalem, Pnini became one of the most dominant Israeli players in the league.

Serbia / Cyprus (2008–2009)

Before the 2008–09 season, with one year remaining on his contract with

, Pnini signed a 3-year contract with

, starting from the 2009–10 season. Hapoel Jerusalem appealed against the agreement to the IBA court, claiming that it was an unsportsmanlike situation that their player had a signed contract with their league opponents. The IBA court determined that Pnini had to spend the 2008–09 season playing outside of the

. After the verdict, Pnini signed with the

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n team

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. In January 2009, Pnini left KK FMP, and signed with the

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team

Keravnos Keravnos B.C. (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Στροβόλου «Ο Κεραυνός»), also known as Keravnos Strovolou, is a professional basketball club based in Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus. It plays its home games in the ...

, where he reached the Cyprus Basketball Division final, where his team lost 3:1 to

APOEL Nicosia APOEL ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a major mult ...

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2009–2017)

After spending a season abroad, Pnini was allowed to fulfill his 3-year contract with

, and he joined the team for the 2009–10 season. In December 2012, he was fined

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100,000, stripped of his role as the team's captain, and suspended, as the result of a Nazi slur that he used against another player, during a game. On July 1, 2017, after 8 seasons with the club,

have parted ways with Pnini.

Hapoel Holon (2017–2022)

On July 3, 2017, Pnini signed a two-year deal with

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli ...

. On February 15, 2018, Pnini recorded 15 points, along with 2 rebounds and 2 assists and helped Holon to win the 2018 Israeli State Cup after an 88–86 win over his former team

in the final match, becoming the first player who won the Israeli State Cup with three different teams. On March 1, 2018, Pnini was named Israeli Player of the Month for games played in February. On January 3, 2019, Pnini signed a two-year contract extension with Hapoel Holon. On April 4, 2019, Pnini was named Israeli Player of the Month after averaging 12.4 points and 5.2 assists, shooting 46 percent from three-point range in four games played in March. On April 12, 2019, Pnini won the three-point shootout during the 2019 Israeli All-Star Event.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–present)

On June 23, 2022, Pnini signed with

of the

and the EuroLeague.

National team career

Pnini is a member of the Israeli National Team, he participated at the 2007, 2009, 2011,

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and

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EuroBasket tournaments.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 20 , , 11 , , 15.2 , , .414 , , .400 , , .680 , , 1.8 , , .9 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.7 , , 3.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 22 , , 5 , , 19.8 , , .486 , , .458 , , .778 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 0 , , 7.2 , , 6.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 19 , , 0 , , 12.6 , , .367 , , .317 , , .889 , , 1.3 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , .1 , , 3.4 , , 3.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 23 , , 2 , , 13.4 , , .431 , , .302 , , .810 , , 1.2 , , 1 , , .3 , , .1 , , 4.0 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2013–14† , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 27 , , 20 , , 18.4 , , .424 , , .413 , , .583 , , 1.8 , , 1.8 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.6 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 4 , , 1 , , 20.7 , , .565 , , .467 , , .625 , , 2.0 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .0 , , 9.5 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 10 , , 2 , , 15.4 , , .500 , , .467 , , .833 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .0 , , 5.3 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 29 , , 1 , , 12.4 , , .519 , , .277 , , .533 , , 1.6 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.6 , , 3.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 115 , , 39 , , 16.3 , , .438 , , .396 , , .719 , , 1.6 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.2 , , 4.5

References

External links

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