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The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents
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 ...
in international
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tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the
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. Israel has qualified for the
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30 times throughout their history. They have also made two appearances at the World Cup, and one at the
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. Israel also participated at the
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from 1966 to 1974. The most success Israel has had on the international stage to date, is finishing as the runners-up at EuroBasket 1979, as well as winning two gold medals (
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...
,
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), and one silver medal ( 1970) at the Asian Games.


History


1952 Olympic Games

The Israeli national team played in their first international competition at the 1952 Olympic Games. However, the team would quickly be ousted in the preliminary tournament, with an (0–2) record and loses to the
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, and
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.


EuroBasket 1953

Israel made their
European Basketball Championship EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...
debut at EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow. In the preliminary round, the Israeli squad won their group by tie-breaker after being one of three teams to finish with a (3–1) record. They then advanced to the final round, managing to defeat perennial power
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, and getting revenge on
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for their only preliminary round loss. Their record in the final round was (4–3), putting them in a 4-way tie for second place behind the undefeated
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. Israel eventually came out on the bottom of that tie-breaker, finishing in 5th place of the 17 teams. Israel's overall record of seven wins and four losses included two wins by forfeit over
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lie ...
(in the preliminary round) and
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(in the final round), each of which had refused to play against Israel due to political reasons.


1954 World Cup

Israel reached the World Cup for the first time in
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. The national team would be placed in
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in the preliminary round, where they would finish in a 3-way tie, after splitting their two games. They would ultimately secure a spot in the final round based on point difference. There Israel would be overwhelmed, as they dropped six of their seven matches to accumulate an (1–6) record, with their only win coming in a 48–45 overtime victory against
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. Israel would end their inaugural appearance at the tournament in 8th place.


1966 Asian Games

Israel appeared at the
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for the first time in
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...
. Being drawn into Group B in the preliminary round of the tournament, the national team throttled
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in the first game 87–55. After that result, Israel would go on to finish out the rest of the round with an (4–1) record, to move on. In the semi-finals, Israel breezed passed
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57–34 to reach the title game. In the final, Israel capped their run through the competition by dismantling
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90–42 to capture their first gold medal at the Asian Games.


1970 Asian Games

Heading into the
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, Israel looked to repeat their performance from 1966. Israel swept their preliminary phase opponents to make it to the final stage. Sitting at (3–0), Israel looked dominant in their first three wins, and appeared poised to become back-to-back Asian Games champions. After winning their first seven games of the final round, Israel needed one more win to finish with a flawless record, and take home the gold. However,
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prevented it all from happening, defeating Israel convincingly 81–67. The result landed the team into a second-place finish overall.


1974 Asian Games

The
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would be the final appearance for Israel at the tournament. The team looked to achieve the gold medal once more before departing. Israel easily made it through the first two rounds to an (3–0) record, setting up an clash in the semi-finals. There the team went up against the
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, and outlasted them in a high scoring affair 123–101, to reach the final. In the title game South Korea awaited Israel once again, who was determined to avenge their lost to them at the prior Asian Games in 1970. This time around Israel would come out as champions, winning a hard-fought tussle 92–85 to reclaim the gold medal one last time.


EuroBasket 1979

The EuroBasket 1979 was the 12th appearance for Israel at the
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. The team began their tournament journey with an opening phase defeat against France. Although the team would refocus, and win their next two matches against
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, and
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. The (2–1) record the team achieved was enough to advance to the final stage of the competition. There the team won three out of their five games, two finish in second place in the group, only behind the Soviet Union. This result gave Israel their first medal finish at the tournament.


1986 World Cup

Israel qualified for their second World Cup appearance in
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. The national team was drawn into Group B in the preliminary phase. Their first game of the tournament was an 79–84 win against
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. Israel would go on to attain second place in group play with an (3–2) record, to move on to the next round. However, Israel was not as successful in this phase, as they would finish up with a losing record (2–3) to be relegated to the classification round. There they went (1–1) to come in 7th place at the competition overall.


EuroBasket 2017

Israel won the rights to be one of four co-hosts for
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. With Israel hosting Group B in
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
, the team went up against
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in their first game, and were thoroughly dominated in an 69–48 defeat. Heading into their second game of the tournament, Israel had
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standing in their way. Israel ran out to an early first period lead, but the team could not maintain the momentum, as they fell to (0–2) and desperately needing a win in their next game. Germany was the opponent for the national team in their third match of group play, and they were victorious in a remarkable 80–82 win. Sitting with an (1–2) record, Israel were intent to even it all up with their game against
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. However, even behind the strong performance from Gal Mekel, and his 23 points were not enough. Israel would lose a heartbreaker in overtime 91–104. Their last game of group play, and positions nearly determined, Israel would fall once more. This time at the hands of Ukraine, 88–64, to end the tournament with an (1–4) record.


2019 World Cup qualification

During the process for Israel to reach the 2019 World Cup, the team went through World Cup qualifiers, where they were drawn into
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for the first round of qualifiers. Israel's first game was a comfortable 88–68 win at home against
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. Heading to play
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on the road in their next game, the team looked to move to (2–0). Although Greece would have none of it, as they dominated Israel 82–61, dropping the team to a record of (1–1). Israel would eventually get things on track, as they finished the rest of group play at (3–3), enough to advance to the second and final round of qualifying. For the
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of World Cup qualifying, Israel was placed into Group L. Their first two matches of group play were tough loses against Georgia, and Germany. Although they eventually picked up an impressive win in their third game at home versus
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. Unfortunately, the national team would only earn one more victory during the rest of the qualifiers, which saw their hopes at (5–7) and clinching qualification vanish.


Honours

Medals table


Competitive record


FIBA World Cup


Olympic Games


Asian Games


EuroBasket


Results and fixtures


2021


2022


2023


Team


Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 11 and 14 November 2022 against
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and
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.


Depth chart


Notable players

Current notable players who have played for the national team: } } , valign="top" , ; Legend: *Club – describes last
club on 11 November 2022 *Age – describes age
on 11 November 2022


Head coach position


Past rosters

1952 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams 3
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, 4 Zacharia Ofri, 5 Daniel Levy, 6 Menahem Korman, 8 Amos Linkowsky, 9 Shimon Szmuckler, 10 Yehuda Wiener, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12
Reuben Perach Reuben Perach (29 April 1933 – 1 May 2020) was an Israeli basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), off ...
, 13 Eliahu Amiel, 14 Dan Boksenbaum, 15 Marcel Hefez (Coach: Jacob Saltiel) ----
1953 EuroBasket The 1953 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1953, was the eighth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en ...
: finished 5th among 17 teams 3
Avraham Schneor Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews ...
, 4 Zacharia Ofri, 5 Daniel Levy, 6 Menahem Korman, 7 Alfred Cohen, 8 David Heiblum, 9 Shimon Szmuckler, 10 Ernst Winer, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12 Marcel Hefez, 13 Mark Mimran, 14 Dan Boksenbaum, 15
Reuben Perach Reuben Perach (29 April 1933 – 1 May 2020) was an Israeli basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), off ...
(Coach: Jacob Saltiel) ---- 1954 FIBA World Cup: finished 8th among 12 teams 3
Avraham Schneor Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews ...
, 4 Zacharia Ofri, 5 Daniel Moshe, 6
Reuben Perach Reuben Perach (29 April 1933 – 1 May 2020) was an Israeli basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), off ...
, 7 Alfred Cohen, 8 Tavil Israel, 9 Shimon Shelah, 10 Yehuda Gafni, 11 Rafael Ram, 12 Marcel Hefez, 13 Azriel Luboshitz, 14 Dan Erez (Coach: Jacob Saltiel) ----
1959 EuroBasket The 1959 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1959, was the eleventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 21 May 1959 and concluded wi ...
: finished 11th among 17 teams 3
Avraham Schneor Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews ...
, 4 Albert Hemmo, 6 Haim Kastan, 7 Amos Lin, 9 David Tari, 10 Jacob Edelist, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12
Igal Volodarsky Igal Volodarsky, also known as Igal Dar (יגאל וולדרסקי; June 12, 1936 - June 15, 1977), was an Israeli basketball player. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography He pla ...
, 13
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 14 Haim Hazan, 15 Erez Lustig, 16 Shabetai Ben-Bassat (Coach: Eli Amtel) ----
1961 EuroBasket The 1961 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1961, was the twelfth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Nineteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...
: finished 11th among 19 teams 4 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, 5 Erez Lustig, 6
Ami Shelef Ami Shelef (עמי שלף; September 20, 1936 - December 24, 1988) was an Israeli basketball player and coach. He played the center position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograp ...
, 7 Hanoch Barkon, 8 Albert Hemmo, 9 Offer Eshed, 10
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12 David Tari, 13 Abraham Hoffman, 14 Haim Hazan, 15
Igal Volodarsky Igal Volodarsky, also known as Igal Dar (יגאל וולדרסקי; June 12, 1936 - June 15, 1977), was an Israeli basketball player. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography He pla ...
(Coach:
Yehoshua Rozin Yehoshua Rozin ( he, יהושע רוזין‎; 16 August 1918 – 6 February 2002) was an Israeli basketball coach. Biography Rozin was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He moved to Israel at the age of six. He played basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv ...
) ----
1963 EuroBasket The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...
: finished 9th among 16 teams 4 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, 5 Offer Eshed, 6
Ami Shelef Ami Shelef (עמי שלף; September 20, 1936 - December 24, 1988) was an Israeli basketball player and coach. He played the center position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograp ...
, 7 Zvi Lubezki, 8 Albert Hemmo, 9
Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (אברהם גוט; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and wo ...
, 10
Igal Volodarsky Igal Volodarsky, also known as Igal Dar (יגאל וולדרסקי; June 12, 1936 - June 15, 1977), was an Israeli basketball player. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography He pla ...
, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12 Shlomo Ben-Zeev, 13 Abraham Hoffman, 14 Haim Hazan, 15 Ilan Zeiger (Coach:
Yehoshua Rozin Yehoshua Rozin ( he, יהושע רוזין‎; 16 August 1918 – 6 February 2002) was an Israeli basketball coach. Biography Rozin was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He moved to Israel at the age of six. He played basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv ...
) ----
1965 EuroBasket The 1965 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1965, was the fourteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues Results First round Group A – Moscow Group B – Tbilisi ...
: finished 6th among 16 teams 4 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, 5 Offer Eshed, 6
Ami Shelef Ami Shelef (עמי שלף; September 20, 1936 - December 24, 1988) was an Israeli basketball player and coach. He played the center position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograp ...
, 7 Zvi Lubezki, 8 Albert Hemmo, 9
Igal Volodarsky Igal Volodarsky, also known as Igal Dar (יגאל וולדרסקי; June 12, 1936 - June 15, 1977), was an Israeli basketball player. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography He pla ...
, 10
Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (אברהם גוט; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and wo ...
, 11
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 12 Gideon Freitag, 13 Abraham Hoffman, 14 Haim Hazan, 15 Ilan Zeiger (Coach: Shimon Shelah) ----
1966 Asian Games The 1966 Asian Games (), also known as the V Asiad, were a continental multi-sport event that was held from 9 to 20 December 1966, in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 16 sports were contested by athletes during the games. Taiwan and Isr ...
: finished 1st among 11 teams 4 Amnon Avidan, 5 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, 6 Igal Dar, 7 Gershon Dekel, 8 Offer Eshed, 9
Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (אברהם גוט; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and wo ...
, 10
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 11 Zvi Lubezki, 12 Itshak Shachar, 13
Ami Shelef Ami Shelef (עמי שלף; September 20, 1936 - December 24, 1988) was an Israeli basketball player and coach. He played the center position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograp ...
, 14 Haim Starkman, 15 Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah) ---- 1967 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams 4 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, 5 Offer Eshed, 6 Gabi Teichner, 7 Willie Wold, 8 Shamuel Avishar, 9 Igal Dar, 10
Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (אברהם גוט; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and wo ...
, 11 Gershon Dekel, 12
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 13 Abraham Hoffman, 14 Haim Starkman, 15 Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah) ---- 1969 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Gabi Teichner, 5 Offer Eshed, 6
Ivan Leshinsky Ivan Leshinsky (אייבן לישינסקי; born February 5, 1947) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played three seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and competed for th ...
, 7 Giora Dori, 8 Haim Baram, 9 Gabi Neumark, 10 Haim Starkman, 11 Gershon Dekel, 12
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
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Itamar Marzel Itamar Marzel (איתמר מרזל; born May 16, 1949) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Marzel w ...
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Mark Turenshine Mark Turenshine (also spelled "Torenshine"; מרק טורנשיין; December 20, 1944 – February 26, 2016) was an American-Israeli basketball player. He played for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israel Basketball Premier League from 1969 to 1977, and f ...
, 15 Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah) ----
1970 Asian Games The 6th Asian Games () were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.- - Seoul, South Korea, had been selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea. (T ...
: finished 2nd among 12 teams 4 Dan Barzily, 5 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, 6 Hillel Gilboa, 7 Ronald Green, 8 Hanan Keren, 9
Ivan Leshinsky Ivan Leshinsky (אייבן לישינסקי; born February 5, 1947) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played three seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and competed for th ...
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Itamar Marzel Itamar Marzel (איתמר מרזל; born May 16, 1949) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Marzel w ...
, 11 Gabi Neumark, 12 Mike Schwartz, 13 Haim Starkman, 14 Gabi Teichner, 15
Mark Turenshine Mark Turenshine (also spelled "Torenshine"; מרק טורנשיין; December 20, 1944 – February 26, 2016) was an American-Israeli basketball player. He played for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israel Basketball Premier League from 1969 to 1977, and f ...
(Coach: Shimon Shelah) ---- 1971 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Joseph Leja, 5 Gabi Teichner, 6
Tal Brody Talbot "Tal" Brody (Hebrew: טל ברודי; born August 30, 1943), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the National Basketball ...
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Mark Turenshine Mark Turenshine (also spelled "Torenshine"; מרק טורנשיין; December 20, 1944 – February 26, 2016) was an American-Israeli basketball player. He played for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israel Basketball Premier League from 1969 to 1977, and f ...
, 8 Hanan Keren, 9 Mike Schwartz, 10 Haim Starkman, 11 Zvi Inbar, 12 Dan Barzily, 13
Itamar Marzel Itamar Marzel (איתמר מרזל; born May 16, 1949) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Marzel w ...
, 14 Abraham Zuchman, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Shimon Shelah) ---- 1973 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams 4 Jonathan Zacks, 5 Shamuel Avishar, 6
Tal Brody Talbot "Tal" Brody (Hebrew: טל ברודי; born August 30, 1943), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the National Basketball ...
, 7 Gur Ben-David, 8 Hanan Keren, 9 Mickey Berkowitz, 10
Barry Leibowitz Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945 in New York, New York) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played in the 1966 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Brazil. He played with, among others, Mark Turenshine and future ...
, 11 Gabi Neumark, 12 Zvi Inbar, 13
Itamar Marzel Itamar Marzel (איתמר מרזל; born May 16, 1949) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Marzel w ...
, 14 Jacob Eisner, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Abraham Hemmo) ----
1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...
: finished 1st among 11 teams 4
Motti Aroesti Motti Aroesti (born 11 July 1954), is a retired Israeli professional basketball player and coach. Biography Motti Aroesti was born in Givatayim. Basketball career Aroesti played club basketball with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1973 to 1988. Aroes ...
, 5 Shamuel Avishar, 6 Mickey Berkowitz, 7
Tal Brody Talbot "Tal" Brody (Hebrew: טל ברודי; born August 30, 1943), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the National Basketball ...
, 8 Jacob Eisner, 9 Hanan Keren, 10
Itamar Marzel Itamar Marzel (איתמר מרזל; born May 16, 1949) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Marzel w ...
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Avigdor Moskowitz Avigdor Moskowitz (born 4 February 1953) is a former Israeli basketball player, playing as a point guard. He was a member of the Israeli national basketball team, which won a gold medal at 1974 Asian Games after defeating South Korea 92–85 in a ...
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Shamuel Nachmias Shamuel (also Shmuel and Samuel) Nachmias (שמואל נחמיאס; born October 19, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played 13 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli national basketball team. ...
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Shuki Schwartz Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Schwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, ...
, 14 Boaz Yanai, 15 Shmaryahu Zaslevsky (Coach: Abraham Hemmo) ---- 1975 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams 4 Shlomo Blum, 5
Shamuel Nachmias Shamuel (also Shmuel and Samuel) Nachmias (שמואל נחמיאס; born October 19, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played 13 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli national basketball team. ...
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Tal Brody Talbot "Tal" Brody (Hebrew: טל ברודי; born August 30, 1943), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the National Basketball ...
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Shuki Schwartz Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Schwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, ...
, 8 Hanan Keren, 9 Mickey Berkowitz, 10
Barry Leibowitz Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945 in New York, New York) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played in the 1966 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Brazil. He played with, among others, Mark Turenshine and future ...
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Avigdor Moskowitz Avigdor Moskowitz (born 4 February 1953) is a former Israeli basketball player, playing as a point guard. He was a member of the Israeli national basketball team, which won a gold medal at 1974 Asian Games after defeating South Korea 92–85 in a ...
, 12 Or Goren, 13
Itamar Marzel Itamar Marzel (איתמר מרזל; born May 16, 1949) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Marzel w ...
, 14 Jacob Eisner, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Abraham Hemmo) ---- 1977 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams 4
Shamuel Nachmias Shamuel (also Shmuel and Samuel) Nachmias (שמואל נחמיאס; born October 19, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played 13 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli national basketball team. ...
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Shuki Schwartz Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Schwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, ...
, 6 Or Goren, 7 Pinhas Hozez, 8 Hanan Keren, 9 Mickey Berkowitz, 10
Barry Leibowitz Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945 in New York, New York) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played in the 1966 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Brazil. He played with, among others, Mark Turenshine and future ...
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Avigdor Moskowitz Avigdor Moskowitz (born 4 February 1953) is a former Israeli basketball player, playing as a point guard. He was a member of the Israeli national basketball team, which won a gold medal at 1974 Asian Games after defeating South Korea 92–85 in a ...
, 12 Steve Kaplan, 13
Itamar Marzel Itamar Marzel (איתמר מרזל; born May 16, 1949) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Marzel w ...
, 14 Roni Rothschild, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
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1979 EuroBasket The 1979 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1979, was the 21st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Twelve national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation enter ...
: finished 2nd among 12 teams 4 Eric Minkin, 5
Shuki Schwartz Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Schwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, ...
, 6 Uri Ben-Ari, 7
Motti Aroesti Motti Aroesti (born 11 July 1954), is a retired Israeli professional basketball player and coach. Biography Motti Aroesti was born in Givatayim. Basketball career Aroesti played club basketball with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1973 to 1988. Aroes ...
, 8 Lou Silver,
9 Mickey Berkowitz ( MVP), 10
Barry Leibowitz Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945 in New York, New York) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played in the 1966 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Brazil. He played with, among others, Mark Turenshine and future ...
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Avigdor Moskowitz Avigdor Moskowitz (born 4 February 1953) is a former Israeli basketball player, playing as a point guard. He was a member of the Israeli national basketball team, which won a gold medal at 1974 Asian Games after defeating South Korea 92–85 in a ...
, 12 Steve Kaplan, 13 Shai Sharf, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
) ---- 1981 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams 4 Jim Boatwright, 5 John Willis, 6 Haim Zlotikman, 7 Gal Knaz, 8
Steve Schlachter Steve Schlachter (סטיב שלכטר; born June 30, 1954) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He competed for 16 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli ...
, 9 Mickey Berkowitz, 10
Barry Leibowitz Barry Leibowitz (born September 10, 1945 in New York, New York) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played in the 1966 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Brazil. He played with, among others, Mark Turenshine and future ...
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Avigdor Moskowitz Avigdor Moskowitz (born 4 February 1953) is a former Israeli basketball player, playing as a point guard. He was a member of the Israeli national basketball team, which won a gold medal at 1974 Asian Games after defeating South Korea 92–85 in a ...
, 12 Lou Silver, 13 Doron Jamchi, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
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1983 EuroBasket The 1983 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1983, was the 23rd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 26 May to 4 June 1983 in France. Italy defeated Spain in the fina ...
: finished 6th among 12 teams 4 Howard Lassoff, 5 Israel Elimelech, 6 Lou Silver, 7
Motti Aroesti Motti Aroesti (born 11 July 1954), is a retired Israeli professional basketball player and coach. Biography Motti Aroesti was born in Givatayim. Basketball career Aroesti played club basketball with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1973 to 1988. Aroes ...
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Steve Schlachter Steve Schlachter (סטיב שלכטר; born June 30, 1954) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He competed for 16 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli ...
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Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
, 10 Haim Zlotikman, 11 Shmuel Zisman, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13
Ofer Yaakobi Ofer Yaakobi (עופר יעקובי; born January 12, 1961) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He competed in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograp ...
, 14 Niv Bogin, 15 John Willis (Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
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1985 EuroBasket The 1985 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1985, was the 24th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 5 to 16 June 1985 in West Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Czec ...
: finished 9th among 12 teams 4 Amir Bino, 5 Motti Daniel, 6
Ofer Yaakobi Ofer Yaakobi (עופר יעקובי; born January 12, 1961) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He competed in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograp ...
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Motti Aroesti Motti Aroesti (born 11 July 1954), is a retired Israeli professional basketball player and coach. Biography Motti Aroesti was born in Givatayim. Basketball career Aroesti played club basketball with Maccabi Tel Aviv, from 1973 to 1988. Aroes ...
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Steve Schlachter Steve Schlachter (סטיב שלכטר; born June 30, 1954) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He competed for 16 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli ...
, 9
Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
, 10 Haim Zlotikman, 11 Shmuel Zisman, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13
Hen Lippin Hen Lippin ( he, חן ליפין, born November 4, 1965 in Beitan Aharon), the youngest of three brothers, is a retired Israeli basketball player. Career Lippin joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1984, and played at the club for six seasons, wearing nu ...
, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 Johan Willis (Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
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1986 FIBA World Cup The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the 10th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Spain and was held from 5 to 20 July 1986. The final phase of the tournament was held at the ...
: finished 7th among 24 teams 4 Howard Lassoff, 5 Motti Daniel, 6 Adi Gordon, 7 Nir Rechlis, 8 Ariel Rosenberg, 9
Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
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Hen Lippin Hen Lippin ( he, חן ליפין, born November 4, 1965 in Beitan Aharon), the youngest of three brothers, is a retired Israeli basketball player. Career Lippin joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1984, and played at the club for six seasons, wearing nu ...
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Doron Shefa Doron Shefa (דורון שפע; born October 3, 1961) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard and forward positions. He was named to the Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet in 1991. Biography Shefa is 6' 5" (1.96 meters ...
, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 LaVon Mercer, 14
Tomer Steinhauer Tomer Moshe Steinhauer ( he, תומר משה שטיינהאור‏‎; born October 3, 1966) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently the assistant coach for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. Ste ...
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Ofer Yaakobi Ofer Yaakobi (עופר יעקובי; born January 12, 1961) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He competed in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograp ...
(Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
) ----
1987 EuroBasket The 1987 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1987, was the 25th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Greece between 3 and 14 June 1987. Twelve national teams entered the ev ...
: finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Howard Lassoff, 5 Motti Daniel, 6 Adi Gordon, 7 Nadav Henefeld, 8 Ofer Fleisher, 9 Ariel Rosenberg, 10
Hen Lippin Hen Lippin ( he, חן ליפין, born November 4, 1965 in Beitan Aharon), the youngest of three brothers, is a retired Israeli basketball player. Career Lippin joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1984, and played at the club for six seasons, wearing nu ...
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Doron Shefa Doron Shefa (דורון שפע; born October 3, 1961) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard and forward positions. He was named to the Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet in 1991. Biography Shefa is 6' 5" (1.96 meters ...
, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 LaVon Mercer, 14
Tomer Steinhauer Tomer Moshe Steinhauer ( he, תומר משה שטיינהאור‏‎; born October 3, 1966) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently the assistant coach for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. Ste ...
, 15 Itzhak Cohen (Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
) ---- 1993 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Ofer Fleisher, 6 Israel Elimelech, 7
Desi Barmore Desi Barmore (דזי בארמור; born May 27, 1960) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. Barmore played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball tea ...
, 8 Shimon Amsalem, 9 Adi Gordon, 10
Tomer Steinhauer Tomer Moshe Steinhauer ( he, תומר משה שטיינהאור‏‎; born October 3, 1966) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently the assistant coach for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. Ste ...
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Doron Sheffer Doron Sheffer ( he, דורון שפר; born 12 March 1972), is an Israeli retired professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career he played at the point guard and shootin ...
, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 Amir Katz, 14 Lior Arditty, 15 Motti Daniel (Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
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1995 EuroBasket The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to ea ...
: finished 10th among 14 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Ofer Fleisher, 6
Guy Goodes Guy Goodes ( he, גיא גודס; born 13 March 1971) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League and the Israel national team. Professional care ...
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Brad Leaf Brad Leaf ( he, ברד ליף; born May 17, 1960) is an American-Israeli basketball coach and former player. He played 17 years of professional basketball in Israel, first for Hapoel Galil Elyon and later for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premie ...
, 8 Dror Cohen, 9 Adi Gordon, 10 Amir Muchtary, 11
Doron Sheffer Doron Sheffer ( he, דורון שפר; born 12 March 1972), is an Israeli retired professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career he played at the point guard and shootin ...
, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 Kobi Balul, 14 Lior Arditty, 15 Motti Daniel (Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
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1997 EuroBasket The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a be ...
: finished 9th among 16 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Lior Arditty, 6 Shalom "Puppy" Turgeman, 7 Amir Muchtary, 8
David Bernsley David Scott Bernsley (דייוויד ברנסלי; born May 6, 1969) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national bask ...
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Oren Aharoni Oren Aharoni (אורן אהרוני; born November 12, 1973) is an Israeli basketball coach and former basketball player. He played the guard position. Aharoni played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and on the Israeli national basketbal ...
, 10 Oded Kattash, 11
Doron Sheffer Doron Sheffer ( he, דורון שפר; born 12 March 1972), is an Israeli retired professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career he played at the point guard and shootin ...
, 12 Gur Shelef, 13
Uri Cohen-Mintz Uri Cohen-Mintz (אורי כהן-מינץ; born August 1, 1973) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and competed for the Israeli national basketball team. Bi ...
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Tomer Steinhauer Tomer Moshe Steinhauer ( he, תומר משה שטיינהאור‏‎; born October 3, 1966) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently the assistant coach for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. Ste ...
, 15 Ofer Fleisher (Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
) ---- 1999 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Motti Daniel, 6
Guy Goodes Guy Goodes ( he, גיא גודס; born 13 March 1971) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League and the Israel national team. Professional care ...
, 7 Shalom "Puppy" Turgeman, 8 Shimon Amsalem, 9 Meir Tapiro, 10 Oded Kattash, 11
Doron Sheffer Doron Sheffer ( he, דורון שפר; born 12 March 1972), is an Israeli retired professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career he played at the point guard and shootin ...
, 12 Gur Shelef, 13
Uri Cohen-Mintz Uri Cohen-Mintz (אורי כהן-מינץ; born August 1, 1973) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and competed for the Israeli national basketball team. Bi ...
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Tomer Steinhauer Tomer Moshe Steinhauer ( he, תומר משה שטיינהאור‏‎; born October 3, 1966) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently the assistant coach for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. Ste ...
, 15 Yoav Saffar (Coach:
Muli Katzurin Muli Katzurin (born November 30, 1954) is an Israeli basketball coach, who since early 2008 has been coach of the national basketball team of Poland.http://www.sport.pl/koszykowka/1,65095,5043555.html Katzurin for twenty years (late 1970s–late ...
) ---- 2001 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Israel Sheinfeld, 5
Shahar Gordon Shahar Gordon (שחר גורדון; born June 7, 1980) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograph ...
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Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He playe ...
, 7 Shalom Turgeman, 8
Lior Lubin Lior Lubin ( he, ליאור ליובין) (born 19 September 1979) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former national team player. He was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. In 2000, he was the Israeli Premier League Assists Leader. He is cur ...
, 9 Ido Kozikaro, 10 Afik Nissim, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Yoav Saffar, 13 Barak Peleg, 14 Yaniv Green, 15
Moshe Mizrahi Moshe Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 20 September 1950 – 11 December 2022) was a senior Israel Police official and a member of Knesset for the Labor Party (2013–2015) and Zionist Union (2018–2019). Mizrahi received a bachelor of Law de ...
(Coach:
Muli Katzurin Muli Katzurin (born November 30, 1954) is an Israeli basketball coach, who since early 2008 has been coach of the national basketball team of Poland.http://www.sport.pl/koszykowka/1,65095,5043555.html Katzurin for twenty years (late 1970s–late ...
) ---- 2003 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams 4 Erez Katz, 5
Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...
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Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He playe ...
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Moshe Mizrahi Moshe Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 20 September 1950 – 11 December 2022) was a senior Israel Police official and a member of Knesset for the Labor Party (2013–2015) and Zionist Union (2018–2019). Mizrahi received a bachelor of Law de ...
, 8 Israel Sheinfeld, 9 Gur Shelef, 10
Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6 f ...
, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Yoav Saffar, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15
Shahar Gordon Shahar Gordon (שחר גורדון; born June 7, 1980) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograph ...
(Coach:
Muli Katzurin Muli Katzurin (born November 30, 1954) is an Israeli basketball coach, who since early 2008 has been coach of the national basketball team of Poland.http://www.sport.pl/koszykowka/1,65095,5043555.html Katzurin for twenty years (late 1970s–late ...
) ---- 2005 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4
Dror Hajaj Dror Hagag ( he, דרור חג'ג', born December 31, 1978) is an Israeli former professional basketball player of a Tunisian-Jewish descent. He plays at the point guard position. He last played with the pro club Maccabi Ashdod. He also played ...
, 5 Afik Nissim, 6
Sharon Shason Sharon Sasson ( he, שרון ששון)(or Sasson; born March 16, 1979) is a retired Israeli basketball player. A 6' 9" (206 cm) forward, he last played for Bnei HaSharon. Sasson signed with Hapoel Jerusalem in August 2007. He had spent the ...
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Chris Watson John Christian Watson (born Johan Cristian Tanck; 9 April 186718 November 1941) was an Australian politician who served as the third prime minister of Australia, in office from 27 April to 18 August 1904. He served as the inaugural federal lea ...
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Erez Markovich Erez Markovich (ארז מרקוביץ; born July 10, 1978) is an Israeli former basketball player who played the center position. He played in the Jeep Élite league, in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketba ...
, 9 Gur Shelef, 10
Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6 f ...
, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12
Moshe Mizrahi Moshe Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 20 September 1950 – 11 December 2022) was a senior Israel Police official and a member of Knesset for the Labor Party (2013–2015) and Zionist Union (2018–2019). Mizrahi received a bachelor of Law de ...
, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15
Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...
(Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
) ---- 2007 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4
Dror Hajaj Dror Hagag ( he, דרור חג'ג', born December 31, 1978) is an Israeli former professional basketball player of a Tunisian-Jewish descent. He plays at the point guard position. He last played with the pro club Maccabi Ashdod. He also played ...
, 5 Moran Roth, 6
Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...
, 7 Lior Eliyahu, 8
Erez Markovich Erez Markovich (ארז מרקוביץ; born July 10, 1978) is an Israeli former basketball player who played the center position. He played in the Jeep Élite league, in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketba ...
, 9 Jeron Roberts, 10 Guy Pnini, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12
Matan Naor Matan Naor ( he, מתן נאור; born 3 November 1980) is an Israeli former basketball player. Professional career Naor increased Maccabi's youth department Rehovot. He started playing in the Premier League graduates Ramat Gan in 2000. 2001 w ...
, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15
Amit Tamir Amit Tamir ( he, עמית יוסף תמיר)(born December 2, 1979) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall former center/ forward. Biography Amit Yosef Tamir was born in Jerusalem to A ...
(Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
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2009 EuroBasket The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the ...
: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Moran Roth, 5
Yuval Naimy Yuval Naimy ( he, יובל נעימי) (Born August 31, 1985) is a former Israeli professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, standing at 1.88 (6 ft 2 in). Early life Naimy was born in Jerusalem. He played for Hap ...
, 6 Gal Mekel, 7
Raviv Limonad Raviv Limonad ( he, רביב לימונד; born 26 August 1984) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He is a 191 cm (6' 3") tall combo guard. High school career Limon ...
, 8 Guy Pnini, 9
Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...
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Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6 f ...
, 11 Lior Eliyahu, 12
Moshe Mizrahi Moshe Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 20 September 1950 – 11 December 2022) was a senior Israel Police official and a member of Knesset for the Labor Party (2013–2015) and Zionist Union (2018–2019). Mizrahi received a bachelor of Law de ...
, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15
Amit Tamir Amit Tamir ( he, עמית יוסף תמיר)(born December 2, 1979) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall former center/ forward. Biography Amit Yosef Tamir was born in Jerusalem to A ...
(Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
) ---- 2011 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 24 teams 4
Yogev Ohayon Yogev Ohayon ( he, יוגב אוחיון; born April 24, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Super League. He was the 2012 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. He also represents the senior I ...
, 5 Afik Nissim, 6
Yuval Naimy Yuval Naimy ( he, יובל נעימי) (Born August 31, 1985) is a former Israeli professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, standing at 1.88 (6 ft 2 in). Early life Naimy was born in Jerusalem. He played for Hap ...
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David Blu David Blu (born David Bluthenthal; July 18, 1980) is an American–Israeli former professional basketball player, who spent 10 seasons playing in the EuroLeague. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He is co ...
, 8 Guy Pnini, 9 Gal Mekel, 10
Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6 f ...
(C), 11 Lior Eliyahu, 12
Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...
, 13
Elishay Kadir Elishay Kadir ( he, אלישי כדיר) (born November 4, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He plays in the power forward position, and is 202 cm (6'8") tall. He w ...
, 14 Yaniv Green, 15
Uri Kokia Uri Kokia ( he, אורי קוקיה; born May 14, 1981) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach for Ironi Ramat Gan of the Liga Artzit. Kokia played as a center/power ...
(Coach:
Arik Shivek Arik Shivek ( he, אריק שיבק) is an Israeli professional basketball head coach. Shivek is the former head coach of the senior Israeli national basketball team, serving from 2009 to 2014, succeeding Zvi Sherf. Coaching career Shivek started ...
) ---- 2013 EuroBasket: finished 21st among 24 teams 4
Raviv Limonad Raviv Limonad ( he, רביב לימונד; born 26 August 1984) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He is a 191 cm (6' 3") tall combo guard. High school career Limon ...
, 5 Afik Nissim, 6 Nitzan Hanochi, 7 Alex Tyus, 8 Lior Eliyahu, 9
Omri Casspi Omri Moshe Casspi ( he, עומרי משה כספי, born June 22, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He mainly played at the small forward position, but could play also at the power forward position. Casspi was drafted 23 ...
, 10 Guy Pnini, 11
Yogev Ohayon Yogev Ohayon ( he, יוגב אוחיון; born April 24, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Super League. He was the 2012 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. He also represents the senior I ...
, 12
Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...
, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15
Elishay Kadir Elishay Kadir ( he, אלישי כדיר) (born November 4, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He plays in the power forward position, and is 202 cm (6'8") tall. He w ...
(Coach:
Arik Shivek Arik Shivek ( he, אריק שיבק) is an Israeli professional basketball head coach. Shivek is the former head coach of the senior Israeli national basketball team, serving from 2009 to 2014, succeeding Zvi Sherf. Coaching career Shivek started ...
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2015 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...
: finished 10th among 24 teams 5 Dagan Yivzori, 6
Shawn Dawson Shawn Dawson ( he, שון דאוסון; born 12 December 1993) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He is the son of former basketball player Joe Dawson. He was named the Israel ...
, 7 Gal Mekel, 8 Lior Eliyahu, 9
Omri Casspi Omri Moshe Casspi ( he, עומרי משה כספי, born June 22, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He mainly played at the small forward position, but could play also at the power forward position. Casspi was drafted 23 ...
(C), 10
Raviv Limonad Raviv Limonad ( he, רביב לימונד; born 26 August 1984) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He is a 191 cm (6' 3") tall combo guard. High school career Limon ...
, 11
Elishay Kadir Elishay Kadir ( he, אלישי כדיר) (born November 4, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He plays in the power forward position, and is 202 cm (6'8") tall. He w ...
, 12
Yogev Ohayon Yogev Ohayon ( he, יוגב אוחיון; born April 24, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Super League. He was the 2012 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. He also represents the senior I ...
, 14 Yaniv Green, 15
D'or Fischer D'or Anthony Naheem Fischer (born October 12, 1981) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Elitzur Eito Ashkelon of the Israeli National League. He has also represented the senior Israeli national team. Standing at , he plays ...
, 16
Robert Rothbart Robert Rothbart ( he, רוברט רות'בארט, born Boris Kajmaković on June 16, 1986) is a Bosnian-Israeli professional basketball player playing the position of center for Elitzur Eito Ashkelon of the Israeli National League. He was named t ...
, 23
Bar Timor Bar Timor (בר טימור; born March 2, 1992) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Israeli national team. Professional career Timor was the Israeli Super ...
(Coach:
Erez Edelstein Erez Edelstein (born August 23, 1961) is an Israeli basketball coach. Coaching career In 2014, Edelstein was hired as a head coach of the Israel national basketball team. On June 9, 2016, Edelstein was announced as the new head coach of Maccabi ...
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2017 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...
: finished 21st among 24 teams 1
Richard Howell Richard Howell (October 25, 1754April 28, 1802) was the third governor of New Jersey from 1794 to 1801. Early life and military career Howell was born in Newark in the Colony of Delaware. He was a lawyer and soldier of the early United States ...
, 6
Shawn Dawson Shawn Dawson ( he, שון דאוסון; born 12 December 1993) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He is the son of former basketball player Joe Dawson. He was named the Israel ...
, 7 Gal Mekel, 8 Lior Eliyahu, 9
Omri Casspi Omri Moshe Casspi ( he, עומרי משה כספי, born June 22, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He mainly played at the small forward position, but could play also at the power forward position. Casspi was drafted 23 ...
(C), 10 Guy Pnini, 11
Elishay Kadir Elishay Kadir ( he, אלישי כדיר) (born November 4, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He plays in the power forward position, and is 202 cm (6'8") tall. He w ...
, 12
Yotam Halperin Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1. ...
, 14
Oz Blayzer Oz Blayzer ( he, עוז בלייזר; born December 29, 1992) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Oz Blayzer was born in Kfar Tavor, Israel. He played with the Ha ...
, 15
Bar Timor Bar Timor (בר טימור; born March 2, 1992) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Israeli national team. Professional career Timor was the Israeli Super ...
, 20
Idan Zalmanson Idan Zalmanson ( he, עידן זלמנסון; born April 18, 1995) is an Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was named the Israeli Basketball Super League Most Improved P ...
, 21
Yogev Ohayon Yogev Ohayon ( he, יוגב אוחיון; born April 24, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Super League. He was the 2012 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. He also represents the senior I ...
(Coach:
Erez Edelstein Erez Edelstein (born August 23, 1961) is an Israeli basketball coach. Coaching career In 2014, Edelstein was hired as a head coach of the Israel national basketball team. On June 9, 2016, Edelstein was announced as the new head coach of Maccabi ...
) ---- 2022 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams 4
Roman Sorkin Roman Sorkin ( he, רומן סורקין, ; born August 11, 1996) is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the ...
, 7 Gal Mekel, 8
Deni Avdija Deni Avdija ( he, דֶנִי אָבְדִיָה, sr-cyr, Дени Авдија; born 3 January 2001) is an Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the sma ...
, 10 Guy Pnini (C), 11
Yam Madar Yam Madar ( he, ים מדר; born ) is an Israeli player ,and professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Israel senior national team internationally. ...
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Rafi Menco Rafael "Rafi" Menco ( he, רפי מנקו; born March 5, 1994) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most ...
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Jake Cohen Jacob Greer Cohen (ג'ייק כהן; born September 25, 1990) is an American-Israeli 6' 10 " (2.10 m ) tall professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the ...
, 20
Idan Zalmanson Idan Zalmanson ( he, עידן זלמנסון; born April 18, 1995) is an Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was named the Israeli Basketball Super League Most Improved P ...
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30 Nimrod Levi, 41 Tomer Ginat, 45
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 ...
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Yovel Zoosman Yovel Zoosman ( he, יוֹבֵל זוסמן; born May 12, 1998) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the Shooting guard, shooting guard and t ...
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Guy Goodes Guy Goodes ( he, גיא גודס; born 13 March 1971) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League and the Israel national team. Professional care ...
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Sport in Israel Sport in Israel plays an important role in Israeli culture and is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport. The most popular sports in Israel have traditionally been Association football (mainly) and basketball (secondly) - with the first ...
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Israel women's national basketball team The Israel women's national basketball team represents Israel in international women's basketball matches and is controlled by the Israel Basketball Association. Israel have hosted the FIBA Women's EuroBasket in 1991, and will host it again in ...
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Israel men's national under-20 basketball team The Israeli national under-20 basketball team represents the country in various FIBA youth tournaments. It usually competes in the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and used to compete in the now defunct FIBA Under-21 World Championship. This te ...
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Israel men's national under-18 basketball team The Israel national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a junior national basketball team of Israel, that is administered by the Israel Basketball Association The Israeli Basketball Association (IBBA,Israel men's national under-16 basketball team * Israel national 3x3 team *
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 ...


References


External links

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Israel FIBA profile

Israel National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com

at FIBA Archive


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Israel v Poland – Group D – Full Game – 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers
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