Lior Arditti (also "Arditty" and "Arditi"; ליאור ארדיטי; born December 16, 1967) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the

Israel 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 competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball c ...

for Team Israel in the 1989 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal. He also competed in the

, and for 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 ...

Biography

Arditti was born in Rehovot, Israel, lived in

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it h ...

, and is Jewish. His parents are Alex and Hana Arditti, and he has two younger sisters Dorit and Yael. He is 6' 5" (194 cm) tall, and weighs 209 pounds (95 kg). He served three years in the

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before going to college. He played for Team Israel in the 1989 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal. Arditti attended Boston College ('91). Under

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age rules, he was limited to two years of eligibility. He played for the

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in 1989-91, his freshman and sophomore years. In the second game of his college career, he scored 21 points against

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on November 27, 1989. In 1989-90 he led the team with an .823 free throw percentage and a .456 three-point field goal percentage. He played in the

. Arditti competed from 1983 to 2001 for Israeli teams Maccabi Southern Tel Aviv,

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 ...

, Maccabi Ramat Gan, Hapoel Eilat, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Bnei Herzliya Basket,

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...

, and

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 ...

. Arditti played for the

. He played in the 1993 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1995 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1997 FIBA European Championship for Men, and 1999 FIBA European Championship for Men. After playing basketball, Arditti became a real estate businessman, and co-owned the Heiblum-Arditti Group.

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