Moran Roth ( he, מורן רוט) (born November 10, 1982) is an Israeli professional

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player who last played with

Bnei Herzliya 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. It ...

of the Israeli Super League. He plays at the

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position. He won the Israeli Super League championship 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 B ...

, in the 2007–08 season. In 2012, he was the Israeli Premier League Assists Leader.

Professional career

After finishing his youth age career at the youth systems of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Roth signed with Hapoel Be'eri of the Israeli third-tier level Liga Artzit. After one year at the third-tier level, Roth played three seasons in the Israeli second-tier level Liga Leumit - one with his hometown team

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 ...

, and two with Elitzur Ramla. His performance at the Israeli second league earned him his first Israeli top-tier level Israeli Premier League contract, with

A.S. Ramat Hasharon A.S. Ramat HaSharon ( he, א.ס. רמת השרון) is a professional basketball club based in Ramat HaSharon, Israel. The club are currently members of the Israeli National League. History The club first participated in the Super League in t ...

. At the end of his first season with the club, he won the Israeli Super League's Discovery of the Year award, after averaging 7.0 points and 2.7 assists per game. He signed with

Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The professional teams associated with it include: *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball) * Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton) There was also a footb ...

, for the 2005–06 season, and finished with the team in third place in the league. Roth split the 2006–07 season between Hapoel Galil Elyon and

Ironi Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan ( he, מכבי עירוני רמת גן, formerly Ironi Ramat Gan) is a male basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit (basketball), Liga Leumit, the second division in Israeli baske ...

. In the next season, Roth was a key player in the sensational Israeli Super League championship winning team

, which ended what was at the time a run of 14 consecutive league championships by Maccabi Tel Aviv. In that season, Roth averaged 4.6 assists per game. After the sensational league championship with Hapoel Holon, Roth signed a contract with the traditional second-best team in Israel,

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 ...

. He split ways with Hapoel Jerusalem after just one season, and signed with

Elitzur Ashkelon Elitzur Ashkelon ( he, אליצור אשקלון) was a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south-west Israel. The team reached the quarterfinals of the EuroCup Challenge in 20062009–10 season. In June 2010, Roth returned to

, signing a 2-year contract with them. That season, Roth averaged then career highs of 13.5 points and 5.9 assists per game, which earned him a place in the All-BSL First Team, although his team only finished in 7th place in the Israeli Super League, and was eliminated in the playoff quarterfinals. The second year of his contract with Hapoel Holon was more successful on the team level, as they finished the season in third place. Roth led the league in assists, with an average of 7.95 per game, and also had two games in which he had 15 assists during the season. After two good seasons with Hapoel Holon, Roth signed a 3-year contract with the Israeli EuroLeague powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. Roth parted ways with Maccabi Tel Aviv after only one year due, to a lack of playing time with the team. He then signed with the Israeli Super League's defending champions, Maccabi Haifa, as a replacement for

Gal Mekel Gal Mekel ( he, גל מקל, pronounced ; born March 4, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He played for the Dallas Mavericks and spent time in Europe and Israel. He played college basketball for two years at Wichita Sta ...

, who had moved to the

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National team

Roth became a member of the senior Israeli National Basketball Team since 2007. He played at the

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and the EuroBasket 2009

Career stats

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References

External links

Israeli Super League ProfileEuroLeague Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Moran 1982 births Living people Hapoel Galil Elyon players Hapoel Holon players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Ironi Ashkelon players Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players Ironi Ramat Gan players Israeli men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Sportspeople from Ashdod Point guards