Nadav Henefeld (

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: נדב הנפלד; born June 19, 1968) is an Israeli former professional

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player. During his playing career, he was a 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall power forward.

Early career

Henefeld was born in

Ramat Hasharon Ramat HaSharon ( he, רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן, ''lit.'' '' Sharon Heights'', ar, رمات هشارون) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon ...

, Israel, and he initially played pro basketball in his home country, for two seasons (1987–88, and 1988–89). He won a gold medal with Team Israel, and was voted MVP of the basketball competition, at the 1989 Maccabiah Games.

College career

Henefeld joined the

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, and played with the

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, in the 1989–90 "Dream Season", where he was selected as the Big East Conference Rookie of the Year, and set an all-time

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Division I freshman record, with 138

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Professional career

Henefeld returned to Israel for the 1990–91 season, and played with

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for 12 years, until his retirement from basketball. During that time, he helped his team reach the

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on four occasions, in

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( FIBA SuproLeague), and

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, winning the FIBA SuproLeague trophy in 2001.

National team career

Henefeld was a regular member of the senior Israeli national team.

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEuroleague.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henefeld, Nadav 1968 births Living people Competitors at the 1989 Maccabiah Games Hapoel Galil Elyon players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Israeli expatriate basketball people in the United States Israeli Jews Israeli men's basketball players Jewish men's basketball players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Maccabiah Games basketball players of Israel Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Power forwards (basketball) UConn Huskies men's basketball players