Sharon Sasson ( he, שרון ששון)(or Sasson; born March 16, 1979) is a retired

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 ...

basketball player Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

. A 6' 9" (206 cm) forward, he last played for

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 ...

. Sasson signed with Hapoel Jerusalem in August 2007. He had spent the last two seasons with

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 ...

, who released him from the final year of a three-year contract after he averaged just 3.2 points per game in 44 Euroleague games. Shason averaged 10.7 points per game with Hapoel Jerusalem during the 2007-08 season, with a high of 35 points against

Ironi 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 2006 Israeli Basketball Super 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 ...

, and represented 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 ...

scoring 318 points in 56 games.

Honours

Israeli Basketball Super 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 ...

: **Winner (2): 2006, 2007 *

Israeli Basketball State Cup The Israeli Basketball State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה בכדורסל) is the second most important professional basketball competition in Israel, after the Israeli Super League. It is the national federation cup of Israel. The tournament beg ...

: **Winner (2): 2006, 2008 * Euroleague: **''Runner-up (1):'' 2006

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1978 births Living people Israeli men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Ironi Nahariya players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Small forwards PBC Ural Great players Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent People from Givatayim {{israel-basketball-bio-stub