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 ...

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Israeli Basketball Association The Israeli Basketball Association (IBBA,FIBA World Rankings. 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, 1974), 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

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. 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 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

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(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 1954. 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. 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 Japan 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 1970 Asian Games, 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 1974 Asian Games 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 European Basketball Championship. 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 1986. 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 EuroBasket 2017. 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 Lithuania 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 second round 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 Sweden.

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

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: finished 20th among 23 teams 3 Avraham Schneor, 4 Zacharia Ofri, 5 Daniel Levy, 6 Menahem Korman, 8

Amos Lin Amos Lin (2 July 1933 – 21 September 2020)כדורסלן ...

kowsky, 9 Shimon Szmuckler, 10 Yehuda Wiener, 11 Ralph Klein, 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, 4 Zacharia Ofri, 5 Daniel Levy, 6 Menahem Korman, 7 Alfred Cohen, 8 David Heiblum, 9 Shimon Szmuckler, 10 Ernst Winer, 11 Ralph Klein, 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 The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil f ...

: finished 8th among 12 teams 3 Avraham Schneor, 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 Shimon Shelah (born 19 March 1932) is an Israeli former 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), officially ...

, 10 Yehuda Gafni, 11 Rafael Ram, 12 Marcel Hefez, 13 Azriel Luboshitz, 14

Dan Erez Dan Erez (28 May 1933 – November 2015) 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), officia ...

(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, 4 Albert Hemmo, 6 Haim Kastan, 7

Amos Lin Amos Lin (2 July 1933 – 21 September 2020)כדורסלן ...

, 9 David Tari, 10 Jacob Edelist, 11 Ralph Klein, 12 Igal Volodarsky, 13 David Kaminsky, 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, 11 Ralph Klein, 12 David Tari, 13 Abraham Hoffman, 14 Haim Hazan, 15 Igal Volodarsky (Coach: Yehoshua Rozin) ---- 1963 EuroBasket: 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, 10 Igal Volodarsky, 11 Ralph Klein, 12 Shlomo Ben-Zeev, 13 Abraham Hoffman, 14 Haim Hazan, 15 Ilan Zeiger (Coach: Yehoshua Rozin) ---- 1965 EuroBasket: 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, 10 Abraham Gutt, 11 David Kaminsky, 12 Gideon Freitag, 13 Abraham Hoffman, 14 Haim Hazan, 15 Ilan Zeiger (Coach:

Shimon Shelah Shimon Shelah (born 19 March 1932) is an Israeli former 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), officially ...

) ---- 1966 Asian Games: finished 1st among 11 teams 4 Amnon Avidan, 5 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, 6 Igal Dar, 7 Gershon Dekel, 8 Offer Eshed, 9 Abraham Gutt, 10 David Kaminsky, 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 Shimon Shelah (born 19 March 1932) is an Israeli former 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), officially ...

) ---- 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, 11 Gershon Dekel, 12 David Kaminsky, 13 Abraham Hoffman, 14 Haim Starkman, 15 Ilan Zohar (Coach:

Shimon Shelah Shimon Shelah (born 19 March 1932) is an Israeli former 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), officially ...

) ---- 1969 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Gabi Teichner, 5 Offer Eshed, 6 Ivan Leshinsky, 7 Giora Dori, 8 Haim Baram, 9 Gabi Neumark, 10 Haim Starkman, 11 Gershon Dekel, 12 David Kaminsky, 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 ...

, 14

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 Shimon Shelah (born 19 March 1932) is an Israeli former 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), officially ...

) ---- 1970 Asian Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams 4 Dan Barzily, 5 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, 6 Hillel Gilboa, 7 Ronald Green, 8 Hanan Keren, 9 Ivan Leshinsky, 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 ...

, 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 Shimon Shelah (born 19 March 1932) is an Israeli former 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), officially ...

) ----

1971 EuroBasket The 1971 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1971, was the seventeenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues First round Group A – Essen Group B – Böblingen Knock ...

: 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 ...

, 7

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 ...

, 14 Abraham Zuchman, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach:

Shimon Shelah Shimon Shelah (born 19 March 1932) is an Israeli former 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), officially ...

) ----

1973 EuroBasket The 1973 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1973, was the eighteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues Group stage Group A – Badalona Group B – Barcelona Knocko ...

: 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 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

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 N ...

, 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 ...

, 14 Jacob Eisner, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Abraham Hemmo) ---- 1974 Asian Games: finished 1st among 11 teams 4 Motti Aroesti, 5 Shamuel Avishar, 6

Mickey Berkowitz 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 ...

, 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 ...

, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 12

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. ...

, 13 Shuki Schwartz, 14 Boaz Yanai, 15 Shmaryahu Zaslevsky (Coach: Abraham Hemmo) ----

1975 EuroBasket The 1975 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1975, was the nineteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues First round Group A – Split Group B – Karlovac Group C � ...

: 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. ...

, 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 Shuki Schwartz, 8 Hanan Keren, 9

Mickey Berkowitz 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

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 N ...

, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 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 ...

, 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. ...

, 5 Shuki Schwartz, 6 Or Goren, 7 Pinhas Hozez, 8 Hanan Keren, 9

Mickey Berkowitz 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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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 N ...

, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 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 ...

, 14 Roni Rothschild, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Ralph Klein) ---- 1979 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams 4 Eric Minkin, 5 Shuki Schwartz, 6 Uri Ben-Ari, 7 Motti Aroesti, 8 Lou Silver,
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Mickey Berkowitz 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 ...

( 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 N ...

, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 12 Steve Kaplan, 13 Shai Sharf, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Ralph Klein) ---- 1981 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams 4 Jim Boatwright, 5 John Willis, 6 Haim Zlotikman, 7 Gal Knaz, 8 Steve Schlachter, 9

Mickey Berkowitz 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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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 N ...

, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 12 Lou Silver, 13 Doron Jamchi, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Ralph Klein) ----

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 f ...

: finished 6th among 12 teams 4 Howard Lassoff, 5

Israel Elimelech Israel Elimelech (ישראל אלימלך; born June 22, 1960) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He was named to the 1992 Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet. Biography Elimelech was born in Holon, ...

, 6 Lou Silver, 7 Motti Aroesti, 8 Steve Schlachter, 9 Miki Berkovich, 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. Biograph ...

, 14 Niv Bogin, 15 John Willis (Coach: Ralph Klein) ---- 1985 EuroBasket: 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. Biograph ...

, 7 Motti Aroesti, 8 Steve Schlachter, 9 Miki Berkovich, 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 ...

, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 Johan Willis (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ----

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, 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 ...

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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 meter ...

, 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. Biograph ...

(Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1987 EuroBasket: 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 ...

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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 meter ...

, 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) ---- 1993 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Ofer Fleisher, 6

Israel Elimelech Israel Elimelech (ישראל אלימלך; born June 22, 1960) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He was named to the 1992 Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet. Biography Elimelech was born in Holon, ...

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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 ...

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Shimon Amsalem Shimon Yaakov Amsalem (שמעון אמסלם; born November 10, 1966) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League and for the Israeli National Basketball ...

, 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 shooting ...

, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 Amir Katz, 14 Lior Arditty, 15 Motti Daniel (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1995 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 14 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Ofer Fleisher, 6 Guy Goodes, 7

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 shooting ...

, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 Kobi Balul, 14 Lior Arditty, 15 Motti Daniel (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1997 EuroBasket: 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 bas ...

, 9 Oren Aharoni, 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 shooting ...

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Gur Shelef Gur Shelef ( he, גור שלף; born January 10, 1974) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. Standing at 201 cm (6' 7") he played at the small forward and power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is on ...

, 13 Uri Cohen-Mintz, 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 Ofer Fleisher (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1999 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Motti Daniel, 6 Guy Goodes, 7 Shalom "Puppy" Turgeman, 8

Shimon Amsalem Shimon Yaakov Amsalem (שמעון אמסלם; born November 10, 1966) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Premier Basketball League and for the Israeli National Basketball ...

, 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 shooting ...

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Gur Shelef Gur Shelef ( he, גור שלף; born January 10, 1974) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. Standing at 201 cm (6' 7") he played at the small forward and power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is on ...

, 13 Uri Cohen-Mintz, 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 Yoav Saffar (Coach: Muli Katzurin) ---- 2001 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams 4

Israel Sheinfeld Israel Sheinfeld (ישראל שיינפלד; born July 1, 1976) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions. Sheinfeld played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national baske ...

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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 play ...

, 7 Shalom Turgeman, 8 Lior Lubin, 9

Ido Kozikaro Ido Kozikaro (עידו קוז'יקרו; originally Cojocaru) (born January 8, 1978) is an Israeli 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall center former basketball player. He is mostly known for his tenure playing for Maccabi Haifa BC. In 2002-03 he was the ...

, 10 Afik Nissim, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Yoav Saffar, 13 Barak Peleg, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Moshe Mizrahi (Coach: Muli Katzurin) ---- 2003 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams 4

Erez Katz Erez Katz (ארז כץ; born April 9, 1980) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the point guard position. He played for Hapoel Jerusalem, Ironi Ashkelon, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Bnei Herzliya, and the Israel men's national basketball tea ...

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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 ...

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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 play ...

, 7 Moshe Mizrahi, 8

Israel Sheinfeld Israel Sheinfeld (ישראל שיינפלד; born July 1, 1976) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions. Sheinfeld played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national baske ...

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Gur Shelef Gur Shelef ( he, גור שלף; born January 10, 1974) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. Standing at 201 cm (6' 7") he played at the small forward and power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is on ...

, 10 Tal Burstein, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Yoav Saffar, 13

Ido Kozikaro Ido Kozikaro (עידו קוז'יקרו; originally Cojocaru) (born January 8, 1978) is an Israeli 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall center former basketball player. He is mostly known for his tenure playing for Maccabi Haifa BC. In 2002-03 he was the ...

, 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) ---- 2005 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4 Dror Hajaj, 5 Afik Nissim, 6 Sharon Shason, 7 Chris Watson, 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 ...

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Gur Shelef Gur Shelef ( he, גור שלף; born January 10, 1974) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. Standing at 201 cm (6' 7") he played at the small forward and power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is on ...

, 10 Tal Burstein, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Moshe Mizrahi, 13

Ido Kozikaro Ido Kozikaro (עידו קוז'יקרו; originally Cojocaru) (born January 8, 1978) is an Israeli 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall center former basketball player. He is mostly known for his tenure playing for Maccabi Haifa BC. In 2002-03 he was the ...

, 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 ...

(Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 2007 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4 Dror Hajaj, 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 ...

, 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 ...

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Jeron Roberts Jeron Roberts (born November 10, 1976) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Wyoming. He was called up by Israel national basketball team manager Zvi ("Zvika") Sherf to rep ...

, 10 Guy Pnini, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Matan Naor, 13

Ido Kozikaro Ido Kozikaro (עידו קוז'יקרו; originally Cojocaru) (born January 8, 1978) is an Israeli 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall center former basketball player. He is mostly known for his tenure playing for Maccabi Haifa BC. In 2002-03 he was the ...

, 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 As ...

(Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 2009 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Moran Roth, 5 Yuval Naimy, 6 Gal Mekel, 7 Raviv Limonad, 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 ...

, 10 Tal Burstein, 11 Lior Eliyahu, 12 Moshe Mizrahi, 13

Ido Kozikaro Ido Kozikaro (עידו קוז'יקרו; originally Cojocaru) (born January 8, 1978) is an Israeli 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall center former basketball player. He is mostly known for his tenure playing for Maccabi Haifa BC. In 2002-03 he was the ...

, 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 As ...

(Coach: Zvi Sherf) ----

2011 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's EuroBasket, European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted t ...

: finished 13th among 24 teams 4 Yogev Ohayon, 5 Afik Nissim, 6 Yuval Naimy, 7 David Blu, 8 Guy Pnini, 9 Gal Mekel, 10 Tal Burstein (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 ...

, 13 Elishay Kadir, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Uri Kokia (Coach: Arik Shivek) ----

2013 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France defeated Lithuania in th ...

: finished 21st among 24 teams 4 Raviv Limonad, 5 Afik Nissim, 6

Nitzan Hanochi Nitzan Yehuda Hanochi ( he, ניצן יהודה חנוכי; born 10 June 1986) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was named the Israeli Basketball Premier L ...

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Alex Tyus Alexander Trent Tyus (born January 8, 1988) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket of the LNB Pro A. He was the 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. Having been naturalized as an Israeli citizen, he al ...

, 8 Lior Eliyahu, 9 Omri Casspi, 10 Guy Pnini, 11 Yogev Ohayon, 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 ...

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Ido Kozikaro Ido Kozikaro (עידו קוז'יקרו; originally Cojocaru) (born January 8, 1978) is an Israeli 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall center former basketball player. He is mostly known for his tenure playing for Maccabi Haifa BC. In 2002-03 he was the ...

, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Elishay Kadir (Coach: Arik Shivek) ---- 2015 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 24 teams 5

Dagan Yivzori Dagan Yivzori ( he, דגן יבזורי; born October 15, 1985) is an Israeli basketball player who last played for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. He was the 2014 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. He also plays for the ...

, 6 Shawn Dawson, 7 Gal Mekel, 8 Lior Eliyahu, 9 Omri Casspi (C), 10 Raviv Limonad, 11 Elishay Kadir, 12 Yogev Ohayon, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 D'or Fischer, 16 Robert Rothbart, 23 Bar Timor (Coach: Erez Edelstein) ----

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 Stat ...

, 6 Shawn Dawson, 7 Gal Mekel, 8 Lior Eliyahu, 9 Omri Casspi (C), 10 Guy Pnini, 11 Elishay Kadir, 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 ...

, 14 Oz Blayzer, 15 Bar Timor, 20 Idan Zalmanson, 21 Yogev Ohayon (Coach: Erez Edelstein) ----

2022 EuroBasket The EuroBasket 2022 was the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championship organized by FIBA Europe. It was the first since it was agreed it would take place every four years, with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World C ...

: 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 th ...

, 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, 12 Rafi Menco, 15 Jake Cohen, 20 Idan Zalmanson,
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Nimrod Levi Nimrod Levi ( he, נמרוד לוי) (born March 24, 1995) is an Israeli-Swedish professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he primarily plays at the power forward position. Levi w ...

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Tomer Ginat Tomer Ginat ( he, תומר גינת; born November 7, 1994) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he primarily plays at the power forward position. Ginat was named the ...

, 45 Tamir Blatt, 50 Yovel Zoosman (Coach: Guy Goodes)

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References

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Israel FIBA profile

Israel National Team – Men
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History

1952 Olympic Games

EuroBasket 1953

1954 World Cup

1966 Asian Games

1970 Asian Games

1974 Asian Games

EuroBasket 1979

1986 World Cup

EuroBasket 2017

2019 World Cup qualification

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Olympic Games

Asian Games

EuroBasket

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