Bnei Herzliya Basket

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Bnei Herzliya Basket (Hebrew: בני הרצליה, 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.[1] It has won the Israeli State Cup twice, most recently in 2022.[2] The team was founded in 1985, and the team's colors are blue and white.

Bnei Herzliya
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
HistoryBnei Herzliya Basket
(2012–present)
ArenaHayovel
Capacity1,500
LocationHerzliya, Israel
Team colorsBlue and White
  
CEOAmit Zdkiya
PresidentEldad Akunis
Team managerZeev Bara'am
Head coachYehu Orland
OwnershipLenny Rekanati
Tal Rekanati
ChampionshipsIsraeli State Cup (2)
Websitebhbasket.co.il

History

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The club was originally founded in 1985, under the name Hapoel Herzliya.[3] In 2002, the club merged with Maccabi Ra'anana in a neighboring town, and was re-named Bnei HaSharon.[4][3][5] The merger was entered into because of Maccabi Ra'anana's financial problems and Bnei HaSharon's relegation from the top-level Israeli Basketball Premier League, following the 2001–02 season.

At the end of 2010–11 season, the merger ended, and the team started playing only for the Israeli city of Herzliya. In 2012, the club was re-named Bnei Herzliya.[3] In 2022, the club won the Israeli State Cup for the second time, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 87:82 in the final.[6]

Titles and honors

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Domestic competitions

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Winners (2): (1994–95, 2021–2022)
Runners-up (3): (2004–05, 2006–07, 2009-10)
Winners: (2019-20)

Season by season

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Taurean Green
 
Karam Mashour
Season Tier Division Pos. European competitions
2009–10 1 Premier League 8th
2010–11 5th
2011–12 10th
2012–13 11th
2013–14 11th
2014–15 9th
2015–16 7th
2016–17 5th 4 FIBA Europe Cup R2 5–7
2017–18 10th 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS 4–6
2018–19 12th
2019–20 2 National League 1st
2020–21 1 Premier League 11th    Balkan League RS 2–2
2021–22 2nd
2022–23 7th 3 Champions League RS 2-4
2023–24 10th 4 FIBA Europe Cup Withdrew

Players

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Current roster

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Bnei Herzliya roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 1   Michaeli, Alon 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2005-11-27)27 November 2005
SF 5   Meeks (basketball), John 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-04-16)16 April 1999
SG 8     Bourdillon, Frédéric 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991
PF 22   Hawley (basketball), Joshua 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1996-11-28)28 November 1996
SF 22   Sneed, Xavier 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997
PG 1   Clark (basketball), Jimmy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2001-04-04)4 April 2001
PG 35   Burg, Ethan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
PG 77   Ben David, Ofek 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
SG 98   Lugashi, Shalev 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001
C 30   Silva, Chris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Elishay Cadir

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: December 3, 2023
  • The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
  • There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.
  • The BCL requires at least 5 "homegrown" players on a 12-man game sheet.

Source: basket.co.il

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

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  1. ^ "בני Ofek Dist הרצליה". Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "בני הרצליה ניצחה 82:87 את הפועל תל אביב וזכתה בגביע השני בתולדותיה". Walla! Sports (in Hebrew). February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Group A preview: Three teams with history to kick off in the BIBL". balkanleague.net.
  4. ^ "2008-09 Club Profile: Bnei Hasharon". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Basketball - Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya (Israel) : palmares, results and name". www.the-sports.org.
  6. ^ "בני הרצליה ניצחה 82:87 את הפועל תל אביב וזכתה בגביע השני בתולדותיה". Walla! Sports (in Hebrew). February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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