Israel national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 35  (4 December 2018)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1939 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | איגוד הכדורסל בישראל (Israel Basketball Association) | ||
| Coach | Oded Kattash | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 29 | ||
| Medals |  Silver: (1979) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (1966, 1974) Silver: (1970) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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The Israeli national basketball team is managed by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 37th in the world by FIBA (as of 3 October 2015) and 14th in Europe. Until now, Israel has participated in 34 international competitions and won a silver medal in EuroBasket 1979.
Contents
1 History
1.1 EuroBasket 1953
1.2 Later years
2 Competition history
2.1 Cumulative performance
2.2 Olympic Games
2.2.1 1952 Summer Olympics
2.3 FIBA World Cup
2.3.1 1954 FIBA World Cup
2.3.2 1986 FIBA World Cup
2.4 Asian Games
2.4.1 1966 Asian Games
2.4.2 1970 Asian Games
2.4.3 1974 Asian Games
2.5 EuroBasket
3 Team
3.1 Current roster
3.2 Depth chart
3.3 Other notable players
3.4 Head coach position
3.5 Past rosters
4 Kit
4.1 Manufacturer
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
7.1 Videos
History
EuroBasket 1953
Israel made their European championship tournament debut in the EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow, coming within a tie-breaker of taking the silver medal.
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 advanced to the final round, managing to defeat perennial power Czechoslovakia and taking revenge on Yugoslavia for their 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 Soviet Union. Israel came out on the bottom of that tie-breaker, finishing in 5th place of the 17 teams.
Israel's overall record of 7 wins and 4 losses included two wins by forfeit over Lebanon (in the preliminary round) and Egypt (in the final round), each of which had refused to play against Israel.
Later years
In the following years, the squad emerged as a serious competitor that, at times, even challenged the world elite teams. Its major accomplishments remain its silver medal at the EuroBasket 1979 and its qualifications to the Basketball World Cup and the Summer Olympics. Israel's basketball program was especially honored when FIBA awarded the country hosting rights for preliminary round games of the official EuroBasket 2017.
Competition history
Cumulative performance
| Event | W | L | Per. |  |  |  | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIBA Basketball World Cup | 7 | 11 | .389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIBA EuroBasket | 76 | 107 | .415 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Asian Games | 19 | 2 | .905 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 102 | 122 | .455 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Olympic Games
Olympic Games | Pre-Olympic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
 1948 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1952 | 17-23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
 1960 | Did not qualify | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
 1964 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||
 1968 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||
 1972 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||
 1976 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||||
 1980 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||||
 1984 | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||||
 1988 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
 1992 | 12 | 5 | 7 | |||||
1996–2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2020 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
1952 Summer Olympics
In the first round, Philippines defeated Israel, 57–47. The losers played each other, with Israel's second loss ejecting the nation from the tournament, with Greece defeating Israel, 54–52.
| Event | Participants | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team competition | Coach: Jacob Saltiel
| Qualification round (Group B) - Did not advance
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FIBA World Cup
FIBA Basketball World Cup | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
 1950 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1954 | 8th | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||
1959–1982 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1986 | 7th | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
1990–2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2019 | To be determined | |||||||
  2023 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 18 | 7 | 11 | |||||
1954 FIBA World Cup
Israel competed at the 1954 FIBA World Championship, marking the first time Israel competed at the FIBA World Championship.[2] This was the second such competition, and Israel was one of twelve teams to compete.[3][4] Israel finished in 8th place overall.[5]
- Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Formosa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 113 | +2 | 3 |
 Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 98 | +2 | 3 |
 Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 121 | −4 | 3 |
24 October 18:30 |
Israel | 45–49 | Formosa |
Scoring by half: 27–25, 18–24 | ||
Pts: Cohen 12 | Pts: Tong S.F. 18 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro |
26 October 22:15 |
| Israel | 55–49 | Chile |
Scoring by half: 18–25, 37–24 | ||
Pts: Schneor 21 | Pts: Badria 13 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro |
- Final round
All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 482 | 300 | +182 | 14 | |
| 2 |  Brazil | 7 | 6 | 1 | 418 | 341 | +77 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Philippines | 7 | 5 | 2 | 438 | 406 | +32 | 12 | |
| 4 |  France | 7 | 3 | 4 | 371 | 392 | −21 | 10 | |
| 5 | Formosa | 7 | 2 | 5 | 345 | 405 | −60 | 9 | 1.063 |
| 6 |  Uruguay | 7 | 2 | 5 | 422 | 446 | −24 | 9 | 1.031 |
| 7 |  Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 433 | 498 | −65 | 9 | 0.914 |
| 8 | Israel | 7 | 1 | 6 | 330 | 451 | −121 | 8 |
27 October 22:35 |
| Canada | 50–43 | Israel |
Scoring by half: 33–22, 17–21 | ||
Pts: Ridd 13 | Pts: Cohen 13 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alberto Pedro (PAR), Noli Coutinho (BRA) |
28 October |
Israel | 46–68 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 20–31, 26–37 | ||
Pts: Erez 13 | Pts: Pasos 15 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI) |
30 October |
Israel | 56–90 | Philippines |
Scoring by half: 30–37, 26–53 | ||
Pts: Schneor 14 | Pts: Loyzaga, Saldaña 20 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA) |
31 October 18:30 |
| Israel | 48–45 (OT) | France |
Scoring by half: 21–17, 22–26 Overtime: 5–2 | ||
Pts: Schneor 15 | Pts: Dessemme 11 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Earl Schlup (USA), Helio Louzada (BRA) |
3 November |
| Uruguay | 73–69 | Israel |
Scoring by half: 32–31, 41–38 | ||
Pts: Lombardo 22 | Pts: Cohen 21 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Aladino Astuto (BRA), Pietro Reverberi (ITA) |
4 November 19:00 |
| United States | 74–30 | Israel |
Scoring by half: 36–20, 38–10 | ||
Pts: Johnson 13 | Pts: Schneor 6 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Alberto Pedro (PAR) |
5 November |
| Formosa | 51–38 | Israel |
Scoring by half: 27–12, 24–26 | ||
Pts: Ling J.H. 12 | Pts: Ofri 11 | |
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA) |
- Roster
Coach: Jacob Saltiel[6]
| Number | Name |
|---|---|
| 3 | Abraham Shaneir |
| 4 | Afri Zakharya |
| 5 | Daniel Moshe |
| 6 | Reuven Fecher |
| 7 | Alfred Cohen |
| 8 | Tavin Israel |
| 9 | Szymon Shelah |
| 10 | Yehuda Gafni |
| 11 | Ralph Ram |
| 12 | Marcel Hefez |
| 13 | Azriel Luboshitz |
| 14 | Dan Erez |
- Top scorers
| Name | Country | Games | Total points | Average points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Shneior | Israel | 9 | 97 | 10.7[7] |
1986 FIBA World Cup
Israel competed at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, marking the second time Israel competed at the FIBA World Championship, the first time since 1954.[8] The 1986 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 10th such competition.[9] It consisted of 24 teams,[10] of which Israel finished in 7th place overall.[11]
- Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 565 | 369 | +196 | 10 | |
| Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 435 | 444 | −9 | 8 | |
 Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 399 | 418 | −19 | 7 | 1–1; 1.034 |
 Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 405 | 430 | −25 | 7 | 1–1; 1.021 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 377 | 437 | −60 | 7 | 1–1; 0.950 |
 Angola | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 417 | −83 | 6 |
5 July |
Uruguay | 79–84 | Israel |
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol |
6 July |
Angola | 75–95 | Israel |
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol |
7 July |
Soviet Union | 114–77 | Israel |
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol |
9 July |
Israel | 91–98 | Australia |
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol |
10 July |
Israel | 88–78 | Cuba |
Polideportivo A Malata, Ferrol |
- Semifinals - Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 546 | 441 | +105 | 10 |
 Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 491 | 435 | +56 | 9 |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 414 | 402 | +12 | 8 |
| Israel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 387 | 455 | −68 | 7 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1 | 4 | 399 | 460 | −61 | 6 |
 Greece | 5 | 0 | 5 | 419 | 463 | −44 | 5 |
13 July |
Spain | 94–65 | Israel |
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona, Barcelona |
14 July |
Brazil | 90–75 | Israel |
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona, Barcelona |
15 July |
Greece | 79–82 | Israel |
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona, Barcelona |
- 5th–8th classification
| Semifinals | 5th place game | |||||
| Spain | 100 | |||||
| Canada | 80 | |||||
| Spain | 87 | |||||
| Italy | 69 | |||||
| Italy | 100 | |||||
| Israel | 78 | |||||
| 7th place game | ||||||
| Canada | 84 | |||||
| Israel | 97 | |||||
18 July |
Italy | 100–78 | Israel |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid |
19 July |
Canada | 84–97 | Israel |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid |
- Roster
Coach: Zvi Sherf[12]
| Number | Name |
|---|---|
| 4 | Howard Lassoff |
| 5 | Motti Daniel |
| 6 | Adi Gordon |
| 7 | Nir Richlis |
| 8 | Ariel Rosenberg |
| 9 | Mickey Berkowitz |
| 10 | Chen Lippin |
| 11 | Doron Shefa |
| 12 | Doron Jamchy |
| 13 | Larry Bird Cortis |
| 14 | Tomer Steinhauer |
| 15 | Ofer Yaakobi |
Asian Games
Asian Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
 1966 | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1 |
 1974 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | — | 21 | 19 | 2 |
1966 Asian Games
- Preliminary Round - Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 457 | 298 | +159 | 10 |
| Israel | 5 | 4 | 1 | 417 | 324 | +93 | 9 |
| Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 512 | 357 | +155 | 8 |
 Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 380 | 398 | −18 | 7 |
 South Vietnam | 5 | 1 | 4 | 378 | 501 | −123 | 6 |
 Burma | 5 | 0 | 5 | 283 | 549 | −266 | 5 |
10 December |
| Israel | 87–55 | Iran |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
11 December |
| Israel | 100–70 | South Vietnam |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
12 December |
| South Korea | 62–48 | Israel |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
14 December |
Philippines | 86–91 | Israel |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
15 December |
| Israel | 91–51 | Burma |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
- Championship
| Semifinals | Gold medal game | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Japan | 34 | |||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Israel | 57 | |||||
| Israel | 90 | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Thailand | 42 | |||||
| South Korea | 52 | |||||
| Thailand | 67 | |||||
| Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Japan | 60 | |||||
| South Korea | 72 | |||||
17 December |
Japan | 34–57 | Israel |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
19 December |
| Israel | 90–42 | Thailand |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
- Roster
Coach: Shimon Shelah
- Amnon Avidan
- Tanhum Cohen-Mintz
- Igal Dar
- Gershon Dekel
- Offer Eshed
- Abraham Gutt
- David Kaminsky
- Zvi Lubezki
- Itshak Shachar
- Ami Shelef
- Haim Starkman
- Ilan Zohar
1970 Asian Games
- Preliminary Round - Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 181 | +107 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 185 | +58 | 5 |
 Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 284 | −81 | 4 |
| South Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 286 | −84 | 3 |
10 December |
| Israel | 108–59 | South Vietnam |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
11 December |
| Israel | 98–58 | Singapore |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
12 December |
| Israel | 82–64 | Japan |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
- Championship
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 320 | +73 | 9 |
| Israel | 5 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 373 | +56 | 9 |
| Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Republic of China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 364 | 386 | −22 | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 378 | +3 | 7 |
 India | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
14 December |
| Israel | 83–67 | Japan |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
15 December |
Republic of China | 73–114 | Israel |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
16 December |
| Israel | 82–74 | India |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
18 December |
Philippines | 78–83 | Israel |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
19 December |
Israel | 67–81 | South Korea |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok |
- Roster
Coach: Shimon Shelah
- Dan Barzily
- Tanhum Cohen-Mintz
- Hillel Gilboa
- Ronald Green
- Hanan Keren
- Ivan Leshinsky
- Itamar Marzel
- Gabi Neumark
- Mike Schwarz
- Haim Starkman
- Gabi Teichner
- Mark Turenshine
1974 Asian Games
- Preliminary Round - Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 73 | +49 | 2 |
| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 122 | −49 | 1 |
2 September 8:30 |
| Israel | 122–73 | Philippines |
Aryamehr Basketball Hall, Tehran |
- Second Round - Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 161 | +57 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 336 | 288 | +48 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 287 | 293 | −6 | 4 |
 Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 274 | −99 | 2 |
7 September 17:00 |
| Israel | 2–0 | Pakistan |
| Walkover | ||
Aryamehr Basketball Hall, Tehran |
9 September 19:00 |
| Israel | 116–93 | South Korea |
Scoring by half: 59–50, 57–43 | ||
Aryamehr Basketball Hall, Tehran |
12 September 18:30 |
Japan | 68–100 | Israel |
Scoring by half: 37–41, 31–59 | ||
Aryamehr Basketball Hall, Tehran |
- Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| September 13 | ||||||
| Israel | 123 | |||||
| September 15 | ||||||
| Philippines | 101 | |||||
| Israel | 92 | |||||
| September 13 | ||||||
| South Korea | 85 | |||||
| China | 114 | |||||
| South Korea (OT) | 119 | |||||
| Bronze medal game | ||||||
| September 15 | ||||||
| Philippines | 89 | |||||
| China | 102 | |||||
13 September 18:30 |
| Israel | 123–101 | Philippines |
Scoring by half: 62–45, 48–43 | ||
Aryamehr Basketball Hall, Tehran |
15 September 15:30 |
| Israel | 92–85 | South Korea |
Scoring by half: 50–43, 42–42 | ||
Aryamehr Basketball Hall, Tehran |
- Roster
Coach: Abraham Hemo
- Motti Aroesti
- Shamuel Avishar
- Miki Berkovich
- Tal Brody
- Jacob Eisner
- Hanan Keren
- Itamar Marzel
- Avigdor Moskowitz
- Shamuel Nachmias
- Shuki Schwarz
- Boaz Yanai
- Shmaryahu Zaslevsky
EuroBasket
EuroBasket | Qualifying | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
 1935 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1937 | ||||||||
 1939 | ||||||||
| 1946 | ||||||||
 1947 | ||||||||
 1949 | ||||||||
| 1951 | ||||||||
| 1953 | 5th | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||||
 1955 | Withdrew | |||||||
 1957 | ||||||||
 1959 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 1961 | 11th | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
 1963 | 9th | 9 | 4 | 5 | Directly qualified | |||
| 1965 | 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 11th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 11th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
 1973 | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 7th | 7 | 5 | 2 | Directly qualified | |||
 1977 | 5th | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 1979 | | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 1981 | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 1983 | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1985 | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1987 | 11th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1991 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 1993 | 15th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 9th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
 2003 | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
 2005 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
 2011 | 13th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
 2013 | 21st | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
 2015 | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
 2017 | 21st | 5 | 1 | 4 | Directly qualified | |||
| Total | 183 | 76 | 107 | |||||
Note: Red border indicates host nation
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games against Serbia and Georgia (November 30 - December 3, 2018).[13]
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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C | Alex Chubrevich | Idan Zalmanson | |||
PF | Jake Cohen | Tomer Ginat | Nimrod Levi | ||
SF | Shawn Dawson | Guy Pnini | |||
SG | Yovel Zoosman | John DiBartolomeo | Adam Ariel | ||
PG | Tamir Blatt | Yiftach Ziv |
Other notable players
Other current notable players who played for the Israeli national team:
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Head coach position
Zvi Sherf – 1986–1987, 1993–1994
Muli Katzurin – 1997–2004
Zvi Sherf – 2005–2009
Arik Shivek – 2010–2013
Erez Edelstein – 2014–2017
Oded Kattash – 2017–present
Past rosters
Doron Sheffer
Yaniv Green
David Blu
Tal Burstein
Omri Casspi, playing for Israel in 2010
Lior Eliyahu
Guy Pnini
1952 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams
Avraham Schneor, Zachariah Ofri, Menachem Korman, Ralph Klein, Simon Schmukler, Reuven Fecher, Marcel Hefez, Daniel Levy, Alfred Cohen, Yehuda Wiener-Gafni, Dan Erez, Amos Lin, Eliahu Amiel (Coach: Jacob Saltiel)
Israel at the EuroBasket 1953: finished 5th among 17 teams
Ralph Klein, Avraham Schneor, Zachariah Ofri, Daniel Levy, Menachem Korman, Alfred Cohen, David Heiblum, Simon Schmukler, Ernst Winer, Marcel Hefez, Mark Mimran, Haim Boksenbaum, Reuven Fecher (Coach: Jacob Saltiel)
1954 World Championship: finished 19th among 2 teams
Avraham Schneor, Zachariah Ofri, Daniel Moshe, Reuven Fecher, Alfred Cohen, Tavil Israel, Simon Shelah, Yehuda Gafni, Rafael Ram, Marcel Hefez, Azriel Luboshitz, Dan Erez (Coach: Jacob Saltiel)
1959 EuroBasket:' finished 11th among 17 teams
Ralph Klein, Avraham Schneor, Albert Hemmo, Haim Kastan, Amos Lin, David Tari, Jacob Edelist, Igal Volodarsky, David Kaminsky, Haim Hazan, Erez Lustig, Shabetai Ben-Bassat (Coach: Eli Amtel)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 19 teams
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, Ralph Klein, Abraham Hoffman, Albert Hemmo, Haim Hazan, Erez Lustig, David Kaminsky, Ami Shelef, Offer Eshed, David Tari, Hanoch Barkon, Igal Volodarsky (Coach: Yehoshua Rozin)
1963 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, Ralph Klein, Offer Eshed, Ami Shelef, Zvi Lubezki, Albert Hemmo, Abraham Gutt, Igal Volodarsky, Shlomo Ben-Zeev, Abraham Hoffman, Haim Hazan, Ilan Zeiger (Coach: Yehoshua Rozin)
1965 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 16 teams
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, Ralph Klein, Offer Eshed, Ami Shelef, Zvi Lubezki, Albert Hemmo, Abraham Gutt, Igal Volodarsky, Shlomo Ben-Zeev, Abraham Hoffman, Haim Hazan, Ilan Zeiger (Coach: Shimon Shelah)
1966 Asian Games: finished 1st among 11 teams
Amnon Avidan, Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, Igal Dar, Gershon Dekel, Offer Eshed, Abraham Gutt, David Kaminsky, Zvi Lubezki, Itshak Shachar, Ami Shelef, Haim Starkman, Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah)
1967 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, Offer Eshed, Gabi Teichner, Willie Wold, Shamuel Avishar, Igal Dar, Abraham Gutt, Gershon Dekel, David Kaminsky, Abraham Hoffman, Haim Starkman, Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah)
1969 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams
Gabi Neumark, Gabi Teichner, Offer Eshed, Ivan Leshinsky, Giora Dori, Haim Baram, Mark Turenshine, Gershon Dekel, David Kaminsky, Itamar Marzel, Haim Starkman, Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah)
1970 Asian Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams
Dan Barzily, Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, Hillel Gilboa, Ronald Green, Hanan Keren, Ivan Leshinsky, Itamar Marzel, Gabi Neumark, Mike Schwartz, Haim Starkman, Gabi Teichner, Mark Turenshine (Coach: Shimon Shelah)
1971 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams
Tal Brody, Hanan Keren, Mike Schwartz, Haim Starkman, Gabi Teichner, Boaz Yanai, Mark Turenshine, Zvi Inbar, Dan Barzily, Itamar Marzel, Abraham Zuchman, Joseph Leja (Coach: Shimon Shelah)
1973 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams
Tal Brody, Mickey Berkowitz, Gabi Neumark, Hanan Keren, Jonathan Zacks, Shamuel Avishar, Gur Ben-David, Barry Leibowitz, Zvi Inbar, Itamar Marzel, Jacob Eisner, Boaz Yanai (Coach: Abraham Hemo)
1974 Asian Games: finished 1st among 11 teams
Motti Aroesti, Shamuel Avishar, Mickey Berkowitz, Tal Brody, Jacob Eisner, Hanan Keren, Itamar Marzel, Avigdor Moskowitz, Shamuel Nachmias, Shuki Schwartz, Boaz Yanai, Shmaryahu Zaslevsky (Coach: Abraham Hemo)
1975 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams
Mickey Berkowitz, Tal Brody, Motti Aroesti, Shuki Schwartz, Hanan Keren, Shlomo Blum, Shamuel Nachmias, Barry Leibowitz, Avigdor Moskowitz, Itamar Marzel, Jonathan Zacks, Boaz Yanai (Coach: Abraham Hemo)
1977 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams
Mickey Berkowitz, Shuki Schwartz, Hanan Keren, Barry Leibowitz, Shamuel Nachmias, Aor Goren, Pinhas Hozez, Avigdor Moskowitz, Steve Kaplan, Itamar Marzel, Boaz Yanai, Rothschild (Coach: Ralph Klein)
1979 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
Mickey Berkowitz, Lou Silver, Motti Aroesti, Shuki Schwartz, Eric Menkin, Steve Kaplan, Boaz Yanai, Avigdor Moskowitz, Barry Leibowitz, Pinhas Hozez, Uri Ben-Ari, Shai Sharf (Coach: Ralph Klein)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams
Mickey Berkowitz, Lou Silver, Doron Jamchi, Jim Boatwright, John Willis, Haim Zlotikman, Gal Knaz, Steve Schlachter, Barry Leibowitz, Avigdor Moskowitz, Boaz Yanai, Pinhas Hozez (Coach: Ralph Klein)
1983 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams
Mickey Berkowitz, Doron Jamchi, Lou Silver, Motti Aroesti, Howard Lassof, Israel Elimelech, Steve Schlachter, Haim Zlotikman, Shmulik Zisman, Ofer Yaakobi, Niv Bugin, John Willis (Coach: Ralph Klein)
1985 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
Doron Jamchi, Mickey Berkowitz, Motti Aroesti, Chen Lippin, Motti Daniel, Shmulik Zisman, Amir Bino, Ofer Yaakobi, Steve Schlachter, Haim Zlotikman, Pinhas Hozez, John Willis (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
1986 World Championship: finished 7th among 24 teams
Doron Jamchi, Mickey Berkowitz, Howard Lassof, Motti Daniel, Chen Lippin, Adi Gordon, Nir Rechlis, Ari Rosenberg, Doron Shefa, Larry Bird-Curtis, Tomer Steinhauer, Ofer Yaakobi (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
1987 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams
Doron Jamchi, Howard Lassof, Motti Daniel, Adi Gordon, Chen Lippin, Nadav Henefeld, Ofer Fleisher, Ari Rosenberg, Doron Shefa, Larry Bird-Curtis, Tomer Steinhauer, Ishak Cohen (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
1993 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
Doron Sheffer, Nadav Henefeld, Doron Jamchi, Motti Daniel, Adi Gordon, Ofer Fleisher, Israel Elimelech, Desi Barmore, Shimon Amsalem, Tomer Steinhauer, Amir Katz, Lior Arditty (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
1995 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 14 teams
Doron Sheffer, Doron Jamchy, Nadav Henefeld, Brad Leaf, Motti Daniel, Guy Goodes, Adi Gordon, Ofer Fleisher, Dror Cohen, Amir Muchtary, Lior Arditty, Kobi Balul (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
1997 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams
Oded Kattash, Doron Sheffer, Nadav Henefeld, Shalom "Puppy" Turgeman, Gur Shelef, Tomer Steinhauer, Lior Arditty, Amir Muchtary, David Bernsley, Oren Aharoni, Uri Cohen-Mintz, Ofer Fleisher (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
1999 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
Oded Kattash, Doron Sheffer, Nadav Henefeld, Motti Daniel, Guy Goodes, Shalom "Puppy" Turgeman, Shimon Amsalem, Meir Tapiro, Gur Shelef, Uri Cohen-Mintz, Tomer Steinhauer, Yoav Saffar (Coach: Muli Katzurin)
2001 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams
Derrick Sharp, Meir Tapiro, Shalom "Puppy" Turgeman, Yaniv Green, Lior Lubin, Israel Sheinfeld, Shahar Gordon, Ido Kozikaro, Afik Nissim, Yoav Saffar, Barak Peleg, Moshe Mizrahi (Coach: Muli Katzurin)
2003 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams
Tal Burstein, Meir Tapiro, Derrick Sharp, Gur Shelef, Yaniv Green, Yotam Halperin, Erez Katz, Moshe Mizrahi, Israel Sheinfeld, Yoav Saffar, Ido Kozikaro, Shahar Gordon (Coach: Muli Katzurin)
2005 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
Tal Burstein, Meir Tapiro, Chris Watson, Dror Hagag, Sharon Shason, Gur Shelef, Yaniv Green, Yotam Halperin, Afik Nissim, Erez Markovich, Moshe Mizrahi, Ido Kozikaro (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
Lior Eliyahu, Meir Tapiro, Dror Hagag, Yotam Halperin, Yaniv Green, Jeron Roberts, Amit Tamir, Erez Markovich, Ido Kozikaro, Matan Naor, Moran Roth, Guy Pnini (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
2009 Eurobasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
Moran Roth, Yuval Naimi, Gal Mekel, Raviv Limonad, Guy Pnini, Yotam Halperin, Tal Burstein, Lior Eliyahu, Moshe Mizrahi, Ido Kozikaro, Yaniv Green, Amit Tamir (Coach: Zvi Sherf)
2011 Eurobasket: finished 13th among 24 teams
Yogev Ohayon, Afik Nissim, Yuval Naimi, David Blu, Guy Pnini, Gal Mekel, Tal Burstein, Lior Eliyahu, Yotam Halperin, Elishay Kadir, Yaniv Green, Uri Kokia (Coach: Arik Shivek)
2013 Eurobasket: finished 21st among 24 teams
Yogev Ohayon, Afik Nissim, Nitzan Hanochi, Alex Tyus, Guy Pnini, Lior Eliyahu, Omri Casspi, Yotam Halperin, Elishay Kadir, Yaniv Green, Raviv Limonad, Ido Kozikaro (Coach:Arik Shivek)
2015 Eurobasket: finished 10th among 24 teams
Yogev Ohayon, Lior Eliyahu, Omri Casspi, Elishay Kadir, Yaniv Green, Raviv Limonad, Gal Mekel, D'or Fischer, Bar Timor, Robert Rothbart, Shawn Dawson, Dagan Yivzori (Coach:Erez Edelstein)
2017 Eurobasket: finished 21st among 24 teams
Yogev Ohayon, Lior Eliyahu, Omri Casspi, Elishay Kadir, Gal Mekel, Bar Timor, Shawn Dawson, Richard Howell, Guy Pnini, Yotam Halperin, Oz Blayzer, Idan Zalmanson (Coach:Erez Edelstein)
Kit
Manufacturer
2015: Peak [14]
See also
- Israel women's national basketball team
- Israel national under-20 basketball team
- Israel national under-19 basketball team
- Israel national under-17 basketball team
- Israel national 3x3 team
- Ligat HaAl (basketball)
References
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^ Basketball World Cup: Israel All-time Game Results.
^ ROSTERS
^ GAME DETAILS
^ 1954 World Championship for Men
^ 1954 World Championship - Men's Roster
^ 3 - Abraham Shaneir
^ Basketball World Cup: Israel All-time Game Results.
^ TENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1986
^ 1986 Madrid
^ 1986 World Championship for Men
^ 1986 World Championship - Men's Roster
^ "עודד קטש: "כשלובשים את המדים של הנבחרת עושים את המקסימום"". walla.co.il.
^ Israel | EuroBasket 2015 - PHOTO GALLERY, eurobasket2015.org, Retrieved 12 May 2016.
External links
- Official website
- FIBA profile
- Eurobasket.com
Videos
Israel v Russia - Group A - Game Highlights - EuroBasket 2015 YouTube.com video
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