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The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents
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 ...
in international
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tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the
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. Israel has qualified for the
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30 times throughout their history. They have also made two appearances at the
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, 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
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, as well as winning two gold medals (
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,
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), and one silver medal (
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) at the Asian Games.


History


1952 Olympic Games

The Israeli national team played in their first international competition at the 1952 Olympic Games. 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
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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
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lie ...
(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
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for the first time in
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. 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
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. Being drawn into
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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
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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
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, 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
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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
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was the 12th appearance for Israel at the
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. 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
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appearance in
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. The national team was drawn into
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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
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. With Israel hosting
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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
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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
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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
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.


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

1952 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams 3
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, 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 Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 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
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(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
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, 4 Zacharia Ofri, 5 Daniel Levy, 6 Menahem Korman, 7 Alfred Cohen, 8 David Heiblum, 9 Shimon Szmuckler, 10 Ernst Winer, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12
Marcel Hefez Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...
, 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 Basketball World Cup, 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, ...
: finished 8th among 12 teams 3
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, 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 Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...
, 13 Azriel Luboshitz, 14 Dan Erez (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
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, 4
Albert Hemmo Albert Abraham Hemmo (אברהם חמו; born July 8, 1934) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Hemmo is 6' 4" (1.93 m), was born in Eg ...
, 6 Haim Kastan, 7
Amos Lin Amos Lin (2 July 1933 – 21 September 2020)כדורסלן ...
, 9 David Tari, 10 Jacob Edelist, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12
Igal Volodarsky Igal Volodarsky, also known as Igal Dar (יגאל וולדרסקי; June 12, 1936 - June 15, 1977), was an Israeli basketball player. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography He pla ...
, 13
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 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 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz (תנחום (תני) כהן-מינץ; also "Tanchum or Tani" and "Cohen-Minz"; October 18, 1939 – October 11, 2014) was an Israeli professional basketball player. He was 6'8 " (2.04 m ) tall, and he played at the center (bask ...
, 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 Albert Abraham Hemmo (אברהם חמו; born July 8, 1934) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Hemmo is 6' 4" (1.93 m), was born in Eg ...
, 9 Offer Eshed, 10
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12 David Tari, 13
Abraham Hoffman Abraham Hoffman (אברהם הופמן; October 2, 1938 - April 26, 2015) was an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. B ...
, 14 Haim Hazan, 15
Igal Volodarsky Igal Volodarsky, also known as Igal Dar (יגאל וולדרסקי; June 12, 1936 - June 15, 1977), was an Israeli basketball player. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography He pla ...
(Coach:
Yehoshua Rozin Yehoshua Rozin ( he, יהושע רוזין‎; 16 August 1918 – 6 February 2002) was an Israeli basketball coach. Biography Rozin was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He moved to Israel at the age of six. He played basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv ...
) ----
1963 EuroBasket The 1963 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1963, was the thirteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation ...
: finished 9th among 16 teams 4
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz Tanhum Cohen-Mintz (תנחום (תני) כהן-מינץ; also "Tanchum or Tani" and "Cohen-Minz"; October 18, 1939 – October 11, 2014) was an Israeli professional basketball player. He was 6'8 " (2.04 m ) tall, and he played at the center (bask ...
, 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 Albert Abraham Hemmo (אברהם חמו; born July 8, 1934) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Hemmo is 6' 4" (1.93 m), was born in Eg ...
, 9
Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (אברהם גוט; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and wo ...
, 10
Igal Volodarsky Igal Volodarsky, also known as Igal Dar (יגאל וולדרסקי; June 12, 1936 - June 15, 1977), was an Israeli basketball player. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography He pla ...
, 11
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
, 12 Shlomo Ben-Zeev, 13
Abraham Hoffman Abraham Hoffman (אברהם הופמן; October 2, 1938 - April 26, 2015) was an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. B ...
, 14 Haim Hazan, 15 Ilan Zeiger (Coach:
Yehoshua Rozin Yehoshua Rozin ( he, יהושע רוזין‎; 16 August 1918 – 6 February 2002) was an Israeli basketball coach. Biography Rozin was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He moved to Israel at the age of six. He played basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv ...
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1965 EuroBasket The 1965 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1965, was the fourteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues Results First round Group A – Moscow Group B – Tbilisi ...
: finished 6th among 16 teams 4
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz Tanhum Cohen-Mintz (תנחום (תני) כהן-מינץ; also "Tanchum or Tani" and "Cohen-Minz"; October 18, 1939 – October 11, 2014) was an Israeli professional basketball player. He was 6'8 " (2.04 m ) tall, and he played at the center (bask ...
, 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 Albert Abraham Hemmo (אברהם חמו; born July 8, 1934) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the Israel national basketball team. Biography Hemmo is 6' 4" (1.93 m), was born in Eg ...
, 9
Igal Volodarsky Igal Volodarsky, also known as Igal Dar (יגאל וולדרסקי; June 12, 1936 - June 15, 1977), was an Israeli basketball player. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography He pla ...
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Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (אברהם גוט; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and wo ...
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David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 12 Gideon Freitag, 13
Abraham Hoffman Abraham Hoffman (אברהם הופמן; October 2, 1938 - April 26, 2015) was an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. B ...
, 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 ...
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1966 Asian Games The 1966 Asian Games (), also known as the V Asiad, were a continental multi-sport event that was held from 9 to 20 December 1966, in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 16 sports were contested by athletes during the games. Taiwan and Isr ...
: finished 1st among 11 teams 4 Amnon Avidan, 5
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz Tanhum Cohen-Mintz (תנחום (תני) כהן-מינץ; also "Tanchum or Tani" and "Cohen-Minz"; October 18, 1939 – October 11, 2014) was an Israeli professional basketball player. He was 6'8 " (2.04 m ) tall, and he played at the center (bask ...
, 6 Igal Dar, 7 Gershon Dekel, 8 Offer Eshed, 9
Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (אברהם גוט; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and wo ...
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David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 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 ...
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Haim Starkman Haim Starkman (חיים שטרקמן; born in Jaffa, Palestine, July 11, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team ...
, 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 ...
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1967 EuroBasket The 1967 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1967, was the fifteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues First round Group A – Helsinki Group B – Tampere Knockout ...
: finished 8th among 16 teams 4
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz Tanhum Cohen-Mintz (תנחום (תני) כהן-מינץ; also "Tanchum or Tani" and "Cohen-Minz"; October 18, 1939 – October 11, 2014) was an Israeli professional basketball player. He was 6'8 " (2.04 m ) tall, and he played at the center (bask ...
, 5 Offer Eshed, 6
Gabi Teichner Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner (גבי טייכנר; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the center position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biograp ...
, 7 Willie Wold, 8 Shamuel Avishar, 9 Igal Dar, 10
Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (אברהם גוט; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and wo ...
, 11 Gershon Dekel, 12
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
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Abraham Hoffman Abraham Hoffman (אברהם הופמן; October 2, 1938 - April 26, 2015) was an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. B ...
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Haim Starkman Haim Starkman (חיים שטרקמן; born in Jaffa, Palestine, July 11, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team ...
, 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 ...
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1969 EuroBasket The 1969 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1969, was the sixteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. First round Group A – Caserta Group B – Naples Knockout stage Pla ...
: finished 11th among 12 teams 4
Gabi Teichner Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner (גבי טייכנר; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the center position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biograp ...
, 5 Offer Eshed, 6
Ivan Leshinsky Ivan Leshinsky (אייבן לישינסקי; born February 5, 1947) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played three seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and competed for th ...
, 7 Giora Dori, 8 Haim Baram, 9
Gabi Neumark Gabriel "Gabi" Neumark (גבי נוימרק; August 17, 1946 – December 4, 2000) was an Israeli basketball player. He played for the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography Neumark's hometown ...
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Haim Starkman Haim Starkman (חיים שטרקמן; born in Jaffa, Palestine, July 11, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team ...
, 11 Gershon Dekel, 12
David Kaminsky David Kaminsky (דוד קמינסקי; born January 8, 1938) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played the guard position. Kaminsky played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Bio ...
, 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 w ...
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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 ...
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1970 Asian Games The 6th Asian Games () were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.- - Seoul, South Korea, had been selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea. (T ...
: finished 2nd among 12 teams 4 Dan Barzily, 5
Tanhum Cohen-Mintz Tanhum Cohen-Mintz (תנחום (תני) כהן-מינץ; also "Tanchum or Tani" and "Cohen-Minz"; October 18, 1939 – October 11, 2014) was an Israeli professional basketball player. He was 6'8 " (2.04 m ) tall, and he played at the center (bask ...
, 6 Hillel Gilboa, 7 Ronald Green, 8 Hanan Keren, 9
Ivan Leshinsky Ivan Leshinsky (אייבן לישינסקי; born February 5, 1947) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played three seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and competed for th ...
, 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 w ...
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Gabi Neumark Gabriel "Gabi" Neumark (גבי נוימרק; August 17, 1946 – December 4, 2000) was an Israeli basketball player. He played for the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography Neumark's hometown ...
, 12 Mike Schwartz, 13
Haim Starkman Haim Starkman (חיים שטרקמן; born in Jaffa, Palestine, July 11, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team ...
, 14
Gabi Teichner Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner (גבי טייכנר; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the center position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biograp ...
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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 ...
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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 Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner (גבי טייכנר; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the center position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israel national basketball team. Biograp ...
, 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 ...
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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 Haim Starkman (חיים שטרקמן; born in Jaffa, Palestine, July 11, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team ...
, 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 w ...
, 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 ...
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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, 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 ...
, 11
Gabi Neumark Gabriel "Gabi" Neumark (גבי נוימרק; August 17, 1946 – December 4, 2000) was an Israeli basketball player. He played for the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biography Neumark's hometown ...
, 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 w ...
, 14 Jacob Eisner, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Albert Hemmo, Abraham Hemmo) ---- Israel at the 1974 Asian Games#Basketball, 1974 Asian Games: finished 1st among 11 teams 4 Motti Aroesti, 5 Shamuel Avishar, 6 Mickey Berkowitz, 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 w ...
, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 12 Shamuel Nachmias, 13 Shuki Schwartz, 14 Boaz Yanai, 15 Shmaryahu Zaslevsky (Coach: Albert Hemmo, Abraham Hemmo) ---- 1975 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams 4 Shlomo Blum, 5 Shamuel Nachmias, 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, 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 ...
, 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 w ...
, 14 Jacob Eisner, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Albert Hemmo, Abraham Hemmo) ---- 1977 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams 4 Shamuel Nachmias, 5 Shuki Schwartz, 6 Or Goren, 7 Pinhas Hozez, 8 Hanan Keren, 9 Mickey Berkowitz, 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 ...
, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 12 Steve Kaplan (basketball), 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 w ...
, 14 Roni Rothschild, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
) ---- 1979 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams 4 Eric Minkin, 5 Shuki Schwartz, 6 Uri Ben-Ari, 7 Motti Aroesti, 8 Lou Silver,
9 Mickey Berkowitz (FIBA EuroBasket MVP, 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 ...
, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 12 Steve Kaplan (basketball), Steve Kaplan, 13 Shai Sharf, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
) ---- 1981 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams 4 Jim Boatwright, 5 John Willis (basketball), John Willis, 6 Chaim Zlotikman, Haim Zlotikman, 7 Gal Knaz, 8 Steve Schlachter, 9 Mickey Berkowitz, 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 ...
, 11 Avigdor Moskowitz, 12 Lou Silver, 13 Doron Jamchi, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
) ---- 1983 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams 4 Howard Lassoff, 5 Israel Elimelech, 6 Lou Silver, 7 Motti Aroesti, 8 Steve Schlachter, 9 Miki Berkovich, 10 Chaim Zlotikman, Haim Zlotikman, 11 Shmuel Zisman, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 Ofer Yaakobi, 14 Niv Bogin, 15 John Willis (basketball), John Willis (Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
) ---- 1985 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams 4 Amir Bino, 5 Moti Daniel, Motti Daniel, 6 Ofer Yaakobi, 7 Motti Aroesti, 8 Steve Schlachter, 9 Miki Berkovich, 10 Chaim Zlotikman, Haim Zlotikman, 11 Shmuel Zisman, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 Hen Lippin, 14 Pinhas Hozez, 15 John Willis (basketball), Johan Willis (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1986 FIBA World Championship, 1986 FIBA World Cup: finished 7th among 24 teams 4 Howard Lassoff, 5 Moti Daniel, Motti Daniel, 6 Adi Gordon, 7 Nir Rechlis, 8 Ari Rosenberg, Ariel Rosenberg, 9 Miki Berkovich, 10 Hen Lippin, 11 Doron Shefa, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 LaVon Mercer, 14 Tomer Steinhauer, 15 Ofer Yaakobi (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1987 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Howard Lassoff, 5 Moti Daniel, Motti Daniel, 6 Adi Gordon, 7 Nadav Henefeld, 8 Ofer Fleisher, 9 Ari Rosenberg, Ariel Rosenberg, 10 Hen Lippin, 11 Doron Shefa, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 LaVon Mercer, 14 Tomer Steinhauer, 15 Itzhak Cohen (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1993 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Ofer Fleisher, 6 Israel Elimelech, 7 Desi Barmore, 8 Shimon Amsalem, 9 Adi Gordon, 10 Tomer Steinhauer, 11 Doron Sheffer, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 Amir Katz, 14 Lior Arditti, Lior Arditty, 15 Moti Daniel, Motti Daniel (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1995 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 14 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Ofer Fleisher, 6 Guy Goodes, 7 Brad Leaf, 8 Dror Cohen, 9 Adi Gordon, 10 Amir Muchtari, Amir Muchtary, 11 Doron Sheffer, 12 Doron Jamchi, 13 Kobi Balul, 14 Lior Arditti, Lior Arditty, 15 Moti Daniel, Motti Daniel (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1997 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 16 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Lior Arditti, Lior Arditty, 6 Papi Turgeman, Shalom "Puppy" Turgeman, 7 Amir Muchtari, Amir Muchtary, 8 David Bernsley, 9 Oren Aharoni, 10 Oded Kattash, 11 Doron Sheffer, 12 Gur Shelef, 13 Uri Cohen-Mintz, 14 Tomer Steinhauer, 15 Ofer Fleisher (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 1999 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Nadav Henefeld, 5 Moti Daniel, Motti Daniel, 6 Guy Goodes, 7 Papi Turgeman, Shalom "Puppy" Turgeman, 8 Shimon Amsalem, 9 Meir Tapiro, 10 Oded Kattash, 11 Doron Sheffer, 12 Gur Shelef, 13 Uri Cohen-Mintz, 14 Tomer Steinhauer, 15 Yoav Saffar (Coach: Muli Katzurin) ---- 2001 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 16 teams 4 Israel Sheinfeld, 5 Shahar Gordon, 6 Derrick Sharp, 7 Papi Turgeman, Shalom Turgeman, 8 Lior Lubin, 9 Ido Kozikaro, 10 Afik Nissim, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Yoav Saffar, 13 Barak Peleg, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Moshe Mizrahi (basketball), Moshe Mizrahi (Coach: Muli Katzurin) ---- 2003 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams 4 Erez Katz, 5 Yotam Halperin, 6 Derrick Sharp, 7 Moshe Mizrahi (basketball), Moshe Mizrahi, 8 Israel Sheinfeld, 9 Gur Shelef, 10 Tal Burstein, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Yoav Saffar, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Shahar Gordon (Coach: Muli Katzurin) ---- 2005 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4 Dror Hajaj, 5 Afik Nissim, 6 Sharon Shason, 7 Chris Watson (basketball), Chris Watson, 8 Erez Markovich, 9 Gur Shelef, 10 Tal Burstein, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Moshe Mizrahi (basketball), Moshe Mizrahi, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Yotam Halperin (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 2007 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams 4 Dror Hajaj, 5 Moran Roth, 6 Yotam Halperin, 7 Lior Eliyahu, 8 Erez Markovich, 9 Jeron Roberts, 10 Guy Pnini, 11 Meir Tapiro, 12 Matan Naor, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Amit Tamir (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, 10 Tal Burstein, 11 Lior Eliyahu, 12 Moshe Mizrahi (basketball), Moshe Mizrahi, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Amit Tamir (Coach: Zvi Sherf) ---- 2011 EuroBasket: 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, 13 Elishay Kadir, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Uri Kokia (Coach: Arik Shivek) ---- 2013 EuroBasket: finished 21st among 24 teams 4 Raviv Limonad, 5 Afik Nissim, 6 Nitzan Hanochi, 7 Alex Tyus, 8 Lior Eliyahu, 9 Omri Casspi, 10 Guy Pnini, 11 Yogev Ohayon, 12 Yotam Halperin, 13 Ido Kozikaro, 14 Yaniv Green, 15 Elishay Kadir (Coach: Arik Shivek) ---- 2015 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 24 teams 5 Dagan Yivzori, 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: finished 21st among 24 teams 1 Richard Howell (basketball), Richard Howell, 6 Shawn Dawson, 7 Gal Mekel, 8 Lior Eliyahu, 9 Omri Casspi (C), 10 Guy Pnini, 11 Elishay Kadir, 12 Yotam Halperin, 14 Oz Blayzer, 15 Bar Timor, 20 Idan Zalmanson, 21 Yogev Ohayon (Coach: Erez Edelstein) ---- 2022 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams 4 Roman Sorkin, 7 Gal Mekel, 8 Deni Avdija, 10 Guy Pnini (C), 11 Yam Madar, 12 Rafi Menco, 15 Jake Cohen, 20 Idan Zalmanson,
30 Nimrod Levi, 41 Tomer Ginat, 45 Tamir Blatt, 50 Yovel Zoosman (Coach: Guy Goodes)


Kit


Manufacturer

*2015: Peak Sport Products, PeakIsrael , EuroBasket 2015 - PHOTO GALLERY
, eurobasket2015.org, Retrieved 12 May 2016.


See also

*Sport in Israel *Israel women's national basketball team *Israel men's national under-20 basketball team *Israel men's national under-18 basketball team *Israel men's national under-16 basketball team *Israel national 3x3 team *Israeli Basketball Premier League


References


External links

*
Israel FIBA profile

Israel National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com

at FIBA Archive


Videos


Israel v Poland – Group D – Full Game – 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers
YouTube.com video {{Asian Games basketball men's tournament winners Israel national basketball team, Basketball teams in Israel, Men's national basketball teams 1939 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Basketball teams established in 1939