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Ben Saraf
Ben Avraham Saraf (; born April 14, 2006) is an Israeli professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Saraf was born to Israeli parents in South Africa where his father worked in the diamond industry. The family returned to Israel when Saraf was aged three. Saraf grew up in Moshav Gan Yoshiya in the Emek Hefer Regional Council in Israel. His father Yedid played one season for Bnei Herzliya Basket in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. His mother Ella played for a number of years in the second league. Professional career Saraf began his professional career at 16 years old playing for Elitzur Netanya B.C., Elitzur Netanya in the second-division Israeli Basketball National League. He averaged 14 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3 assists during the 2022–23 Israeli Basketball National League, 2022–23 season. In April 2023, he was named the National League's Sixth Player of the Season and Rookie of the Year. Saraf signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player on the court. Point guards are expected to control the pace of the game. They effectively "run" the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Generally, point guards are expected to be proficient in passing the ball and being able to get Assist (basketball), assists to teammates. In a pick and roll offense, the point guard typically moves off of screens to facilitate the ball to a Power forward, big. Likewise, point guards can also shoot off of screens if given separation. In transition, the point guard must be able to pass and handle the ball without committing excessive turnovers. Defensively, the point guard is generally responsible for guarding above the Key (basketball), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gan Yoshiya
Gan Yoshiya (, lit. ''Josiah's Garden'') is a moshav in central Israel. Located near the Green Line in the Tulkarm area, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded on 6 December 1949 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Qaqun by demobilised Palmach soldiers and Jewish immigrants from Romania. It was initially named Nahal Reuven after Nabi Rubin, before being later renamed in honour of Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the indu .... Hefer Valley Regional Council References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIBA U16 European Championship
The 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 34th edition of the European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was played from 12 to 20 August 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Lithuania men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament and became the European champions for the second time. Venues Participating teams * * (Third place, 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B) * * * * * * * (Fourth place, 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B) * (Runners-up, 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B) * * (Winners, 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B) * * * * First round The draw of the first round was held on 15 February 2022 in Freising, Germany. In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advance to the playoffs. Group A Group B Group C Group D Playoff brackets Main bracket 5th place bracket 9th place bracket 13th place bracket Playo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Men's National Under-16 Basketball Team
The Israel national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Israel, administered by the Israel Basketball Association. It represents the country in international under-16 basketball competitions. FIBA U16 EuroBasket record See also *Israel men's national basketball team * Israel men's national under-18 basketball team * Israel women's national under-16 basketball team References External linksArchived recordsof Israel team participations {{FIBA Europe U16/U17 teams Basketball teams in Israel Men's national under-16 basketball teams Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ... 1971 establishments in Indonesia National sports teams established in 1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL). The league later adopted the BAA's history and considers its founding on June 6, 1946, as its own. In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) ABA–NBA merger, merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The NBA playoffs, league's playoff tournament extends into June, culminating with the NBA Finals championship series. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Wolf
Daniel Abraham Wolf (born May 5, 2004) is an American-Israeli basketball player. He played college basketball for the Yale Bulldogs and Michigan Wolverines. At Yale, he earned 2024 first-team All-Ivy League honors, the 2024 Ivy League tournament MVP, and led the league in rebounds and blocks per game. At Michigan, he was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2025, leading the conference in rebounds per game. He competed for Israel at the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship, winning a silver medal and earning an all-tournament team selection. Early and personal life Wolf was born in Glencoe, Illinois, in the United States. His oldest brother, Josh, played basketball at Lehigh University, and his other older brother, Jake, plays basketball at Washington University in St. Louis. His father is 6' 8" and his mother is 5' 10". Danny is 7 feet (2.13 m) tall and weighs 250 pounds (113 kg). High school career Wolf attended Lake Forest Academy for three years before transferring to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 NBA Draft
The 2025 NBA draft was the 79th edition of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) annual draft. Like the 2024 draft, this draft took place over two nights. The draft consisted of 59 picks as opposed to the full 60 due to the New York Knicks forfeiting a second round pick from a free agency violation in 2022. The first round of the draft took place on June 25, while the second took place on June 26. Both rounds were held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The time between second-round picks remained four minutes, a change that was made from the previous year's draft. The Dallas Mavericks took power forward Cooper Flagg out of Duke University as the first overall selection. The Mavericks won the draft lottery with only a 1.8% chance and previously winning a coin toss for a higher placement in draft total odds over the Chicago Bulls, who finished the season with the same record as the Mavericks. Draft picks Trades involving draft picks Pre-draft trades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Harrelson
Ty Gary Harrelson (born September 22, 1980) is an American-Australian basketball coach and former player. He played two years of college basketball for Wayland Baptist before playing the majority of his career in Germany and Australia. He is the current head coach of Ratiopharm Ulm in the German Basketball Bundesliga. High school and college career Harrelson grew up as the son of two college basketball players. He split his high school career at Sonora High School and S. H. Rider High School, finishing with 2,786 career points, which at the time put him 18th on the all-time Texas scoring list. Harrelson played his freshman college season at Collin County Community College. He spent his sophomore season in the Lone Star Conference at Cameron University before transferring to Wayland Baptist University. In 2001–02, Harrelson helped Wayland Baptist return to the NAIA National Championships for the first time in a decade. In 2002–03, the team posted another 20-win season. Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the German basketball league system, highest level Sports league, league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff stage, and the teams positioned in the 17th and 18th places are Relegation, relegated to a lower-tier league. The playoffs are played in a "Playoff format#Best-of-five playoff, Best of five" format. The winning team of the final round are crowned the German champions (basketball), German Champions of that season. In addition to the league competition, all BBL teams compete for the BBL-Cup, German Basketball Cup. Teams playing 2. Basketball Bundesliga, in the second league (ProA or ProB), or in a lower level Regionalliga#Basketball, Regionalliga, are also eligible to par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Channel (Israel)
Sports Channel (, ''Arutz HaSport''), also known as the Sport 5 (, ''Sport Hamesh''), is one of the major Israeli television company and sports journalism outlet owned by RGE Group. Available on Cable television, cable (via Hot (Israel), HOT) and Satellite television, satellite (via Yes (Israel), Yes); the company has six channels which are devoted to sports. Main and Subsidiary channels 5SPORT In 1990, the channel first aired as the Sports Channel on channel 5, from whence its name is derived. 5PLUS In 2001, the subscription fee based channel 5PLUS was created as Sport 5's first subsidiary channel with content such as (cut down international versions of) WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown, WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Since then, 5SPORT has lost almost all of its notable content, though it is still used to show UEFA Champions League matches in tandem with 5PLUS channel. 5LIVE and 5GOLD In March 2007, the company launched two new channels, 5LIVE (for live sport) and 5GOLD (repeats of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal (), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup (formerly called the ULEB Cup), and FIBA Europe, FIBA's EuroChallenge (formerly called the FIBA EuroCup). Many non-drafted and free agen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elitzur Kiryat Ata
Ironi Kiryat Ata is an Israeli professional basketball sports club, club based in Kiryat Ata, a city in the Haifa District of Israel, which currently competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The team was founded in 1980, and was promoted to the top division in 2022. Their home arena is ''Ramaz Hall'', with a capacity of 1,200 seats. History The team was founded in 1980. The club played in Ligat HaAl (basketball), Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball, having been promoted from Liga Leumit (basketball), Liga Leumit at the end of the 2007–08 season. The team has had various names. It was named Elitzur Kiryat Ata/Motzkin (-2000), Ironi Kiryat Ata (2000-02), Elitzur Kiryat Ata (2002-03), Ironi Kiryat Ata (-2017), and has been named Elitzur Kiryat Ata since 2017. The team was Israeli National League Champion in 2004 and 2022, and Israeli National League Regular Season Champion in 2015. It was Israeli Artzit League Champion in 2011. Current roster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
