Ben Avi Albert Altit ( he, בן אלטיט; born April 4, 1993) is an Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for

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before playing professionally in Israel.

Early years

Altit was born in Herzliya, Israel, He played for Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. Altit played college basketball for

in Smithfield, Rhode Island, In 30 games played during the 2011–12 season, he averaged 4.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.

Professional career

Altit started his professional career with

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in the 2012–13 season, averaging 4.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in 14 Israeli League games. For the 2013–14, Altit signed with Euroleague squad Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was part of the roster that won the

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. In the 2014–15 season, he was loaned to Ironi Ramat Gan. In the 2015 offseason, Altit signed with Israeli Premier League newcomer

Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. ( he, מכבי קריית גת) was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating ...

. On August 1, 2016, Altit signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2016–17 season. On July 17, 2017, Altit signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2017–18 season. On December 4, 2017, Altit recorded a career-high 19 points, shooting 8-of-11 from the field, along with five rebounds in a 99–74 win over

. Altit helped Gilboa Galil reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem. On July 24, 2018, Altit signed a one-year contract extension with Gilboa Galil. However, on January 21, 2019, Altit parted ways with Gilboa Galil to join Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the season. On July 25, 2019, Altit signed a one-year deal with

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. However, on August 25, 2019, Altit parted ways with Rishon LeZion due to a foot injury. On September 25, 2019, Altit signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva for the 2019–20 season. On 2021, Altit participated in the 4th season of ''The X Factor Israel'', as well as his brother Nimrod, in the goal of representing

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, however, neither of them passed the auditions.

National team career

Altit is a member of the Israeli national basketball team. On November 24, 2017, He made his first appearance for the senior team at the

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match against Estonia. Altit was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 and

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national teams. He also participated at the

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References

External links

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