Ben Eisenhardt (; December 3, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the

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 ...

, at the power forward/center positions.

Personal life

Eisenhardt was born in

Bainbridge Island, Washington Bainbridge Island is a city and island in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located in Puget Sound. The population was 24,825 at the 2020 census, making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County. The island is s ...

, and is Jewish. He is 6' 10" tall (208 cm), and weighs 216 pounds (98 kg). He made ''

aliyah ''Aliyah'' (, ; ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel or the Palestine (region), Palestine region, which is today chiefly represented by the Israel ...

'', becoming an Israeli citizen.

Basketball career

Eisenhardt attended Bainbridge High School. He averaged 12 points per game and seven rebounds per game as a senior. As a freshman in 2010–11, Eisenhardt played basketball for

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. He attended

Whitman College Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. The school offers 53 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts and sciences, and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. Founded as a seminary by a territorial l ...

, playing for the Missionaries, and graduated in 2014. As a junior in 2012–13 Eisenhardt led the

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(NWC) in scoring (442 points), was 4th in conference scoring average (16.4 ppg.) and field goal percentage (54.9%), and was 7th in rebounding (6.2 per game). He became the first Missionary to be named to the

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Division 3

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Third-Team as a junior, and was selected to the D3Hoops.com All-Region Team, and named NWC Player of the Year and First Team All-NWC. In his senior season, he missed a significant number of games with

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symptoms. Eisenhardt plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the

, at the power forward/center positions.

References

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