Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional

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club that is based in

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; , / ) is an affluent List of Israeli cities, city in the Israeli coastal plain, central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a populatio ...

, in central

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. The club plays in 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 ...

, the top division of Israeli basketball.

History

The club was originally founded in 1985, under the name Hapoel Herzliya. In 2002, the club merged with Maccabi Ra'anana in a neighboring town, and was re-named Bnei HaSharon. The merger was done because of Maccabi Ra'anana's financial problems and Bnei HaSharon's

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from the top-level

, following the 2001–02 season. At the end of 2010–11 season, the merger ended, and the team started playing only for the city of

. In 2012, the club was re-named Bnei Herzliya. In 2022, the club won the Israeli State Cup for the second time, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 87:82 in the final.

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

* Israeli State Cup : Winners (2): ( 1994–95, 2021–2022) : Runners-up (2): ( 2004–05, 2006–07)

Season by season

Players

Current roster

References

External links

Official website

Eurobasket.com Team Profile
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