Nadav Henefeld (; born June 19, 1968) is an Israeli former professional

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player. During his playing career, he was a 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall

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Early career

Henefeld was born in

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, Israel, and he initially played pro basketball in his home country, for two seasons (1987–88, and 1988–89). He won a gold medal with Team Israel, and was voted MVP of the basketball competition, at the 1989 Maccabiah Games.

College career

Henefeld attended the

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, and played with the

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, in the 1989–90 "Dream Season", where he was selected as the Big East Conference Rookie of the Year, and set an all-time

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Division I freshman record, with 138 steals.

Professional career

Henefeld returned to Israel for the 1990–91 season, and played with

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for 12 years, until his retirement from basketball. During that time, he helped his team reach the

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on four occasions, in

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(

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), and

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, winning the FIBA SuproLeague trophy in 2001.

National team career

Henefeld was a regular member of the senior Israeli national team.

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEuroleague.net Profile
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