Sharon Sasson (; born March 16, 1979) is a retired

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. A forward, he last played for

Bnei HaSharon Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. History The club w ...

. Sasson signed with Hapoel Jerusalem in August 2007. He had spent the last two seasons with

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, who released him from the final year of a three-year contract after he averaged just 3.2

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in 44

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games. Shason averaged 10.7 points per game with Hapoel Jerusalem during the 2007–08 season, with a high of 35 points against

Ironi Ashkelon Elitzur Ashkelon () was a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south-west Israel. The team reached the quarterfinals of the EuroCup Challenge in 2006 Israeli Basketball Super 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 ...

, and represented the Israeli national basketball team scoring 318 points in 56 games.

Honours

Israeli Basketball Super 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 ...

: **Winner (2): 2006, 2007 *

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: **Winner (2): 2006, 2008 *

: **''Runner-up (1):''

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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1978 births Living people Israeli men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Ironi Nahariya players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Small forwards PBC Ural Great players Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Sportspeople from Givatayim {{israel-basketball-bio-stub