Yuval Naimy (; Born August 31, 1985) is an Israeli former professional
basketball
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player. He played at the
point guard
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position, standing at .
Early life
Naimy was born in
Jerusalem
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Naimy started his professional career with Hapoel Jerusalem, with whom he won the
ULEB Cup
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(now called EuroCup) championship in the 2003–04 season. In the 2005–06 season, he played with Maccabi Rosh HaAiyn of the Israeli 2nd Division
Liga Leumit
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. Between 2005 and 2007, Naimy played with Maccabi Givat Shmuel. During the 2007–08 season, he played with
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
In 2008, he returned to Hapoel Jerusalem The newspaper ''
Haaretz
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'' described him as "one of the most talented players Jerusalem has seen in years". In the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, he led Hapoel Jerusalem to win the Winner Cup, and to reach Israeli Super League Final Four.
On June 10, 2012, Naimy signed a one-year contract with the Russian team
Triumph Lyubertsy
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. On October 14, 2012, Naimy recorded a season-high 27 points, shooting 7-of-12 from 3-point range, along with three rebounds and six assists in an 80–76 overtime win over Žalgiris.
On August 6, 2013, Naimy signed a three-year contract with the Israeli team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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. However, on December 10, 2013, Naimy parted ways with Maccabi and joined Hapoel Eilat for the rest of the season.
On July 22, 2014, Naimy signed with
Bnei Herzliya
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
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for the 2014–15 season.
On July 15, 2015, Naimy signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nes Ziona. On February 1, 2016, Naimy recorded a career-high 35 points, shooting 12-of-23 from the field, along with four rebounds and five assists in an 86–91 loss to Maccabi Ashdod.
On September 22, 2016, Naimy signed a one-year deal with the Italian team
Scafati Basket
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Hi ...
of the
Serie A2 Basket
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. In 24 games played for Scafati, Naimy finished the season as the Serie A2 leading player in assists with 7.5 per game, he also averaged 15.6 points, 3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
On July 20, 2017, Naimy signed with Unieuro Forlì for the 2017–18 season. On March 11, 2018, Naimy recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 8-of-12 from 3-point range, along with four rebounds, six assists and two steals in a 96–82 win over Gagà Milano Orzibasket.
On August 9, 2018, Naimy signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Rehovot of the Israeli National League.
On February 5, 2020, Naimy signed with
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon () is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south west Israel. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League.Israeli national basketball team
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. He participated at the
2009
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and the
2011
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EuroBasket
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tournaments.
Personal life
Naimy is the brother-in-law of Danny Klein, Hapoel Jerusalem former chairman.
2010–11
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Triumph Lyubertsy
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes do ...