Bnei Herzliya Basket

Bnei Herzliya Basket (Hebrew: בני הרצליה, lit. Sons of Herzliya), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball.[1] It has won the Israeli State Cup twice, most recently in 2022.[2] This season the club will also play in the Basketball Champions League (BCL), one of Europe's largest international competitions.

Bnei Herzliya
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded1985 (1985)
HistoryHapoel Herzliya Basket
(1985–2002)
Bnei HaSharon Basket
(2002–2012)
Bnei Herzliya Basket
(2012–present)
ArenaHaYovel Herzliya (1,500 capacity)"Bnei Ofek Dist Hertzeliya basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.</ref>
LocationHerzliya, Israel
Team colorsBlue and White
   
CEOAmit Zdkiya
PresidentEldad Akunis
Team managerZeev Bara'am
Head coachOren Aharoni
Team captainYair Kravitz
OwnershipLenny Rekanati
Tal Rekanati
ChampionshipsIsraeli State Cup (2)
Websitebhbasket.co.il

History

The club was originally founded in 1985, under the name Hapoel Herzliya.[3] In 2002, the club merged with Maccabi Ra'anana in a neighboring town, and was re-named Bnei HaSharon.[4][3][5] The merger was entered into because of Maccabi Ra'anana's financial problems and Bnei HaSharon's relegation from the top-level Israeli Basketball Premier League, following the 2001–02 season.

At the end of 2010–11 season, the merger ended, and the team started playing only for the Israeli city of Herzliya. In 2012, the club was re-named Bnei Herzliya.[3] In 2022, the club won the Israeli State Cup for the second time, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 87:82 in the final.[2]

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions
Winners (2): (1994–95, 2021–2022)
Runners-up (2): (2004–05, 2006–07)

Season by season
Orr Leumi, 2016
Season Tier Division Pos. European competitions
2009–10 1 Premier League 8th
2010–11 5th
2011–12 10th
2012–13 11th
2013–14 11th
2014–15 9th
2015–16 7th
2016–17 5th 4 FIBA Europe CupR25–7
2017–18 10th 4 FIBA Europe CupRS4–6
2018–19 12th
2019–20 2 National League 1st
2020–21 1 Premier League 11th    Balkan LeagueRS2–2
2021–22 2nd

Players

Current roster
Bnei Herzliya roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PF 0 United States Israel Levin, Gabe 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-08-02)2 August 1994
G/F 1 United States Israel Cohen, Sandy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-09-22)22 September 1995
SG 2 United States Puerto Rico Thompson Jr., Stephen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1997-03-23)23 March 1997
F/C 4 United States Carter, Robert 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994
SF 6 Israel Sahar, Dori 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 22 – (2001-01-08)8 January 2001
PF 9 United States Kemp, Maurice 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1991-02-02)2 February 1991
PG 10 Israel Poland Brandwein, Oded 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 35 – (1988-02-15)15 February 1988
F/C 11 Belgium Van Vliet, Andy 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 28 – (1995-07-27)27 July 1995
SG 19 United States Babb, Chris 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1990-02-14)14 February 1990
C 23 Senegal Faye, Biram 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2000-03-10)10 March 2000
C 45 United States Gamble, Julian 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1989-09-15)15 September 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Yoav Shamir
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 23, 2022

Depth chart
Aviram Zelekovits
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Reggie Lynch Avner Dror
PF Robert Carter Willy Workman
SF Sandy Cohen Justin Simon
SG Chris Babb Eitan Burg Batler Evyatar Mor Yosef
PG Ryan Boatright Soham Gatt
  • The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
  • There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.
  • The BCL requires at least 5 "homegrown" players on a 12-man game sheet.

Source: basket.co.il

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References
  1. "בני Ofek Dist הרצליה". Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. "בני הרצליה ניצחה 82:87 את הפועל תל אביב וזכתה בגביע השני בתולדותיה". Walla! Sports (in Hebrew). February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. "Group A preview: Three teams with history to kick off in the BIBL". balkanleague.net.
  4. "2008-09 Club Profile: Bnei Hasharon". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.
  5. "Basketball - Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya (Israel) : palmares, results and name". www.the-sports.org.
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