Bnei Herzliya Basket

Basketball team in Herzliya, Israel

Bnei Herzliya

Leagues| Israeli Basketball Premier League
Founded| 1985; 39 years ago (1985)
History| Bnei Herzliya Basket
(2012–present)
Arena| Hayovel Sports Hall
Capacity| 1,500
Location| Herzliya, Israel
Team colors| Blue, White

CEO| Amit Zdkiya
President| Eldad Akunis
Team manager| Zeev Bara'am
Head coach| Dan Shamir
Team captain| Willy Workman
Ownership| Lenny Rekanati
Tal Rekanati
Championships| Israeli State Cup (2)
Website| bhbasket.co.il

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] The club was founded on 1985.[2]

## History[edit]

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[edit]

### Domestic competitions[edit]

* Israeli State Cup

Winners (2): (1994–95, 2021–2022)
Runners-up (3): (2004–05, 2006–07, 2009-10)

* National League (2nd)

Winners: (2019-20)

## Season by season[edit]

Season  | Tier  | Division  | Pos. | European competitions

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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 Cup | R2 | 5–7
2017–18 | 10th  | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 4–6
2018–19 | 12th  |
2019–20 | 2  | National League | 1st
2020–21 | 1  | Premier League | 11th  |  Balkan League | RS | 2–2
2021–22 | 2nd  |
2022-23  | 1  | Premier League  | 7th  | Champions League  | RS  | 2-4

## Players[edit]

### Current roster[edit]

Bnei Herzliya roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. |  | Age |

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G/F | 1 |  | Cohen, Sandy | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  28 – (1995-09-22)22 September 1995  |
SF | 2 |  | Workman, Willy | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  33 – (1990-03-14)14 March 1990  |
SG | 3 |  | Banks, Adrian | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  38 – (1986-02-09)9 February 1986  |
F/C | 4 |  | Stone (basketball), Tyler | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  32 – (1991-10-04)4 October 1991  |
PG | 5 |  | Carr, Marcus | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  24 – (1999-06-27)27 June 1999  |
SG | 8 |  | Bourdillon, Frédéric | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  32 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991  |
PG | 10 |  | Gat, Shoham | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  21 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002  |
G | 20 |  | Rotem, Orr | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  18 – (2005-10-15)15 October 2005  |
C | 22 |  | Lynch, Reggie | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  |  29 – (1994-11-30)30 November 1994  |
PG | 35 |  | Burg, Ethan | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  21 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002  |
G | 77 |  | Mor Yosef, Evyatar | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  21 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002  |
G/F | 98 |  | Akrish, Noam | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  22 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001  |
F | 99 |  | Thomas, Adonis | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  30 – (1993-03-25)25 March 1993  |

Head coach

*   * Dan Shamir

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Golan Jablonowsky
*   * Liad Schneider

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: December 3, 2023

### Depth chart[edit]

Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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C | Robert Carter | Adonis Thomas |  |  |
PF | Reggie Lynch | Willy Workman |  |  |
SF | Sandy Cohen | Eitan Burg Batler |  |  |
SG | Adrian Banks | Frédéric Bourdillon | Evyatar Mor Yosef |  |
PG | Ryan Boatright | Shoham Gat |  |  |

* 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[edit]

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.

* Paul Thompson 3 seasons: '92–'95
* Earl Williams 1 season: '93–'94
* John Hudson 3 seasons: '93–'96
* Steve Malovic 1 season: '95–'96
* David Thirdkill 1 season: '95–'96
* Lior Arditi 3 seasons: '95–'98
* Amir Muchtari 3 seasons: '95–'98
* Terence Stansbury 1 season: '96–'97
* Todd Mitchell 1 season: '96–'97
* Darnell Robinson 1 season: '97–'98
* Tal Burstein 3 seasons: '97–'00
* Terrence Rencher 3 seasons: '97–'99, '05–'06
* Augenijus Vaškys 1 season: '98–'99
* Petar Arsić 1 season: '98–'99
* Mark Dean 1 season: '98–'99
* Yaniv Green 3 seasons: '98–'00, '01–'02
* Norris Coleman 1 season: '99
* Greg Sutton 1 season: '99–'00
* Ufuk Sarıca 1 season: '01
* Tyson Wheeler 1 season: '01–'02
* Bryan Bracey 1 season: '01–'02
* Kenny Williams 1 season: '01–'02
* Andrew Kennedy 1 season: '01–'02
* Jarod Stevenson 3 seasons: '01, '02–'04
* Guy Pnini 4 seasons: '02–'06
* Meir Tapiro 3 seasons: '03–'04, '07–'09
* Alvin Young 1 season: '04–'05
* Nitzan Hanochi 5 seasons: '05–'08, '18–present
* Ugonna Onyekwe 3 seasons: '05–'06, '08–'10
* Ousmane Cisse 4 seasons: '05–'09
* Cookie Belcher 5 seasons: '05–'10
* Lee Nailon 2 seasons: '06–'07, '10–'11
* Jason Williams 3 seasons: '06–'08, '11–'12
* Erez Katz 6 seasons: '06–'12
* Shawn James 3 season: '08–'11
* Ira Newble 1 season: '09
* Isaac Rosefelt 4 seasons: '09–'13
* P. J. Tucker 1 season: '10
* Maceo Baston 1 season: '10–'11
* Dan Grunfeld 2 seasons: '10–'11, '13–'14
* Bryant Dunston 1 season: '11
* Ekpe Udoh 1 season: '11
* Tweety Carter 1 season: '11–'12
* Derrick Caracter 1 season: '12–'13
* Jumaine Jones 1 season: '12–'13
* Romel Beck 1 season: '12–'13
* Michael Umeh 1 season: '13–'14
* Oz Blayzer 2 seasons: '13–'15
* Josh Selby 1 season: '14–'15
* Julian Wright 1 season: '15
* Drew Crawford 1 season: '15–'16
* Karam Mashour 3 seasons: '15–'17, '18–'19
* Tom Maayan 3 seasons: '15–'18
* Taurean Green 2 seasons: '16–'18
* Jeff Adrien 3 seasons: '16–'19
* Orr Leumi 4 seasons: '16–20
* D'or Fischer

* Shimon Amsalem

## References[edit]

1. ^ "בני Ofek Dist הרצליה". Retrieved February 18, 2022.
2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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.[dead link]
5. ^ "Basketball - Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya (Israel) : palmares, results and name". www.the-sports.org.

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in Hebrew)
* Eurobasket.com Team Profile

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Bnei Herzliya current roster

* 1 Cohen
* 2 Workman
* 3 Banks
* 6 Boatright
* 8 Bourdillon
* 10 Gat
* 20 Rotem
* 22 Lynch
* 35 Burg
* 77 Mor Yosef
* 98 Akrish
* 99 Thomas

* Head coach: Shamir
* Assistant coach: Jablonowsky
* Schneider

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Israeli Basketball Premier League

Current teams|

* Bnei Herzliya
* Hapoel Afula
* Hapoel Be'er Sheva
* Hapoel Eilat
* Hapoel Galil Elyon
* Hapoel Haifa
* Hapoel Holon
* Hapoel Jerusalem
* Hapoel Tel Aviv
* Ironi Kiryat Ata
* Ironi Nes Ziona
* Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
* Maccabi Tel Aviv

Former teams|

* Elitzur Givat Shmuel
* Elitzur Netanya
* Hapoel Gilboa Galil
* Ironi Ashkelon
* Maccabi Ashdod
* Maccabi Kiryat Gat
* Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Seasons|

* 1954–55
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Final Fours and Finals|

* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

Awards and Stats|

* MVP
* Finals MVP
* Quintet
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Sixth Man of the Year
* Most Improved Player
* Discovery of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Stats Leaders

Related competitions|

* State Cup
* League Cup
* Liga Leumit
* Liga Artzit
* 2011 BSL All-Star Game

* v
* t
* e

Balkan International Basketball League

Seasons|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

2023–24 teams|

* PAYABL EKA AEL
* Sigal Prishtina
* KK Pljevlja
* KB Peja
* KK Lovćen 1947
* TBA

Former teams|

* Academic Plovdiv
* Balkan Botevgrad
* Barsy Atyrau
* Blokotehna Gevgelija
* Bnei Herzliya
* Cuadripol Brașov
* Dinamo București
* Đuro Đaković
* Euroins Cherno More
* Feni Industries
* Hapoel Eilat
* Hapoel Haifa
* Hapoel Jerusalem
* Hapoel Galil Elyon
* Hapoel Gilboa Galil
* Hapoel Holon
* Hapoel Tel Aviv
* Ibar Rožaje
* Ironi Nahariya
* Ironi Ness Ziona
* Karpoš Sokoli
* Kavala
* Kožuv
* Kumanovo 2009
* Lovćen
* Maccabi Haifa
* Maccabi Rishon eZion
* Mega Hypo Leasing
* Metalac Valjevo
* Mornar Bar
* Mureș
* Napredak Kruševac
* Navico Akademija FMP
* OKK Beograd
* Prishtina
* Rabotnički
* Radnički 034 Group
* Rilski Sportist
* SCM Craiova
* Spartak Pleven
* Steaua București
* Sutjeska Nikšić
* Swisslion Takovo
* Teodo Tivat
* Teuta Durrës
* TFT Skopje
* Timișoara
* Tirana
* Torus
* Trepça
* Ulcinj
* Vllaznia
* Zrinjski Mostar

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