Bnei Herzliya Basket

Basketball team in Herzliya, Israel

Bnei Herzliya

Leagues| Israeli Basketball Premier League
Founded| 1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Arena| HaYovel Arena
Capacity| 1,500
Location| Herzliya, Israel
Team colors| Blue, White

CEO| Amit Zedekiah
President| Eldad Akunis
General manager| Zufer Avdija
Head coach| Yehu Orland
Ownership| Lenny Rekanati
Tal Rekanati
Championships| Israeli State Cup (2)
Website| www.bhbasket.co.il

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Bnei Herzliya Basket (Hebrew: בני הרצליה, 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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The club was originally founded in 1985, under the name Hapoel Herzliya.[1] In 2002, the club merged with Maccabi Ra'anana in a neighboring town, and was re-named Bnei HaSharon.[2][1][3] The merger was done 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 city of Herzliya. In 2012, the club was re-named Bnei Herzliya.[1] In 2022, the club won the Israeli State Cup for the second time, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 87:82 in the final.[4]

## Titles and honors

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### Domestic competitions

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* Israeli State Cup

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

## Season by season

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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 | 2nd
2020–21 | 1  | Premier League | 11th  |  Balkan League | RS | 2–2
2021–22 | 2nd  |
2022–23 | QF | 3 Champions League | RS | 2–4
2023–24 | 10th  | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | Withdrew
2024–25 | QF |

## Players

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### Current roster

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Bnei Herzliya roster

Players | Coaches
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PG | 2 |  | Johnson, Markell | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  26 – (1998-08-25)25 August 1998  |
PG | 5 |  | Francis, Daeshon | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  28 – (1997-01-26)26 January 1997  |
C | 7 |  | Michaeli, Alon | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  19 – (2005-11-27)27 November 2005  |
SG | 8 |  | Bourdillon, Frédéric (C) | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  34 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991  |
SF | 12 |  | Meeks, John | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  26 – (1999-04-16)16 April 1999  |
G | 13 |  | Shamri, Ariel | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  19 – (2005-12-15)15 December 2005  |
SG | 15 |  | Lugashi, Shalev | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  23 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001  |
PG | 18 |  | Ben David, Omar | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  23 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001  |
SF | 20 |  | Sneed, Xavier | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  27 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997  |
F | 22 |  | Aronovich, Alon | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  20 – (2004-12-15)15 December 2004  |
C | 30 |  | Silva, Chris | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  28 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996  |
PF | 32 |  | Hawley, Josh | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  |  28 – (1996-11-28)28 November 1996  |
F | 34 |  | Shalem, Nitay | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  19 – (2005-12-07)7 December 2005  |
PG | 35 |  | Burg, Ethan | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  22 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002  |
SF | 44 |  | Stewart, Elijah | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  29 – (1995-11-14)14 November 1995  |
F/C |  |  | Onuaku, Chinanu | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  |  28 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996  |

Head coach

*   * Yehu Orland

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Elishay Cadir

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: April 14, 2025

## References

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

## External links

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

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Bnei Herzliya current roster

* 2 Johnson
* 5 Francis
* 7 Michaeli
* 8 Bourdillon
* 11 Clark
* 12 Meeks
* 13 Shamri
* 15 Lugashi
* 18 David
* 20 Sneed
* 22 Aronovich
* 30 Silva
* 32 Hawley
* 34 Shalem
* 35 Burg
* 44 Stewart
* 91 Lazar
* Onuaku

* Head coach: Orland
* Assistant coach: Cadir
* Schneider

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