Bnei Herzliya
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
HistoryBnei Herzliya Basket
(2012–present)
ArenaHayovel
Capacity1,500
LocationHerzliya, Israel
Team colorsBlue and White
  
CEOAmit Zdkiya
PresidentEldad Akunis
Team managerZeev Bara'am
Head coachDan Shamir
Team captainWilly Workman
OwnershipLenny Rekanati
Tal Rekanati
ChampionshipsIsraeli State Cup (2)
Websitebhbasket.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

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 (3): (2004–05, 2006–07, 2009-10)
Winners: (2019-20)

Season by season

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 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 7th 3 Champions League RS 2-4
2023–24 TBD 4 FIBA Europe Cup Withdrew

Players

Current roster

Bnei Herzliya roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G/F 1 United States Israel Cohen, Sandy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-09-22)22 September 1995
SF 2 United States Israel Workman, Willy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1990-03-14)14 March 1990
SG 3 United States Israel Banks, Adrian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 38 – (1986-02-09)9 February 1986
F/C 4 United States Stone, Tyler 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1991-10-04)4 October 1991
PF 5 United States Williams, Bryson 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-06-27)27 June 1999
PG 5 United States McGuirl, Mike 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998
SG 8 France Israel Bourdillon, Frédéric 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991
C 22 United States Lynch, Reggie 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1994-11-30)30 November 1994
PG 35 Israel Burg, Ethan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
G 77 Israel Mor Yosef, Evyatar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
G/F 98 Israel Akrish, Noam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 22 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001
PF 99 Serbia Zečević, Aleksandar 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1996-10-03)3 October 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Golan Jablonowsky
  • Israel Liad Schneider
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 3, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
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

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. ^ 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

Bnei Herzliya current roster
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Balkan International Basketball League
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