Israel at the EuroBasket 1979
| Israel at the EuroBasket | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Israel Basketball Association |
| EuroBasket appearances | |
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Israel at the EuroBasket 1935 - 1937 - 1939 - 1946 - 1947 - 1949 - 1951 - 1953 - 1955 - 1957 - 1959 - 1961 - 1963 - 1965 - 1967 - 1969 - 1971 - 1973 - 1975 - 1977 - 1979  - 1981 - 1983 - 1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015 - 2017Israel at the EuroBasket Women 1938 - 1950 - 1952 - 1954 - 1956 - 1958 - 1960 - 1962 - 1964 - 1966 - 1968 - 1970 - 1972 - 1974 - 1981 - 1978 - 1980 - 1993 - 1983 - 1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015 | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Israel at the FIBA Basketball World Cup (1954, 1986) | |
Israel competed in the EuroBasket 1979, the 21st FIBA EuroBasket, Israel’s twelfth time competing, and finished second. This marked Israel’s first medal at the EuroBasket, with winning the silver. In addition, an Israeli competitor won the MVP award for the first time, won by Miki Berkovich.[1]
First round – Group C
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel |
3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 246 | 0 | 5 |
 Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 237 | +21 | 5 |
 Poland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 258 | 264 | −6 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 248 | −15 | 4 |
Games
| France | 92 – 83 | Israel | |
| Israel | 86 – 78 | Poland | |
| Yugoslavia | 76 – 77 | Israel | 11 June 1979 |
Final Round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
5 | 4 | 1 | 439 | 399 | +40 | 9 |
| 2 | Israel |
5 | 3 | 2 | 408 | 435 | −27 | 8 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 453 | 432 | +21 | 8 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 419 | 430 | −11 | 7 |
| 5 |  Italy |
5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 417 | −14 | 7 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
5 | 1 | 4 | 465 | 474 | −9 | 6 |
Games
The Teams that finish their Preliminary round Groups in the 1st and 2nd places advanced to the Final Round. The first and second in this group will go to the finals.
| Israel | 94 – 93 | Czechoslovakia |
| Israel | 78 – 90 | Italy |
| Spain | 84 – 88 | Israel |
| Israel | 71 – 92 | Soviet Union |
| Israel | 77 – 76 | Yugoslavia |
Finals
19 June 1979
Soviet Union 98
Israel 76
Roster
Coach: Ralph Klein
- Mickey Berkowitz
- Lou Silver
- Motti Aroesti
- Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz
- Eric Menkin
- Steve Kaplan
- Boaz Yanai, Avigdor Moskowitz
- Barry Leibowitz (c)
- Pinhas Hozez
- Uri Ben-Ari
- Shai Sharf
References
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